Sports Photography with Brad Mangin

Have you ever wondered how a sports photographer covers an assignment for Sports Illustrated? Brad will show his work from ballparks all over the country that has evolved over the years. He has shot everything on deadline from black and white film with a manual-focus camera in the 1980's to an iPhone in 2012. As the times have changed Brad has tried to adapt and keep things fresh as he photographs 100 baseball games a year. Brad will talk about what makes a great sports picture and tell you what editors and clients are looking for in a sports photograph.

ABOUT BRAD MANGIN

Brad Mangin is a freelance sports photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His regular clients include Sports Illustrated and Major League Baseball Photos. After graduating from San Jose State University with a degree in photojournalism he worked for several newspapers, including The National Sports Daily (where he was hired by Neil Leifer), before starting to freelance in 1993. Mangin has covered the past 13 World Series for Major League Baseball, and regularly covers spring training in Arizona, and baseball on the west coast for Sports Illustrated.

Mangin is also a founding partner and managing editor of SportsShooter.com, an online community and resource for sports photographers and other working photojournalists. Mangin's new book "Instant Baseball" will be published in April of 2013. This book features images from the 2012 MLB season from Spring Training beginning in February all the way through the World Series in October - all through the lens of Instagram on his iPhone. Mangin's first book "Worth The Wait" was published in March of 2011. 'Worth The Wait" is the official commemorative book of the San Francisco Giants 2010 World Series season featuring Mangin's photographs from spring training through the final out of the World Series.

For more information visit Brad's website: http://www.manginphotography.com

Read Brad's blog: http://www.manginphotography.net

Follow Brad on Instagram: @bmangin
Follow Brad on Twitter: @bradmangin

Attention participants: We are meeting at the Sports Basement - Bryant Street store in San Francisco. Our meeting will be conducted in "The Grotto" area, which is a private meeting space located on the first floor near the Ski & Bike shops. Snacks and drinks will be served.

This event is sponsored by Sports Basement and SlickPic.com (http://www.slickpic.com/join/meetup1). SlickPic.com is an online photo hosting and sharing service. Click here (http://www.slickpic.com/join/meetup1) to sign up for a free service.

In addition, all Sports Basement store purchases will be 10% off for this event, so come early to take advantage of this deal.

Event schedule: 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. – Socialize, network, refreshments.This is a perfect networking opportunity in a friendly atmosphere. Bring your portfolio, photos, books or new photo gadgets to share with the group.

7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. – Presentation