!!spooorts! ! are these photos any good?. what about these?
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!!SPOOORTS!!
Are these photos any good?
What about
these?
Sports is about STRUGGLE and CONFLICT
Where to shoot from
Shooting from the end of the field:• Always get faces• Capture the play no matter where it
comes from• Longer distance to background =
better bokehNot all fun and roses!• Cannot follow along
with action• Less useful with
short focal lengths
Where to shoot from
Shooting from the end of the field:• Always get faces• Capture the play no matter where it
comes from• Longer distance to background =
better bokehNot all fun and roses!• Cannot follow along
with action• Less useful with
short focal lengths
Sun!Hard to see dark stuffHuman vision is naturally drawn to brightest stuff
Ideally, shoot with the sun on "your side" with respect to the player, so subjects are directly illuminated
Bad AWESOME
http://shuttersounds.thedailynathan.com/2008/09/27/football-photography-xs-and-os-part-3-lighting-situations/
Vantage PointLike most photos, avoid standing-level vantage point!Usually, get lower (getting higher often isn't physically possible)
Clean Backgrounds
Clean Backgrounds
Clean Backgrounds
Clean Backgrounds
Clean Backgrounds
EquipmentModes of Operation• Static lighting: Manual• Dynamic lighting: Aperture Priority
Lenses• Typical field sports involve shooting over long distances
• Telephoto lenses (>200mm equivalent) are preferred• Some exceptions: smaller court sports (e.g. basketball),
fixed-track sports (e.g. track)• Larger apertures are preferable – isolate a subject and
blur distracting backgrounds
Continuous Shooting• Bursts of photos can be more effective than precise
timing• Many DSLR types have at least 3fps, some going up to
11fps• If action is predictable and you only need one shot: time
it• If action is unpredictable: shoot in bursts
SettingsAutofocus• Moving subjects require continuous focusing• Canon calls this AI-Servo, everyone else calls it
Continuous AF
SettingsShutterspeeds• 1/500s is often given as a rule of thumb• Certain types of movement are much faster than 1/500s
SettingsShutterspeeds• 1/500s is often given as a rule of thumb• Certain types of movement are much faster than 1/500s
SettingsShutterspeeds• 1/500s is often given as a rule of thumb• Certain types of movement are much faster than 1/500s
General Sports Photography Tips• Shoot tight, crop tighter
– Many sports photos are too wide. The viewer cares about the athlete, not the area around him/her.
Bad Good
General Sports Photography Tips• Be sure to include the ball
– The photo is much less interesting if people are running around without any context
Bad Better
General Sports Photography Tips• Have the subject facing into the scene
– The image is compositionally better if the subject is not looking out of the frame.
Bad Good
General Sports Photography Tips• Don’t cut off arms/legs
– It’s just awkward
Bad Good
Panning• A useful technique that can be used to convey motion within a scene.• Shutter speed is critical for the effect.
Fast shutter speed (1/1000)
Subject is frozen
Slow shutter speed (1/50)
Subject is blurred
•Slower shutter speed + moving the camera with the subject = panning effect.
•Shutter speeds around 1/60 to 1/250 are common, depending on the subject and its speed.
•Take bursts of photos, since the subject will often be blurred. Panning usually results in a lower “keeper rate” than just freezing the subject.
•Some cameras have different image stabilization modes. Depending on the camera/lens model, one of the modes may be intended for panning. This stabilizes up/down camera movement, but not side-side.