 Diane Weightman |
How to shoot actions shots in low light?? My biggest obstacle now is marching band competitions. My son's band is very fast and I am having troubles capturing the action without it being blurry or totally distorted. I am using a Manfrotto tripod with a pistol grip so that I can move quickly to my location/shot. I also have been using a remote switch to make sure I am not moving the camera. I am using flash off and using the lights from the field. I haven't had much experience in changing things like ISO, and using the TV (Time Value)and AV (Aperature Value) modes. I am NOT sure what I am supposed to be setting exactly to capture this type of image. Any and ALL help would be highly appreciated. My sons band is going top Macy's and I want to get all the competitions shot as nicely as I can for the entire band. Thank you!
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Doug Elliott |
Diane, You will need to change you ISO to 800 or better 1600. You will pick noise with these settings, but you will have crisp clear images. You might want to experiment on a night that the field lights are one, a JV game or when the team is practicing. Hope this idea helps. Good Shooting Doug
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Vincent Montalbano |
Diane, this is a tough problem, as you already know. Obviously, a fast shutter speed will help stop the action, but will also require you to open up the lens to a larger f/stop. And a large f/stop equates to shallower depth of field which means not everyone, or everything will be in focus, however, that might be acceptable if your main subject is clearly in focus. You will need to make these adjustments in the TV mode. Bear in mind that to attain the correct exposure under those lighting conditions may be somewhat limited to the capabilities of your camera. Let's say you may be able to shoot a 1/2000 of second shutter speed, but the lens (f/stop)on your camera may not open wide enough to allow for the correct exposure at that shutter speed. Remember, as you adjust one of the settings on the camera, you have to compensate with the other. You may also want to try shooting from a different viewing angle. Shooting straight on to the band as it approaches you may help. (if you can) You can also try panning the camera as the band moves by in front of you. As the previous responder indicated, uping the ISO setting will help, but the trade off will be additional noise in your picture...hope this helps, and good luck with this difficult problem. Vince
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Diane Weightman |
I have worked more with taking my camera and shutting down the flash and using a tripod. I get a lot better shots but the movement then is a huge issue. If there is no/little movement it works like a charm. If there is movement I get blurred action shots. I am not a total beginner but not all that brave when it comes to taking the camera off manual in a very important situation such as this. I am now trying to photograph the band indoors in a low light situation and there is a lot of movement..any ideas are very much appreciated. I find that if I use a flash it makes the images dark, if I rework them it drops allot of the color out of the image. I have submitted three photos. Dark with the flash; example 2 and 3 starting to drop the color and lose resolution when I rework the images. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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David M |
Very common challenge, with no foolproof solution, but you can improve your chances with the following... Use the highest ISO setting (increases sensitivity to the available light)you can that gives results you can live with... you need to test this. Then open the apeture as wide (lowest number) you can to allow as much light in as possible (use apeture priority mode which lets you dictate the apeture setting). Once you do this and you are at the event, (or similar lighting) find out what shutter speed the camera decides to use by either taking a picture, or pressing the shutter halfway and looking at your display.... if the shutter speed is still below 1/60 (kinda slow), it will be challenging to shoot anything moving. I believe I know what I am doing with my camera, and I still get bit with this problem all the time.... good luck
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Diane Weightman |
I cannot seem to get my pics to upload.
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