 Teri Duff |
How To Shoot Inside a Gymnasium I shoot sports photgraphy, or should I say have been trying to teach myself over the last couple of years and have the hardest time shooting inside a gynamsium. The lights in all the schools, at least around here are really dim and they typically will not allow flash photography during the kids games. It is difficult to get close to the action in basketball because they don't allow you to be right under the baskets like it has been suggested for me to do. I have tried 800 speed film in color, but it still comes out too dark. I have alos been told to use 3200 B&W film. Do I really need that fast of a speed just to get some decent exposed pics?? So,what type of film would be best and what exposures would I need to shoot at? I want to shoot basketball and wrestling.
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
You've left out one of the most important pieces of information. What lenses are you using? I hate to suggest equipment but you need a fairly fast lens if you aren't going to use flash. A monopod would help too, to keep the camera steady during shots. In the end, however, if you want to freeze action and you can't use flash then you have to go for fast film and wide apertures.
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Teri Duff |
Thanks for your interest Jeff...I have been using a Nikon N60 w/ a 70-300 lens (Quantaray) and usually use 800 speed film. Here is where my ignorance comes in...I am not understanding the term "wide" when you use it with aperature. I am getting ready to buy a Nikon F100 and possibly a new lens such as a Nikon 400 that has been reccomended to me although they both come with a high price tag. I do a lot of baseball, so I need the distance with a larger lens. This particular lens evidently has a mechanism that prevents the shaking ..??? My intent is to turn my hobby into a business taking kids sports photography, so I am trying to learn as much as possible. I have always had trouble understanding what the different lenses can do depending on the aperature...the technical part of the cameras and all the numbers are my weaknesses. Any advise would be appreciated!!
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Wide apertures are the smaller numbered f-stops. They open the lens diaphram the larges allowing more light in and consequently faster shutter speeds. These "wide" apertures are also referred to as fast apertures since you can use faster shutter speeds with them. I would guess your current lens probably has a maximum aperture of f4 or f5.6. If you are going to do sports photography that is too slow. You need to look for a lens that has at least a max aperture of f2.8. An image stabilized lens will help prevent camera shake but still won't allow you to use faster shutter speeds to freeze action unless it has a wider aperture like f2.8.
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Joan Bellinger |
Teri, In the early 90's I shot a lot of pro wrestling in the Carolinas. I used a Pentax K-1000 (fully manual) with 70 to 200mm lens. I used a bounce flash and 1000 ASA film from Seattle Film Works. Once I became known by the promoters, I was able to find better shooting spots and use a tripod. Most of my shooting was done in dark, smoky arenas with only the light above the ring during the matches. Check the flash sync on your camera to make sure you aren't looking for the impossible with your camera.
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