 Robert F. Walker |
Photographing Sports When shooting event photography with action - i.e., soccer, football, basketball, etc. - would a tripod be suggested? What camera settings would be most effective to produce the best results? I will be using a Fuji S9000 digital camera.
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Christopher A. Vedros |
A tripod is not really needed for shooting sports. It usually gets in the way, since you have to move around to follow the action. A tripod is good for eliminating camera shake when using slow shutter speeds, but when shooting sports, you typically need faster shutter speeds to stop the action anyway. If you shoot with a large telephoto or zoom lens, a monopod is handy for helping to support the lens, but keeps you more mobile than a tripod. Chris A. Vedros www.cavphotos.com
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Samuel Smith |
iso,lens speed,light,time of day.are you on the sidelines?nosebleed?sitting in your car?
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Charley Andrisano |
Chris has the right answer for you Robert. What I normally do is set my camera to the shutter priority mode. You may want to use an ISO setting of at least 200. 400, even better. A speed of at least 1/500 of a sec. is minimal. And a monopod is very useful. Charley Andrisano
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Wendy |
A tripod is a pain you need to be able to move comfortably and quickly, the monopod can be useful as it can get a bit wearing holding the camera in readiness for that perfect shot. It helps to know the game so that you can anticipate the shot as there will be a delay between you pressing the shutter release and the image being taken (you will miss a few split second shots if you cannot anticipate) Use the viewfinder not the lcd screen. It is far easier to follow the action that way. Use Aperture Priority (manual is to hard to play with in action scenarios) and an ISO of 200 in the middle of the day, 400 as the day gets later(dim lighting will cause the camera issues) The image below was taken with the Fuji (for some reason the larger image seems a bit blurred on Flickr but was not in real life)
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Wendy |
Robert I put my S9500 through a good workout at a weeks worth of soccer. I handles it very well. You have been given some good answers. A tripod is a pain you need to be able to move comfortably and quickly, the monopod can be useful as it can get a bit wearing holding the camera in readiness for that perfect shot. It helps to know the game so that you can anticipate the shot as there will be a delay between you pressing the shutter release and the image being taken (you will miss a few split second shots if you cannot anticipate) Use the viewfinder not the lcd screen. It is far easier to follow the action that way. Use Aperture Priority (manual is to hard to play with in action scenarios) and an ISO of 200 in the middle of the day, 400 as the day gets later(dim lighting will cause the camera issues) The image below was taken with the Fuji (for some reason the larger image seems a bit blurred on Flickr but was not in real life) [IMG]http://static.flickr.com/58/158258547_f97761965c.jpg[/IMG]
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Ian Lozada |
In addition, a tripod is banned at many sporting events-- its lack of mobility constitutes a hazard to the participants. I use a monopod to stabilize some of the heavier lenses (f/2.8 prime lenses at 300+mm), but that's the limit. A monopod will fall easily. A tripod could mean a broken collarbone for someone.
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