Maggi Carstairs 2009 How to Take Action Photos Photography Maggi Carstairs 2009.

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How to Take Action Photos

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Maggi Carstairs 2009


What is Action photography

• “action photography” is photographing anything that moves. This creates additional challenges beyond the usual exposure, focus, perspective and DOF issues with static subjects.

• Whether it’s sports action, candid shots of children or pets, birds in flight, an air show, street photography, or an artistic rendering of a flowing waterfall, a moving subject introduces a whole new dimension.


Panning is one method.This is holding the camera focused on the action and moving the camera along with the action. Eg someone runningAs the action moves, then click to capture a blurry effect that represents movement


Continuous shooting…keep taking photos one after Another and you will get some blurry shots where theAction is.You can capture some interesting photos using This method


Shutter priority is where you select a 5 second timingAnd this slower time makes the photos clearer.This is also good for night photography as wellAs Action shots as the lower light, as well as the action of the lights and constant movement will Otherwise blur the photo


Stopping the action at the vital moment. You have To be alert and ready toClick the camera as soonAs the action peak is Reached.


Using the manual modeIn your camera and stoppingThe shutter at just the right moment.If you are taking aplanned action shot, make sure youAre placed correctly for The photo.This photo relies on the Photographer being at theRight spot at jist the right time


Using a slower aperture..1/30 or 1/60 with a tripodThen setting focus to ‘wide’This setting is very good for action photos as theyCome out much clearer than the usual auto settingThe background is blurred but the action is sharp


Catching the action at justThe right moment using a fastSetting 1/400Digital cameras have a ‘sport’Setting which does the samething


You need a tripod with a zoom lens for this detailBirds simply zoomed up are not clear as when Zooming, you lose clarity.Using a tripod will keep the clarity.If possible an automatic control is even better


Knowing your sport and anticipating the action helpsYou need to anticipate the action and click the shutterAt just the right moment.

These were taken from a stadium using a long lensA photographer creates hos own luck by being ready


taken from a cruise boat, during a pelican feeding session. Lots of seagulls were hovering above the boat, trying to steal the food being thrown to the pelicans.There was plenty of light this time…shutter priority 1/640 to make sure the bird in flight…. seagulls are easier than most. They hover for a second or two, facing into the breeze, before they charge off Don't hesitate or you'll miss the shot.


Manual exposure of 1/500 to ‘freeze’ the action

You can create the same effect with very slow Shutter speeds and a tripod


Panning and catching the action at just the rightmoment


Double Exposures to show movement


Using ‘Sport’ Mode

This is the easiest optionSometimes you will getMarvellous shots, butSometimes you don’t.

I also use the ‘sports’ modeFor taking photos out of Moving cars...when it is thePhotographer doing themoving


Anticipate

Be ready to click thecamera


Night Lights


Shooting something That is happeningAnd you don’t have Time to set up the Camera

Use Continuous Shooting and a Burst frame and You will get lucky


Camera and Body MovementThe biggest mistake people can make is movementDo not move your body or the camera

If possible balance the camera on anything stableIf you do not have a tripod. I have used walls, bins, And anything else that is still.

In the excitement of watching the action, sometimesYou move the camera away too fast.Take time to concentrate and make sure you Are not moving until the shutter has clicked.


This information came from Flickr

• http://www.flickr.com/groups/d80/discuss/72157600206256446/

• The photos are from this site, and the comments were modified to fit the Lesson

• Thank you to the photographers for this useful information and great photos

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Maggi Carstairs

• http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/140427-action-photography-sport-and-leisure-photography

• http://M-carstairs.com/digiphotography

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