sports action photography
Oct 14, 2014 14:52:40 #
I am expanding my shooting to "action" shooting. Been in the studio too long. I need someone that has lots of experience shooting sports to help me . I need your help with the settings to create a "CUSTO MODE" (C1) in my Canon 7D ( soon I will upgrade to the 7Dmkii). Other than settings for my Canon, I also need help with how to shoot action sports. Mostly soccer.
Oct 14, 2014 15:34:54 #
Oct 14, 2014 17:02:15 #
Just taking my grandaughters field hockey and soccer games, I've found the best shots fill the frame, show action using only 2-4 players with the ball. I usually stand at the corners of the goal end.
Oct 14, 2014 20:15:42 #
You should look at the responses and links in this Q&A too for suggestions: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-252116-1.html
Oct 15, 2014 12:04:41 #
I think that the main thing is to know the sport and were the action should take place. Knowing how the players work the field or ice makes a big difference. I would just say get out there and shoot, shoot and shoot! I shoot in manual and the settings change on the lighting conditions.
canon Lee wrote:
I am expanding my shooting to "action" shooting. Been in the studio too long. I need someone that has lots of experience shooting sports to help me . I need your help with the settings to create a "CUSTO MODE" (C1) in my Canon 7D ( soon I will upgrade to the 7Dmkii). Other than settings for my Canon, I also need help with how to shoot action sports. Mostly soccer.
don't let your knee hit the ground
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don't drop the pass
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Oct 15, 2014 17:40:37 #
Amazing shots. I think I would be ok in daylight but I had a shoot "under the lights" and my photos were dark and smeared. I shot in Ai servo, 70-200mm F4 canon 7D I had my ISO up high like 800-1000, aperture wide open at F4. hand held leaning my elbows on the fence. I was stationary at one end of the soccer field. How should I have set up my camera? I am thinking about upgrading to the 7Dii with the 65 cross type sensor. Any advice you could give me would be much appreciated.
Oct 15, 2014 18:03:16 #
I have shot in fields where the lights weren't bad and others that it was like shooting in the dark. I know you won't like this answer but I had to crank up my ISO to 3200-6400 at some fields,thank goodness for LightRoom. I shoot with a T-3, Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 and sometimes I use a monopod. But with the 70-200mm hand held is OK. I try to keep the speed a least 1/500, hard to do with stinky lighting. I'll post more later, heading to the Brooklyn Bolts Football game now. Not taking my camera, expect a lot of rain very soon.
Oct 15, 2014 19:40:41 #
A lens like the Sigma 100-300 f4 on a monopod would be ideal ......zooms with 1 finger.
Oct 15, 2014 20:29:15 #
Oct 16, 2014 00:51:12 #
I think the f/4 wouldn't do well shooting under the lights of athletic fields where the lighting really stinks. Even with good lighting it would be rather hard shooting with that lens at night.
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