This video is intended for the beginning photographer to hopefully give you an idea how you might like to shoot sports. I realize this might not be the technically correct way to do sports photography, but its what has been working for me. Thanks, and Enjoy.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
thenixdrifteron
February 4, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Thank you. 🙂
loangdec
February 4, 2013 at 5:34 pm
nikon sucks
Samboy Lim
February 4, 2013 at 6:14 pm
A is Aperture priority, P is for Program(A.K.A Auto) and S is Shutter Priority
Samboy Lim
February 4, 2013 at 6:50 pm
@RyanCPhoto hi uhm do you have a flickr account? 🙂
Samboy Lim
February 4, 2013 at 7:27 pm
thats for canon.
Avery Daniels
February 4, 2013 at 7:27 pm
Im a beginning sports photographer as well. I shoot with a Nikon D90 with a nikon 80-200mm F2.8 lens. I like to shoot in aperture priority because you get a shallower depth of field with makes the subject stand out from the background. Personally, I think shooting sports in manual can be ify because you may miss the shot changing settings. Now when Im in the studio I shoot manual and raw but for sports its jpeg and aperture priority. Everyone has there own preference though.
Calvinkoolz
February 4, 2013 at 7:54 pm
First: Use Av. You need to get into Manual. Second: Shoot RAW. Third: Fill there frame. Whats with tall the empty space?? Fourth: Get out of AWB… Wtf?
IconicCypher
February 4, 2013 at 8:21 pm
@GacusanAMVs Oh you’re right… @skatebaker321 seemed so sure though haha.
GacusanAMVs
February 4, 2013 at 8:42 pm
m – manual
a – aperture
s – shutter
p – program
am i right or am i right? lols
AussieSN1P3R
February 4, 2013 at 8:51 pm
faillll… aperture priority is Av.
chazeman2
February 4, 2013 at 9:24 pm
wrong.p is program.
BADSMILES
February 4, 2013 at 9:43 pm
fail
brendan Ladd
February 4, 2013 at 9:44 pm
lol A isnt aperture priority. P is.
Steve Hampton
February 4, 2013 at 9:59 pm
Oh yes, and did I say: I Shoot RAW! (Jared Polin). Don’t trap your images for ever by shooting jpg, because that’s basically the equivilant.
RAW is a must for any good photography. The only purpose JPG serves is for photojournalists who have a deadline to meet and have to constantly upload their photos during a shoot, such as a sports event. But even some PJ’s still shoot RAW, and periodically process the golden frames with breaks in the action to upload them to the editor.
Steve Hampton
February 4, 2013 at 10:03 pm
Here is some of my work for the ECHL, local high school and local beer league hockey: hhmultimediallc.zenfolio.com/
Steve Hampton
February 4, 2013 at 10:41 pm
Yup, pretty much. That’s why hockey is the most difficult sport to shoot… and lack of light at the local rinks is just the beginning, we’re not even talking about the close action, the and the larger depth of field needed to get most of the players in focus around the face off, then, there’s shutter speed to freeze it all. 3200-6400 does the trick, but you have to have a camera with excellent low-light capabilities to pull it off 😉
NuklearSkare
February 4, 2013 at 11:10 pm
ISO 6400 Wtf are you shooting hockey in the dark mate?
Steve Hampton
February 5, 2013 at 12:02 am
(Continued from below).
Lenses: 24-70mm f2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8
Local hockey ice rinks for hockey:
Nikon D7000, ISO 6400, Shutter 1/640th, f/4.5 (fixed).
Local professional hockey arena:
Nikon D7000, ISO 3200, Shutter 1/640th, Ap f5.6 – f/6.3 (fixed)
Steve Hampton
February 5, 2013 at 12:05 am
This is why when shooting sports, such as hockey, you should shoot full manual (but obviously use auto focus). Shooting any programmed mode to let the camera suggest what it thinks you should set, is usually a bad idea. I shoot ice hockey in very low lit rinks but also shoot pro hockey with broadcast quality lighting in the ECHL.
NuklearSkare
February 5, 2013 at 12:42 am
Wouldn’t it be a better idea to be shooting in shutter priority? What if the camera gives you a higher ISO and pushes your shutter speed down (its happened to me before)? Only because I noticed some of your images aren’t exactly sharp? I don’t shoot sports yet but this is how I imagine I would go about it. Probably stick to M mode though.
aria230
February 5, 2013 at 1:10 am
Shoot RAW! 😛
aerosoladdiction
February 5, 2013 at 1:23 am
ah shit that lens is awesome!!
RyanCPhoto
February 5, 2013 at 2:12 am
Hey thanks for the comments. Since i made this video, i have learned quite a bit more about sports photography, and im glad to say i shoot similar to how you do. I also just bought a Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 and the fast aperture has made a wondrous difference. I agree with the manual setting. Unless im shooting in the evening where the light is constantly changing, M is a good way to go. Thanks again.
aerosoladdiction
February 5, 2013 at 2:53 am
oh and also, i have a few sports shots on my flickr, the link is on my youtube page under my info
aerosoladdiction
February 5, 2013 at 2:56 am
more comments….
3. in my opinion, especially with the camera that we both own, the last thing that i want to change it the iso, the pictures get worse as it increases. because of this, i shoot as wide open as my lens allows (@ 1.4) or at 2.8 if im outside.