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Saturday, June 3, 2017

Helpful Steps In Becoming A Sports Photographer

By Cynthia Barnes


People love taking photos to capture moments such as when their loved ones are playing in a sports competition in Calgary City. Photographing these moments though is more difficult because of the fast paced action of the games. But if done properly, you would be able to have a picture worth keeping and sharing over to other people.

Some people have a tendency to hire professionals because of the difficulty of capturing the perfect moment during the game. But it is expensive to do so and doing it every sporting event where your child participates is expensive. You can learn how to become a good sport photographer Calgary by following these helpful guides.

Use high ISO when shooting at a higher speed that helps stop motion so you can have the chance of getting a perfect shot. This is easy during the day but when it is nighttime, a faster F Stop is needed which your lens may not be suitable for. Increasing the ISO more is one way to compromise with this so your camera could see more light.

Every event, try using different angles or set ups so the result you would get will be different from previous shoots you have. Let your creativeness flow and search for new ideas to approach it by having new shooting locations, backgrounds and angles. This helps in capturing something uniquely yours which no else have the same picture.

Have something prepared where your equipment can be placed and helps you to change lenses quickly when needed. This can be either a belt system, fanny pack or photo vest which most photographers are using to carry things. Find out what you prefer by trying out each one of them and choose the one most comfortable and practical for you.

Look for a good lens that you can use and the longer, bigger and heavier ones are usually better though might be more expensive. Just buy the longest one you can afford from brands that professionals have been trusting for a long while. Check the lens has a tripod mount on it because using long lenses are hard without the help of a tripod.

Chimping is when you look at the LCD of the camera after every shot you have taken to check them which is bad in photographing sports. This is because your attention will be taken off the action which might get you hurt or miss a good shot. Reviewing pictures is fine though there is a place and time of doing so.

Using slow shutter speed is possible when a blurry background is what you want compared with the higher shutter speed previously mentioned which helps stop motion. This technique adds to the picture some energy and a clean background is created. The subject is sharped and focused while its blurry background provides great effect.

Flash photography is prohibited when shooting sports so avoid using them because it distracts the players. This is usually the case in outdoor sports but some indoor ones allowed this. Though this is dependent on the event with the lower level ones usually allowing the use of flash.




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