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Sports confag
Any tips on sports photos?

pic related; mine.
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>> Anonymous
i would enjoy some tips aswell shooting some rugby game tomorrow ~
>> Depressed Cheesecake !wFh1Fw9wBU
Resize, fag.
>> Anonymous
Use a fast wide angle prime, jump the fence, run up close to the players and click as many action shots as you can before the marshals get to you. You'll have better shots than the other photographers with their white lenses shooting from the sidelines. As a bonus, those photographers will also be pointing their lenses at you.
>> Anonymous
>>180831
this

alternatively you could get a telephoto lens, and a good seat near the edge of the field. Fast shutter speed to freeze action is the go too.
>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
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DSLR's certainly help for the fast AF, and good lenses for short DOF's that scream expensive equipment lol.

Good rule of thumb, If you can't see their eyes, don't take the picture (of course there is exceptions to this rule, but its a good starting point)

For sideline sports, a good starting point is 200mm (Baseball I find 150-280mm x1.5 crop = ideal for the first base line and pitcher), Always try to keep the ball / puck / whatever in the frame, However its also a good idea to do tight crops of just the action / focus player.
Its not like video where you want to see everything that is going on, you want to isolate the action.

What sport?

I haven't done any Rugby / football, But I would imagine try to keep in front of the runner so you can get some face shots of whoever is holding the ball. Probably try to get a lens that is in the 300mm + range, As the field is quite large and the mad unpredictable piles of people will give you some really busy foregrounds at wider focal lengths...

Also watch your backgrounds so they aren't too distracting.
Heres about as wide as I ever shoot, and it was just to keep the ball in frame.

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>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
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Unfortunately sometimes the background is really harsh no-matter where you are shooting from.

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>> Vincent !!8LCSE0Zp1mL
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Also for baseball heres a nice formula, Runner on third = insta behind the plate pics. At f2.8 and 100mm + you can be behind a fence / mesh and it won't show up in the pics.

Notice even though its just a bunt shot, you get 3 people in action, or ready to be in action.

I like these shots, keep a decently long focal length but still get a few people in the shot. they make you look more pro than you really are haha

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>> Anonymous
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I found rugby and football to be easy. For some cool shots, get right under the jump they make in rugby where they pull each other up by their shorts (Yeah, I'm obviously not much for sports knowledge). You can also get some nice shots of the two teams lined up against each other since that's about all they ever do in rugby. The minute someone breaks away with the ball (like in the pic) the ref always ends up blowing a whistle and stopping the action for some reason so be prepared for that moment when somebody takes off running.

Also keep in mind that the most energy will be in the very beginning and at the very end when it comes to sports so don't just take off half-way through the game.

Oh, and remember to catch some nice celebration photos! Too many sports shooters get the typical action shots but forget about the action that goes on with the people themselves. And a rule of thumb: If your first reaction is to drop the camera and stare, do the opposite and shoot!

Pic obviously related.

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>> Anonymous
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BTW, Great stuff Vincent!

>>181495

lol, I just learned that trick a few months ago from another PJ.

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>> Macheath !8b4g0BkNZg
Burst mode is your friend