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Shooting action isn’t always about freezing the action. There are times when you want to convey a sense of motion so the viewer can get a feel for the movement and flow of an event. Two techniques you can use to achieve this effect are panning and motion blur. Panning Panning has been used for…

Getting great focus is one thing, but capturing the best moment on the sensor can be difficult if you are shooting just one frame at a time. In the world of sports, and in life in general, things move pretty fast. If you blink, you might miss it. The same can be said for shooting…

With the exposure issue handled for the moment, let’s move on to an area that is equally important: focusing. We disabled the Continuous autofocus feature to preserve battery life, but the capability to let the camera work to keep a shot in focus is definitely helpful when shooting action. The alternative is to engage Servo…

While I utilize the automatic focus modes for the majority of my shooting, there are times when I like to fall back on manual focus. If I know when and where the action will occur, I want to capture the subject as it crosses a certain plane of focus. This is useful in sports like…

One of the benefits of working in Tv mode with fast shutter speeds is that, more often than not, you will be shooting with the largest aperture available. Shooting with a large aperture allows you to use faster shutter speeds, but it also narrows your depth of field. To isolate your subject in order to…

As we covered in the last chapter, Tv mode gives you control over shutter speed, while handing over aperture selection to the camera. The ability to concentrate on just one exposure factor helps you quickly make changes on the fly while staying glued to your camera’s LCD and your subject. There are a couple of…

Shutter speed is the main tool in the photographer’s arsenal for capturing great action shots. The ability to freeze a moment in time often makes the difference between a good shot and a great one. To take advantage of this concept, you should have a good grasp of the relationship between shutter speed and movement.…