Freezing Action / Sport
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Want to shoot that perfect moment when your kid hits a home run? Want to learn how to capture hummingbirds or butterflies in flight? Action photography is more than sports, but the same basic settings and concepts that work on the playing field will also help you create better shots of events, plays, candids, or street photography.
Other types of photography allow the camera operator to have some control over the setting, the location, the subject, or the lighting. In sports and action photography, you will experience many conditions that are outside of your control. Your subject is dynamic – constantly in motion – and often fast and unpredictable as well. You may have to work with low light, bright daylight, or stadium lights. You may have little or no control over your background or foreground. We will teach you how to overcome those obstacles.
This workshop will help you learn which gear and camera settings will allow you to “freeze” motion with precise focus. We will show you new techniques, discuss the pros and cons of different lighting, and how to anticipate the action for great composition.
Some topics in this class:
This class is for you if you want to capture action-packed images of dynamic subjects in a wide variety of settings. Whether you are a parent who wants awesome shots of your kid making the winning touchdown or stealing second base, or the nature enthusiast that wants to capture the fast action of nature’s beauty or fury, you will have the confidence to do it using the knowledge gained in this workshop.
To enroll in this class you should already know all of your camera settings and be familiar with exposure and the basics of controlling your camera’s settings in manual modes. If you need a course on either of these, please refer to our Beginner Classes – Learn Your Camera Settings and/or Get Your Camera Off Auto.
$125 / 3 hours / 10 student maximum
Other types of photography allow the camera operator to have some control over the setting, the location, the subject, or the lighting. In sports and action photography, you will experience many conditions that are outside of your control. Your subject is dynamic – constantly in motion – and often fast and unpredictable as well. You may have to work with low light, bright daylight, or stadium lights. You may have little or no control over your background or foreground. We will teach you how to overcome those obstacles.
This workshop will help you learn which gear and camera settings will allow you to “freeze” motion with precise focus. We will show you new techniques, discuss the pros and cons of different lighting, and how to anticipate the action for great composition.
Some topics in this class:
- Camera gear and lenses
- Tripod vs. Monopod
- Camera timers and remote triggers
- Settings (continuous/servo, burst, AF points, tracking)
- What makes a “bad” action photo?
- Freeze vs. Panning vs. Motion Blur
- Focusing and timing
- Lighting (working with what you have)
- Composition
- Foregrounds and backgrounds
- “Rule of Space”
- Challenges and tricks/techniques
- “Go Early, Stay Late”
- Sidelines, etiquette, and safety
- Sports
- Hummingbirds
- Cars, Bikes, Traffic
- Lightning Strikes
This class is for you if you want to capture action-packed images of dynamic subjects in a wide variety of settings. Whether you are a parent who wants awesome shots of your kid making the winning touchdown or stealing second base, or the nature enthusiast that wants to capture the fast action of nature’s beauty or fury, you will have the confidence to do it using the knowledge gained in this workshop.
To enroll in this class you should already know all of your camera settings and be familiar with exposure and the basics of controlling your camera’s settings in manual modes. If you need a course on either of these, please refer to our Beginner Classes – Learn Your Camera Settings and/or Get Your Camera Off Auto.
$125 / 3 hours / 10 student maximum
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