Photography sport refers to the photography genre that covers all types of sports.
In most cases, professional sports photography is a branch of photojournalism, while amateur sports photography, such as photographs of children who play football associations, is a branch of vernacular photography.
The main application of professional sports photography is for editorial purposes; Special sports photographers usually work for newspapers, major wire agents or special sports magazines. However, sports photography is also used for advertising purposes both for brand building and also for promoting sports in a way that can not be achieved by editorial means.
Video Sports photography
Equipment
Equipment commonly used for sports photography includes a single-lens digital lens camera (DSLR) with high-speed shooting speed and interchangeable lenses ranging from 14mm to 400mm or longer focal length, depending on the type of sport. The right lens is very important because it allows the photographer to reach closer or farther as fast as possible to follow the game of the game. Essential accessories include a monopod or tripod for extra stability and battery life. Longer focal length lenses are commonly used for shooting action in sports such as soccer, while wide-angle lenses can be used for athlete and close-up photos.
Camera body
The preferred camera bodies for modern sports photography have fast autofocus and high burst rates, typically 8 frames per second or faster. Current mainstay sports cameras manufactured by Canon and Nikon are Canon EOS-1D X Mark II and Nikon D5; this is popular in professional sports photography.
Lens
Different sports love different lenses, but sports photography usually requires fast telephoto lenses (wide openings), with fast auto focus performance. Rapid autofocus is needed to focus on movement, tele to approach the action, and wide aperture for several reasons:
- The background is dramatically unfocused due to shallow depth of field, resulting in better subject isolation.
- The lens can focus faster because of the increased light entering the lens - important with fast-moving action.
- A faster shutter speed can be used to freeze an action.
Very wide holes (such as f/1.2 or f/1.4) are less commonly used, because in this hole the depth of the field is very shallow, which makes focusing more difficult and slowing autofocus. The main difference is between outdoor sports and indoor sports - in outdoor sports bigger and brighter, while in indoor sports less and dim light. Thus, outdoor sports tend to have longer focus length longer lens focus with slower holes, while indoor sports tend to have shorter lenses with faster holes.
Zoom and prime lenses are used; zoom lenses (generally in the 70-200, 75-300, 100-400 or 200-400 range) allow for greater framing ranges; primes are faster, cheaper, lighter, and optically superior, but more limited in framing. For example, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR lens and EFM EF lens 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM are both fixed telephoto lenses that can not be enlarged.
Holes f/2.8 or faster are most commonly used, although f/4 is also found, especially on a brighter day. The most visible is Canon's super telephoto lens, whose distinctive white casing (to remove the sun's heat) can be recognized in many sporting events. Of these, Canon 400mm f/2.8 is highly recommended for field sports such as soccer.
It varies with sports and preferences; for example golf photographers may prefer to use 500mm f/4 compared to 400mm f/2.8 as this is a lighter lens to carry around throughout the day.
Remote camera
Sports photographers can use remote cameras triggered by wireless shutter devices (ie Pocket Wizards) to shoot from places they can not live in, for example in a high position like above a basketball basket, or in two places at once, and the end - as in horse racing.
Maps Sports photography
Technique
Locations are often important for sports photography. At major events, professional photographers often take pictures of VIP spots with the best views, usually as close as possible to the action. Most sports require photographers to frame their images at speed and adjust camera settings spontaneously to prevent blurring or false blurring. Some sports photography is also done remotely to give a unique effect on the game.
Shutter speed is very important for capturing motion, so sports photography is often done in a shutter or manual priority mode. A frequent goal is to capture the instant with minimal blur, in this case the minimum shutter speed is desirable, but in other cases the slower shutter speed is used so that the blur shows to capture motion, not just instant. Certain techniques are panning, where the camera uses the shutter speed between and pans with the subject, resulting in a relatively sharp subject and a blurred background toward movement, producing a sense of speed - comparing the speed lines.
ISO speed is often high (to allow faster shutter speeds) and may be left in automatic mode.
Photos are often taken in burst mode to capture the best moments, sometimes in combination with JPEG rather than RAW shooting (JPEG files become smaller, this allows longer bursts).
Photographic strip
Although most sports photography focuses on capturing moments, perhaps with some blur, strip photography techniques are sometimes used to show movement over time. This is most prominent in photo completion, but can also be used for other purposes, often resulting in distorted images.
Famous photographer
A number of famous photographers are known for their sport work; they often work for Life Illustrated magazines.
- John G. Zimmerman
- Neil Leifer
- Bills Phrase
- Chris Burkard
See also
References
External links
- Indoor and Outdoor Sports Photography Tips by Konrad Dwojak
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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