How to set the speed and aperture of balloon volleyball

The purpose of sports photography is to connect the high-speed athletes with the sphere in the competition, record the eternal moment with beautiful composition and light, and show the wonderful posture of the athletes in the fierce competition, which is ornamental and interesting to some extent.

This means not only having excellent shooting equipment, but also being proficient in operating the camera. More importantly, photographers should have keen perception and ability to capture pictures, be adept in different environments, observe the stadium, make predictions, and press the shutter before the perfect moment appears.

Tip 1: Choose the right shooting position.

For sports photographers, the shooting position is very important. A favorable shooting position and wonderful photos are often closely linked, which directly affects the quality and effect of photos. We should give full consideration to the lighting effect and background of the shooting scene to set off the theme.

When choosing a shooting position, look for places where action climax often occurs and places where it can definitely appear. For example, in front of the volleyball net or before the service landing point.

Tip 2: Choice of body and lens.

Sports photography may be the most difficult and unpredictable subject in the field of photography. Canon is the main camera brand with the highest exposure rate of photographic equipment in the sports field, because it has a complete ultra-telephoto lens group and a digital SLR body with superior speed, which is almost the only choice for sports photography, and there are crowds of white gun scenes. The selected machine is not only high in pixels, but also has the functions of precise focusing and high-speed continuous shooting. Commonly used cameras include canon EOS- 1D X, 1D Mark IV, 5D Mark III, etc. Other brands are not impossible, but from a professional point of view, it is not as rich as Canon's lens product line.

A good camera naturally needs to be matched with a good lens in order to exert its maximum combat effectiveness. In view of the particularity of sports photography, sports photographers often have to complete all the shots from super wide angle to super telephoto in order to cope with the ever-changing competition situation on the field. Big three yuan is necessary for professional sports photographers, and 70-200mm may be more suitable for ordinary photographers; As for the super telephoto world, various monster-level fixed-focus lenses are often used. Because sports photography requires fast focusing speed, accurate and sharp focusing, zoom lens is often difficult to do.

Commonly used ultra-telephoto fixed-focus lenses: EF 300mm f/2.8 is USM, EF 400mm f/2.8 is USM, etc.

Others: monster lens such as EF 500mm f/4L is II USM, and EF 600mm f/4L is II USM.

Tip 3: Choose a monopod.

Because of the heavy weight of sports photographic equipment, photographers should be flexible and stable when shooting. Monopod is almost a must-have item for sports photographers. At present, carbon fiber materials are popular, which are light, durable and expensive. If you don't want to invest too much on a tripod, an alloy tripod is also a good choice.

Tip 4: Choose the correct shooting mode-shutter priority mode.

For sports photography, shutter speed is the most important, so shutter priority mode shooting is a good start. In the case of poor lighting conditions, first set the sensitivity to the maximum acceptable image quality, and set the shutter to high speed, and the camera will automatically adjust the aperture according to the exposure, so that the image will be clear anyway. Shutter priority mode can also use slow shutter to shoot special effects, which is an advantage that other modes do not have.

Shooting with a high-speed shutter is inevitably a bit monotonous. It is better to shoot a dynamic picture with a slow shutter. However, ball games with physical contact are not suitable for this skill because of their variable speed. There are two ways to use slow shutter in sports photography: one is to fix the camera and shoot the trajectory of moving objects; Second, the camera moves with the subject, making the subject clear and the background blurred. It should be noted that successful slow shutter photography must have a very clear part, and the whole picture must not be blurred.

The shutter is usually set within 1/250, so in the fierce competition, it may take less than 1/500 to capture a wonderful picture. The aperture is selected between F4 and F8. If you need to describe the aperture of the whole competition field, use F 1 1.

Tip 5: Use the automatic sensitivity function.

With the Auto ISO function, you can automatically select the most appropriate sensitivity and get the best picture quality under the condition of customizing the most appropriate aperture and shutter. This subtle difference may affect the imaging quality at a critical moment.

Tip 6: Choose the correct focusing method.

The artificial intelligence servo focusing mode must be used to shoot moving objects. When shooting, you must concentrate, follow the subject at any time, and press the shutter half-way to keep in focus. When the incident happens, continuous shooting will capture the whole incident to ensure the highest success rate.