How to Grasp the Decisive Moment in Sports Competition —— On Sports Photography

The works of many sports photographers fully show that the documentary photos of a certain sports competition can be taken in an artistic and creative way, and an artistic sports photo is not necessarily without documentary value. Ordinary newspapers require photos to be documentary and reflect the decisive moment of the game.

What needs to be introduced to readers is not the shooting skills of photos, but the things that the public cared about at that time, such as unexpected scores, the defeat of famous players, the rise of rookie, and the ceremony to celebrate victory. Photography magazines or other artistic publications require beautiful composition, vivid content, high artistic value and enduring.

Second, the advantages of amateur photography

The biggest advantage of amateur photographers is that they have no mental burden. He doesn't have to record the actions of superstars. He can easily find the shooting scene and choose the shooting object. For artistic sports photography, the name of the contestant is irrelevant, what matters is the attitude of the athlete and the photographer's ability to express in the photo. A beautiful photo of a small game is undoubtedly much better than a bad photo of a big game.

Third, the training of photographers.

Second, skilled skills. Movement is characterized by quickness and changefulness. This requires the photographer to be agile and skilled, and be able to adjust the aperture and distance in a very short time to shoot. This skill can only be mastered through a lot of practice.