How to shoot the badminton match?

Badminton competition is a common competitive event and a common theme of sports photography. I'll give you some advice for reference only:

First, the lens selection

Badminton competition venue area is not small, the choice of lens depends on two factors, one is the photographer's shooting distance and position; The second is the specific shooting intention, whether to shoot the combat state or the close-up of the characters:

For non-professional sports journalists, it is generally impossible to enter the photography position near the stadium. If it is not a professional competition, it is a friendly competition organized by the unit in a non-professional stadium, and the location is very flexible. Taking Canon as an example, it is suggested to use a large aperture head of about 2470 or 1755 (half width) when shooting the combat state, which is convenient for composition and large aperture, and is beneficial to obtaining sufficient shutter speed in the field light condition:

If you take a close-up portrait, it is recommended to take at least 70200/2.8, which is too short to take a close-up:

Second, the parameter setting

In parameter setting, it is mainly to keep enough shutter speed. If you want to ensure that there are no ghosts, it is recommended that the shutter be above 1/2000; If you want to reflect a dynamic character, it is suggested that the shutter should be around 1/500:

In the specific settings, you can choose shutter priority, let the camera choose aperture and iso independently, or you can choose aperture priority, and adjust iso on the basis of selecting aperture to ensure shutter safety. In order to ensure the image quality, priority should be given to enlarging the aperture. Iso is not higher than 1600 for the whole frame and 800 for the half frame.

When capturing fast motion, you can focus on multiple points or manually focus on a single point, but it is recommended to cooperate with the high-speed continuous shooting function to avoid missing the opportunity:

Third, tips and suggestions

1. Badminton is a high-speed competitive sport. Shutter speed is the key to good shooting. In order to ensure the image quality, it is suggested that the aperture head of the full-width machine should be enlarged if possible, and the effect is more ideal.

2, don't choose too old lens, the old man's movement speed is slow, not focusing in time will cause out-of-focus situation, which should be paid special attention to.