I'm going to a snowboard competition tomorrow and I'm wondering how fast of a shutterspeed I should use to freeze snowboarders in mid air jumping? I'll be shooting with a Sigma 70-200mm 2.8 lens on a Canon 400D. I need sharp photos because I sell them as stock.
Should I shoot with my aperture wide open at 2.8? Any other suggestions to help me get good results will be appreciated.
2007-12-21 14:59:27 · 4 answers · asked by budgaugh_99 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
1/500 to stop motion, but why not try using flash (if permitted) and dragging the shutter to get some motion blur? I mean, it's not exactly a still life, is it?
I have that lens and it's sharp at all apertures...don't worry, use whatever gives you the effect you want.
Hope this helps.
2007-12-21 16:37:01 · answer #1 · answered by V2K1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At least 1/500 or higher at sunlight with asa 100 film. The aperture should be at about 5.6
2007-12-21 15:03:43 · answer #2 · answered by Blue Hues 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use Shutter Priority and set it to 1/500th or faster.
Set your ISO to 200 - 400 - not higher! That way you'll get a fast enough speed to stop action and enough depth of focus too.
And if you're at least 15-20 feet away, don't use auto focus. Go to manual and focus on Infinity.
At least, that's what I'd do.
2007-12-21 16:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Jim M 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd use video so i'd not miss any thing... if you use camera nikon rebel eos with a 70mm. lens (digital) take mutli-shots.. and use multi- 2gb cards..
2007-12-21 15:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋