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One thing is I just hate how I have to use flash. I don't like the fact red eyes appear because of the flash. Another thing I don't like is the shadows that the built in flash causes. I need an efficient way of freezing the action with out getting so much blurring when my flash is off. See the guys in a band I photograph just move a lot and its not easy freezing the action unless I have a fast shutter speed and flash or use an annoying tripod when I go without flash. Then another thing I have to battle is risking the subjects coming out too bright when I use flash which annoys me. But hey I'm learning on my own which is harder then if I had a teacher. It just bothers me when I am not getting 100% of what I want. There鈥檚 a lot that goes into all this and when the subjects are at random positions and moving its even together. Its not like a studio were your in a controlled environment. Band photography is unpredictable. Soon enough I will become 100% at it. I just hound myself about it. Don't use a flash, set your aperature to be the most open (smallest number) so your shutter speed can be faster. You may only be able to get up to a certain shutter speed based on how much light you have, it may not be fast enough to stop the action. In that case, use a faster film speed (which is more sensitive to light, like 800 which can be found at any store that sells film, or higher, which can only be found at specialty places.) If you have a digital camera you can set its "film speed." Also, try looking for a different angle where your subject is better lit by the lights in the room. Come closer to your subject so the dark surroundings (other people in the audience of the band, perhaps, or trees outside, can be anything) aren't in the picture, making it darker. If all else fails, get a better camera, or beg your friends for one for your birthday. :) OK, so do you have a question in all that? Don't use flash. Don't use autofocus. Its going to make all your pictures look horrible. Professionals use tripods so you should too. You need a fast camera with a high ISO setting, like 800 at least. And you need a fast lens and you should be aiming at f2.8. Then take lots of pictures and some of them will turn out OK. If half of them are blurry don't worry. One way to stop the red eye and Shadow behind your subject is to use a flash bracket. That puts your flash 6 to 9 inches above your camera. that is what wedding photographers use to stop that . As far as tripod. Don't use a tripod try a mono pod. A single leg pod that stables your camera. most sport photographers use them when using long lenses. You need to learn the techniques of shooting. you can use a preset focus on a spot you know action will happen and wait . Like second base of baseball. Or the ream at a basketball game. You need to read about that stuff and learn them they will help. just understand even a pro will never take the great shoot all the time. But they get it right much more than most people. Keep the love up and read and learn and keep practicing. It takes 1000 of picture to learn what you need to know. 13 yrs phographer Shooting from back in crowd: Nikon D80, Sigma 70-200 f2.8 HSM, aperture priority mode, f2.8, ISO AUTO. Shooting from up front: substitute Sigma's 50-150 f2.8 or Nikon's 85 f1.8 or even 50 f1.8. Hey, go for Sigma's 10-20 for some very interesting shots, but watch out for slow shutter speeds. If flash is permitted or desired, slap on an SB-600 -- lights up Carnegie Hall. Canon makes similar gear. Hope this helps. |
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