But, trust me, I did not start this way. And you know what? Those can yield some awesome shots too! In this article, I am going to give you some advice on equipment, shooting locations, settings and more. And I am going to do so in three categories, starting with the lower cost DSLR and lenses, moving up to moderate priced equipment, and then ending with the big-boy equipment that you see on the sidelines of your favorite professional sporting events.
You may have heard that good photos do not depend on the camera and lens, but the photographer behind the camera. And this is true in many cases. Sure, having the best cameras that can take 14 pictures per second is nice, but you can get some awesome sports photos with a mid-range DSLR kit.
Whenever someone contacts me and asks for recommendations for sports photography gear, I usually answer them with some questions of my own. I will typically ask the following:. The answers to these questions helps me determine the level of gear that they will need to be successful. If you are taking photos outdoors during the daylight maybe an afternoon soccer game or a local swim meet , you can use almost any DSLR that has a capture frame rate of at least five pictures per second and less expensive lenses.
But any camera that can shoot at about 3fps or faster will be a good starting point, as you get into sports photography. This works well for almost all sports other than bobsled, where they are traveling at crazy fast speeds.
Since most daytime outdoor sports provide a lot of ambient light, it is not a necessity to have the biggest and fastest lenses to capture images at fast shutter speeds.
You can keep your ISO at a reasonably low setting maybe around ISO or , and achieve those fast shutter speeds with relatively lightweight, moderate-aperture zoom lenses.
One of the most important elements of gearing up for sports photography is your choice of lenses. For daytime, outdoor sports where you can get relatively close to the athletes, for example swimming if you can walk right up to the edge of the pool , you may get by adequately with a standard zoom lens, like an 18—55mm.
Lenses like the EF-S 55—mm, or the longer EF 70— lenses there are several options in the 70—mm category will give you a lot more reach, to fill the frame with athletes. On overcast days, expect to use higher ISOs to maintain the fast shutter speeds you need. Indoors, you need to think about lenses that let more light into the camera. Fortunately, there are some affordable options here. Sometimes, the best answer is to simply crank-up the ISO on your camera to or even higher, and use a tele zoom lens, like one of the 70—s mentioned above.
Us sports photographers tend to put our cameras through some abuse and for that reason, I highly recommend cameras with metal bodies and shutters designed with added durability, for high-volume sports shooting.
The 5D Mark IV for sports? I like using the 5D Mark IV because now that the 5D can fire off at seven frames per second and has the increased resolution of Both of these cameras also handle high ISO shooting nicely for situations where you are shooting in low light. For someone getting serious about their sports photography, stepping up to lenses with wider apertures for low-light work , and sometimes to longer focal lengths, can change the look of your sports pictures.
Investing in the right lens es can be a key element in raising your sports photography game. The best choice of lenses to use really depends on which sports you are wanting to shoot and how close you will be to the action. If you are very close to the action, then a wider lens can provide some great shots with the athletes appearing large in the frame. If you are trying to photograph a sport with a smaller field of action like basketball or hockey you can most likely use a moderate zoom lens like the mm.
A big problem with amateur-level, indoor sports is the level of light. Shot with Shutter speed priority. What are the best settings to shoot an indoor basketball game with a Nikon D40? The above answers are very good. What are the best settings for an indoor shoot for my Nikon D? Best settings for basketball pictures? Tips for photographing indoor volleyball game? Nikon D - What are the best settings for night youth football game action shots? The sports shooter also needs to freeze action in a way that a portrait shooter does not.
Capturing a horse galloping around the track or a pitcher throwing a 90 mph fastball requires a fast shutter speed, and fast shutter speeds need lots of available light. Every additional millimeter of focal length adds to the weight and price of a lens, so superlong telephoto lenses are treated gingerly and only purchased when necessary.
Check the price and availability of the Sigma mm F4. Go Wide Even though the bread-and-butter of sports photography is a supertelephoto lens, a good sports photographer will have, and be familiar with the use of, a variety of lenses. Wide-angle, ultra-wide-angle and fisheye lenses can create images with an immersive look, getting in close to a huddle or showing the crowds gathered in a stadium from up in the rafters, while a fisheye lens can be mounted above or below an athlete to convey a feeling of the complexity of a sport.
Macro lenses, while not used to a great degree, can be employed to capture details of a sport—laces on a pair of shoes or the detail on a world championship ring. To complete the sports lens package, many photographers pack a mm or equivalent zoom in their kit along with superwide lenses of around 20mm. The sports photographer has arguably the most extensive lens needs of any photographic discipline, and often the biggest financial cost to get started.
Gear Wide-Angle To Mid-Telephoto Lenses The mm focal length is a staple of the sports photographer and can be found on cameras on the sidelines and in the field. The 24mm is wide enough to provide a great field of view but long enough that it reduces distortion, while 70mm is just long enough to reach out to athletes at a distance. The versatility makes this a key sports and wildlife lens. For the APS-C shooter, these lenses create images like an equally useful mm.
For photographers capturing sports and wildlife in low light, that means a lot more shots without the need for a tripod. Website: nikonusa. Website: usa. Website: sony. Website: us. For APS-C shooters, this mm lens provides just about the same range as the mm in full frame.
Website: sigmaphoto. Olympus M. The lens is an optical pro as well, with one aspherical ED element, two aspherical elements, one Dual Super Aspherical element, two ELD elements, one HD element and two High-Refractive elements, plus a coating to reduce flaring and ghosting. The lens is designed to switch quickly between autofocus and manual focus, and also has an on-lens function button for camera function control.
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