March 2014
Beginner to intermediate
66 pages
1h 41m
English
book
Photographing Indoor Sports: The Right Settings, Gear, and Tips for Shooting Basketball, Martial Arts, and Other Low-light Sports
by Alan Hess
Overview
This is a book about photographing low-light and indoor
sports–not as a professional working for a major sports
publication or website–but as a parent or friend trying to
capture a great memory. In Photographing Indoor Sports, author and
photographer Alan Hess takes you through the basics of shooting
basketball in the gym, martial arts at a dojo, water polo inside,
and night football games under the lights. Photographing these
sports can be a challenge, because you need to use action-stopping
shutter speeds without a lot of light. This means using lenses that
open as wide as possible and ISO settings that can introduce a lot
of digital noise. This book covers all of these techniques to help
you get that ideal sports shot in low light–and hopefully
have some fun along the way.
Follow along with Alan and you will:
Learn how to handle low-light scenarios by adjusting your White Balance setting, noting where the lights are the brightest, and watching as the action crosses into different areas
Understand the importance of using a wide-open lens with a high ISO setting to get the right exposure for your low-light action shots
Explore post-processing techniques such as noise reduction and black-and-white conversion with Silver Efex Pro and the Saturation Slider in Adobe Camera Raw or Photoshop Lightroom