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Photographing Indoor Sports: The Right Settings, Gear, and Tips for Shooting Basketball, Martial Arts, and Other Low-light Sports
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Photographing Indoor Sports: The Right Settings, Gear, and Tips for Shooting Basketball, Martial Arts, and Other Low-light Sports

by Alan Hess
March 2014
Beginner to intermediate
66 pages
1h 41m
English
Peachpit Press
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Shutter Speed

One of the big differences between professional-level cameras and consumer-level cameras is the shutter speed range. The professional cameras can shoot at 1/8000 second while the consumer-level cameras can only go as fast as 1/4000 second. When you shoot sports at the professional level, that extra speed can come in useful. But if you are photographing kids’ sports, especially in low light, 1/4000 second is plenty fast enough.

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Usually, you control the shutter speed with a dial on the back or front of the camera. Just rotate the dial up or down to increase or decrease the shutter speed.

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ISBN: 9780133829181