Sports and Action Shots

During this year I have taken pictures of football, volleyball, basketball, and soccer. Out of the four sports I like shooting soccer the most. One of the requirements to shoot sports for my yearbook is that a picture is useless if it doesn’t have a ball in it. Which makes shooting sports extra challenging.

Making sure both subjects: the player and the ball are in focus is difficult since they move at different speeds. That’s why I have learned to shoot on continuous when taking pictures at sporting events.

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While shooting the freshman boys soccer I used a 2.8 lens. I had to stand on the right hand side of the field because the sun was beaming down causing a glare on the photos.

Which photo above is your favorite?  Do you play a sport or photograph sporting events?  Tell me about it in the comments below!