August 26, 2005

Photo Tips

Ever wonder why you can't stop the action photos indoors like you have seen the television commercials do outdoors. Many of the high end consumer cameras can not stop the action indoors like they do outdoors.

In door lighting is much more difficult to stop clearly with a camera body that is not at least an entry level "pro" camera or what they refer to as a "pro-sumer" level camera. For example I have a Nikkon D100 which was about a $2,000 body when it first came out.

This camera is good enough to shoot actions photos clearly. I will post links to some of the action photos I have taken over the years. I am not a professional (although I have been published in Amateur Wrestling News Magazine).

Part of my frustration with other photo sights is they never really posted step by step instructions on selecting equipment, setting it up, and how to shoot the photos. I think they assumed you already knew a lot about your camera and photography in general.

I will post step by step instructions so even if you don't really know how to use a camera, you can set it up or find the settings in your camera to make the changes necessary to capture good wrestling photos.

One of my favorite photos is this one:

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1 - Jeff,

I have been taking youth sports pictures for years and left just short of satisfied until recently when I upgraded to a Nikon D50 with a 300mm zoom. I'm looking forward to getting better action shots and working with my photos. Your articles for photo tips is perfect timing. Keep me posted.

Marty (Comment this)

Written by: Marty W at 2005/09/18 - 04:41:08
2 - I have been shooting wrestling pictures for the past 6 years. I have a Canon that takes pretty good pictures. Some even look like postcards. But sometimes I don't know how to get great looking shots. I am glad to have something like this page for tips on how to get better shots. I have even been asked to send photos into the wrestling magazines for publishing. I have taken some pretty weird looking wrestling positions/angles. (Comment this)

Written by: Momma Brown at 2005/09/18 - 20:52:19
3 - looking to purchase a new camera to get those action shots inside without the bad BLURR !!!!! ANY SUGESTIONS ???-------- brand - model - price ------- PLEASE HELP (Comment this)

Written by: TONY M at 2005/09/18 - 21:37:36
4 - I have just started learning to take wrestling photos of our high school wrestlers. My camera is not the best on the block but it is better than most. I sometime get nice shots but most are blurry or the color is not right. I would be very interested in any information you could provide from type of camera needed to how to use the camera and get the shots like you produce. They are very nice. (Comment this)

Written by: Dayline Laborda at 2005/09/20 - 12:17:20
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