Stop ActionWhat is stop action photography?
Stop action photography requires a fast shutter speed & wide aperture in order to achieve an image with motion frozen in time. Motions must defy gravity - photographs could not possibly be posed. When the shutter opens and closes quickly, the aperture must open very wide to make sure enough light enters the camera. If an insufficient amount of light enters the camera, the image will appear very dark or blurry. When attempting to take a stop action photograph in poor light situations, the photographer will need to force a flash in order to capture the image. ***Best Case Scenario - Be outdoors in very bright natural daylight to capture the best stop action photographs.*** Stop action photography is useful when you want to photograph moving subjects – whether they are people, objects, animals, etc… A quality stop action photograph will “freeze” motion – in other words, the subject’s motion and the background are captured clearly and in focus. Check out this website to read more details about stop action photography: http://www.apogeephoto.com/march2012/bsharp32012.shtml |
If you have manual camera settings:
Change your shutter priority (S or Tv) to a fraction of a second. 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, etc. The smaller the fraction, the faster the shutter will open and close. In shutter priority mode, you only need to adjust the shutter speed. The aperture will adjust itself to an appropriate setting depending on the shutter speed. If you have scene settings set your camera to: Set your camera to Sports Mode. This will automatically set the camera to a faster shutter speed with an appropriate aperture. |