sports portrait

 

For each of these photos, a consistent problem I ran into was focusing the camera, and adjusting the light. Out of about 60 photos, probably 10 were clear. I realized after a little that shutter speed was playing a role in this, so after I made the speed quicker it helped the problem. I also zoomed out on the bigger lens, and instead of playing with the smaller dial, I moved myself closer to the subject. The second problem i faced was light, and constantly getting the notification that the "subject is too dark". I did three things to fix this, number one being switching/making sure the camera was on manual, opening up the aperture, and turning up the iso when I had not realized i wasn't on manual. One thing I found that came easy was deciding where the light should be, it didn't take much trial and error to figure out what looked the best. I think a lot of it was using the environment and deciding which places in the squash courts looked best, hence the shots on the marked up walls. Overall im pretty impressed with these photos, and I think a lot that played into it was Abby and I's creativity with poses, like playing with the light on the racket, or shooting from different angles to emphasize the sporty, "in action" part.