You’ve heard it before in sports photography- a good photo shows two eyes and a ball. Well, maybe you haven’t heard that yet, so here you go, now you have.
Sports photography is faster paced than studio or other still photography. It requires you to shoot quickly, make quick adjustments, be in the right position, shoot through the action to capture emotions, get good composition, and oh yeah, have a tack-sharp image.
Hmmmm. That sounds like a lot to do. Well, it is. But when you do it all, and get it right, it’s really rewarding. Unfortunately, a lot of times, it doesn’t all come together. Your photo keeper rate will be much lower for sports photography than just about any other genre. You might take 1,000 photos (or more) for an event and only come away with 25 5-star keepers (that’s only 2.5%). That sounds like a lot of work for a small payoff, but when you get those 25 5-star photos, it somehow makes it all worthwhile.