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Thursday, September 10, 2009

More low light sports photography tips

Here are some low light sports photography tips. If you want to take good pictures in low light, you must rely on available lighting sources. Sports events are typically lit artificial light and this can cause yellowish or greenish whites in your images. Fortunately, this is easily fixed by computer software. Adjusting the color temperature of a photograph is something that can be easily done by even the most primitive of photo editing software.

Low light sports photography is a lot of fun when done right. You need a good camera, a tripod, and some talent to compose great pictures. Just keep in mind that when you use fast shutter settings there are trade-offs to consider. One of those trade-offs is higher noise and faster ISO settings. If you don't have enough light, the aperture must remain open or you won't get enough light for your photograph. This means that unless you use a flash and potentially disturb your subjects, the photo will come out blurry no matter what you do. That is the challenge of a professional sports photographer.

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