susan_flaherty Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I have a Nikon D80 and want to take action shots of my kids doing tae kwon do. This involves a lot of jumping and spinning. I have been trying to get the action photo's not to blur but being a novice in the digital world, I need advise. I have always used a nikon n60. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark u Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I'd suggest you use a 50mm f/1.8 lens, set the ISO to 1600 and the aperture to f/1.8 or f/2, meter in M mode off a mid tone in the gym (the floor, perhaps) to set the shutter speed, and set a custom white balance for the gym lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_madio Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Use a flash. The short duration will freeze the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug_axford1 Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 This is a sample we did at a Karate shoot recently. The shot is uncorrected and the back arm is apparently in the wrong position. It was shot at the following: Shutter speed: 1/180 sec Aperture: 9.5 Flash: On ISO: 100 Focal length: 24.0mm One main light off to far left side, one fill above camera on umbrella. You want the top speed the flash sync can handle to make sure all lights except your flashes can't be seen. When they are in the air, their head is 1 ft. from the overhead lights. A blonde head will pick-up the fluorescents. I want a shorter length lens to get a more gutsy action shot. Longer is nice, but loses the dynamics. This was a zoom lens and only went to 24 wide. You'll see a slight blur on the one foot. That's perfect. I don't want it frozen completely. Doug<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark newcombe www.mcnphoto Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 I used two mono's here for the action shot 180th about f8 black seemles. Flash is the best and really the only way to freeze action inside when the light is not that good. You can create the same effect with an SBwhatever, I just use mono's because I have them. Play around for a while and post some results digital film is cheap. Regards Mark<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willhl Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 I usually shoot without a flash but that said I haven't done any karate shots since I got proper one. You should check with tournament organisers before using a flash at an event, particularly if you are taking shots of kata/forms, different tournaments will have different rules regarding flashes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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