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Duncan16

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Hi, I'm new and inexperianced,so please be kind:)

I went across to Oulton Park yesterday and took some shots that would be laughed out of the fourum:'(

I did meet a couple of lads from this site and they were fantastic help. a big thanks to Danny and Dave. if they see this send me a link back guy's.

i am not one who can pick up a manual and read it hrough, i need to have hands on to get it to sink into this skull. I would love to concentrate on sports, however to find the basics I am open to any kind of help. as basic as possible and please ALL are welcome:)

anyone going to any meets or see anything around the North West of England please drop me details.

thank you for reading my post.:)
 
We all have to start somewhere, no laughing here, just good old banter and very friendly advice, why don't you post some of your work and we can take from there!

Welcome to TP Duncan :)


Graham
 
OK, well I'm very new to the forum (2nd post) but I do a lot of sports photography.

My tips would vary depending on the sport, but as a general rule you'll be needing a fast shutter speed to freeze action. That's not to say you'll always want to freeze action, but it's a good start.

So...learn the relationship between ISO setting, shutter speed and aperture. The three work in unison to correctly expose a shot.

(A faster shutter means less light coming in, which means you'll need a bigger aperture setting or a higher ISO setting to compensate).

I'd also suggest learning about shooting RAW, and processing those RAW images in Adobe Lightroom. In that programme you'll be able to crop images, catalogue them, colour correct them and noise reduce them too. I'm a huge fan of Lightroom.

The other thing to note is that sports pro's will take hundreds of shots at an event, often with the aim of sending one good one to the press. So don't take 50 shots and hope for a good one, get that camera set on continuous shooting and take loads and loads of photos...

Of course, the above are very much technical tips, which anyone can learn. There's also the artistic side of things which is what can set a great photographer apart.
 
Hello Duncan
If i see you there again you are welcome to tag along, any tips i have i will gladly pass on.

PS It was good to meet you and your friend, i have sent him some pics hope he likes them.:thumbs:
 
You'd be surprised how much you'll teach yourself by just playing around with your camera when you get a couple of hours to yourself. Try going to a few trackdays, they are usually free to get in and really can get your motorsports technique ready for the next paid event you go to.

Try picking up the odd photo mag from somewhere like WHSmiths, they can be 'pricey' compared to some mags, but they have some good tips for beginners in there. In Smiths you'll see like 10 different photo magazines so can find one covering things you like.

Welcome to TP.
 
Duncan - can I just say 2 things...

1 - Welcome to the forum

2 - Don't be afraid to post some shots for critique. We all have to start somewhere, and if we can't see your shots, then we can't help you.

And as for laughing at your work... well - we sort of take a dim view of that kind of thing. Yep, there may well be friendly banter, and a little gentle ribbing between some of the more well established members, but they probably know each other well, and know how far they can push it.

We may not necessarily say your shots are wonderful - indeed if they ARE awful, we probably WILL tell you they're awful - but if anyone does that, without telling you WHY they're awful, or HOW they can be improved, there's a little red triangular button - report them and someone with a green user name will "have a word" so to speak...
 
Welcome to TP Duncan :wave:

As Mark said if anyone over steps the mark with the critique just hit
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and a few of the Mod's will wrestle themselves out of the Staff room and away from the Jaffa Cakes to go around and see them with the :bat:

Most of the members are decent people and are happy to help out where they can :thumbs: so if you want to improve the post up a few photo's for critique and those in the know will try and help you improve your skills TP is by and far the best place to come and learn :thumbs:

Matt
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Whilst I would agree with Steelmagnet up to a point, that taking a good few photos at a venue is a good thing, in that you increase the chance of getting a good shot amongst them, there is another thing to bear in mind that I believe is important.

Get to know the sport you want to shoot. Learn where the action is likely to be (tricky corner, chicane for example) the best angles, when that action is likely to take place (last lap for example). Learn to read what's going on. Anticipating the action will put you in a good place to be ready for the shots you want. Then you can rattle them off!
 
Well a big thank you to all,

first of all I have been made very welcome, That is a great help to a new member.:clap:
I guess the next question from this side is....... how do I post photo's for you to see and enjoy!!:lol:
 
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