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It's started a bit of sport photography using my 70-200 f2.8 nikkor, my question is, when I'm focused on the player or players I use continuous af with dynamic af or 3d tracking.

I have two questions what's the difference between the 2 settings (dynamic af or 3d tracking)

Second question, when I am using the tracking continuous focus what does the camera know which player to focus on or do I set it on what ever player or players before I take the picture is that what the pros do??

Any help
 
I can't answer the first as I use Canon, but when I shot sports regularly then I would select the focus point that allowed for the composition I desired, generally you want a face to be sharpest so use a point that works to ensure you have the faces in focus. The problem is greater with longer lenses as you can really start to notice body parts going out of focus so if you are focused on the middle of the player the face can be soft.
 
Thanks for help,

I'm curious is there good money to be made in sport photography how does it work...

Thanks for your time
 
shane1980 said:
Thanks for help,

I'm curious is there good money to be made in sport photography how does it work...

Thanks for your time
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Depends what you class as good money and if your referring to event photography or covering professional sport.


shane1980 said:
It's started a bit of sport photography using my 70-200 f2.8 nikkor, my question is, when I'm focused on the player or players I use continuous af with dynamic af or 3d tracking.

I have two questions what's the difference between the 2 settings (dynamic af or 3d tracking)

Second question, when I am using the tracking continuous focus what does the camera know which player to focus on or do I set it on what ever player or players before I take the picture is that what the pros do??

Any help
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Continuous AF
 
mark1616 said:
I can't answer the first as I use Canon, but when I shot sports regularly then I would select the focus point that allowed for the composition I desired, generally you want a face to be sharpest so use a point that works to ensure you have the faces in focus. The problem is greater with longer lenses as you can really start to notice body parts going out of focus so if you are focused on the middle of the player the face can be soft.
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Thats really over complicating the issue for covering field sports, just keep it on centre point and keep the focus point on the torso and thats where the highest contrast is more likely to be (coloured kits) hence more accurate AF and less likely to start chopping feet and tops of head off as well, plus the fact the torso is a much bigger target for AF to lock onto
 
Rovers_Andy said:
Depends what you class as good money and if your referring to event photography or covering professional sport.

Continuous AF
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I dunno maybe pro sport can you give me a quick run down on both I b very greatful

Thank you
 
Shane there are many threads in the Sports section. Have a little search and see what you can find.

I did a Google search and came up with this link from 2006 !!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071023170241AAi3NBL

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start at the bottom... Portraits, weddings, events... Build a portfolio. Get equipment and experience. Once you have a portfolio and a reputation, talk to local papers about assginments, free lance, etc. Ask for small sporting events, larger ones once you get to know them. If they like you, and they get an opening, they might hire you as a staff photographer. Ask for sports assginments as much as possible. A few years there and move on... to a big city paper. Ask for some trial assginments, take what you can get from them. express your interest for sports. If you get to be a regular sports shooter for a big city paper. you have arrived.

No need to stop there.Get a national reputation
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I just love the "start at the bottom... Portraits, weddings, events..." :lol::lol:
 
bigrob said:
Shane there are many threads in the Sports section. Have a little search and see what you can find.

I did a Google search and came up with this link from 2006 !!

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071023170241AAi3NBL

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start at the bottom... Portraits, weddings, events... Build a portfolio. Get equipment and experience. Once you have a portfolio and a reputation, talk to local papers about assginments, free lance, etc. Ask for small sporting events, larger ones once you get to know them. If they like you, and they get an opening, they might hire you as a staff photographer. Ask for sports assginments as much as possible. A few years there and move on... to a big city paper. Ask for some trial assginments, take what you can get from them. express your interest for sports. If you get to be a regular sports shooter for a big city paper. you have arrived.

No need to stop there.Get a national reputation
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I just love the "start at the bottom... Portraits, weddings, events..." :lol::lol:
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Thanks for your advise I appreciate it love starting at bottom
 
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