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So tonight i have been booked by a friend to shoot a boxing event. Im fighting on this event so i will be the first fight then im off to shoot the rest.

Iv never shot boxing before so this is a first.

I will be using a gripped D300s i have a flash but won't be using it and a 16-85mm.

Any advice would be great.
 
nutural corner.. shoot through ropes ...usual indoor lighting rules apply.. high iso lens wide open..

because your shooting at f2.8 (hopefully) dof is a bit thin to get both boxers in focus most of time.. so I set the focus point to left or right depending on the boxer facing me... have it set so its just a flick of the paddle to move it from L to R

most boxing photogrpahers use something like a 24-70 or simmilar zoom.. personaly i prefer a prime.. you can set a zoom to one focul lenght for same effect... boxing can be so fast that i really dont have time to zoom compose focus and shoot.. so taking away zoom helps.. shoot wide and crop later... as i say others will disagree each to his/her own i guess :) maybe if i shot it more regular i would shoot a diff way


also is it a sports center or somehting? you might want to check white balance... if a bigger event then look where the extra lighting is coming from so you dont shoot against it if possible..
 
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KIPAX said:
nutural corner.. shoot through ropes ...usual indoor lighting rules apply.. high iso lens wide open..

because your shooting at f2.8 (hopefully) dof is a bit thin to get both boxers in focus most of time.. so I set the focus point to left or right depending on the boxer facing me... have it set so its just a flick of the paddle to move it from L to R

most boxing photogrpahers use something like a 24-70 or simmilar zoom.. personaly i prefer a prime.. you can set a zoom to one focul lenght for same effect... boxing can be so fast that i really dont have time to zoom compose focus and shoot.. so taking away zoom helps.. shoot wide and crop later... as i say others will disagree each to his/her own i guess :) maybe if i shot it more regular i owuld shot a diff way
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Thanks for that. The lens i have is a 3.5-5.6 so 2.8 is out of the question although i have had quite a few fights at this venue and i know the lighting is spot on.
 
duttytd said:
Thanks for that. The lens i have is a 3.5-5.6 so 2.8 is out of the question although i have had quite a few fights at this venue and i know the lighting is spot on.
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your lucky then... i get good lighting sometimes but for the most part it orange or dark or comes down in waves you can see...even so i would stay away fro 5.6... cant be that good lighting :)
 
Your fighting the first fight then hope to be able to photograph the following fights? How many days do you have to recover between fights? Shooting boxing can be a work out in itself trying to get positions and avoiding stray fists. Everone I saw leave the ring had at least a broken nose and were splattered in blood. ok maybe the ref didnt have a broken nose but he was covered in blood.
 
Use a large card as you'll take loads of crap so be prepard to chimp heavily. Dont forget the close ups in the corners and dont wear anything white as any splattered blood shows up easily. Good tip by Kipax as I set my camera in a similar way.
 
6 days later.. do we get to see the pics?

I ahve a great boxing event on friday night.. can't wait... will be bloody :)
 
duttytd said:
Sorry guys yes will post pics up tonight or tomorrow. I won my fight by a second round KO.
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The pics will all be badly composed due to blood from his split eyebrows obscuring the view finder and out of foucs due to the concussion spoiling his sense of balance and making him sway:naughty:
 
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