Shooting Karate

[supernix]

Hi,

I am totally new to photography pretty much. Anything I ever used was pretty much just point and shoot. But recently I purchased the Powershot S2IS and have been attempting to use it to take pictures of the dojo where I go. I am going much better in some respects than my old 5 mp Kodak DX4530 but honestly I still am lost. I often times get blurry pics and then when I up the speed of the shutter I end up with dark shots. Shooting with the flash sure helps a lot but sad to say that kills any hopes of using burst mode.

Please help this poor lost soul.
You can see my work at www.shotokansite.com (http://www.shotokansite.com) look in the image gallery. If you check out the sparring album you should be able to see the latest pictures I took of the last friday sparring matches.

[PhotosGuy]

I'm not familiar with the Powershot, but I suspect that you'd be better off forgetting burst mode & trying to catch the peak action selectively. In your place, if you can't get a FAST lens, then I'd add light.

Cameras Interactive aims to help novice photographers grasp the main concepts of SLR photography.
http://www.camerasinteractive.com/index.php#
Enjoy! Digital SLR Cameras - a Canon beginners guide.
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/index.html
Exposure explained: Three gateways for light.
http://www.canon.co.jp/Imaging/enjoydslr/p_2_005.html
Exposure = Aperture + Shutter Speed.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/fototech/apershutter/
Exposure - Low Tech Tips
http://www.photonhead.com/exposure/

Simple "every-day-emergency" location lighting
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66358

Sports Shooting Tutorials and Advice
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=135417

[supernix]

Ah thanks for the tutorials and links. I am sure it will help out and get me to better understand how to use the exposure and shutter speeds.