Need help on football photos??

[brusselandsprout]

http://www.btinternet.com/~dedecker/foot.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~dedecker/foot2.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~dedecker/foot3.jpg

took these yesterday - but stuggled with the light - and people in front of me

how can i improve these sports shots?

thanks

roger

[KO_300D]

hey brusselandsprout,

what's your EXIF data for these?

[brusselandsprout]

sorry - here comes the simple sounding person

what exif data?

dont know what you mean?

sorry

roger

[PhotosGuy]

#1: Nothing sharp to focus my interest.
#2: Nothing's happening to focus my interest.
#3: Something's happening, but I can't see it, no interest.
Sorry!

[brusselandsprout]

was not really asking for opinions on them - i know they are not that good! I was asking about what i need to do to get better pictures when at football - eg. what settings and the like

roger

[PhotosGuy]

was not really asking for opinions on them
D'oh! Your in the "Critique" area and... you didn't say anything about settings. You said, "Need help on football photos??".
So...
#1: Make something sharp to focus my interest.
#2: Shoot something "happening" to focus my interest.
#3: Put that "happening" thing in the pic.

Did you even bother to read all of the "Sticky: please please please, include image capture settings?"
It tells you where to find EXIF data, & if you want info on "- eg. what settings and the like.", then it helps us to know what you used before we spend our time giving you answers that might not apply to your situation.

[sGu]

1. Faster shutter speed, 1/400 sec at least
2. Increase ISO when lighting is bad, don't be afraid to use high ISO
3. Get a fast lens, with aperture 2.8 or bigger with longer reach.
4. Work on your technique, use manual selection on focus point to ensure sharpness of images
5. Work on composition, frame your shots better and tighter.
6. Know when to click, predict actions and follow action closely.
7. Try include ball and player in the same frame
8. Try get as much close action as possible, leave out the ones that's far away, too much cropping doesn't help
9. Cross your fingers and wish yourself luck, you need that when it comes to sports photography
10. Happy shooting

[PhotosGuy]

Take a look at these:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=47424

[gmen]

Thanks for showcasing my shots PhotosGuy :oops: much appreciated! :oops: :oops:

My suggestion to improve the Spurs pics posted is: Don't try taking pictures at Spurs!

Take your camera to a semi-pro, amateur game or even a Sunday morning game - there you can pick and choose your position, try different settings (as per sGu's post) and practice to your heart's content.

Once you've got the hang of it and are starting to get some good results, then think about how to go about taking some shots at Spurs - but this time from the photographer's pit with an uniterrupted view - you'll need to get some work published first though! It won't happen overnight, but you've got to start somewhere.

You'll learn more at a smaller venue than you will trying to get great results shooting from the crowd at White Hart Lane.

Just a thought - hope it helps!