Indoor sports shooting

[BurtonC]

I have managed to get my self the canon 7d and a 85mm 1.8 lens, I have setup c1 using a settings guide I found on sportsshooter.com

Yesterday I took some shots of friends training kick boxing, one thing I noticed is that some of the punches turned out with motion blur

Can anyone give me some pointers or advise which settings would be ideal to change to help capture a clean shot.

If there's any more info you need please ask

[clarence]

post a sample picture with EXIF

[NickJushchyshyn]

Can anyone give me some pointers
Use strobes.

[xchangx]

How did you shoot it? Full auto? Aperture priority?

[Gatorboy]

Motion Blur = Shutter too slow

[DC Fan]

Originally Posted by BurtonC

I have managed to get my self the canon 7d and a 85mm 1.8 lens, I have setup c1 using a settings guide I found on sportsshooter.com

Yesterday I took some shots of friends training kick boxing, one thing I noticed is that some of the punches turned out with motion blur

Can anyone give me some pointers or advise which settings would be ideal to change to help capture a clean shot.

If there's any more info you need please ask

To get a correctly exposed image that stops rapid motion under the usual lighting found indoors and using only that available lighting, requires a fast shutter speed. In turn, that requires a high imager sensitivity, also called high ISO. A fast lens is also needed.

Examples:


Focal Length: 118.0mm
Aperture: f/2.8
Exposure Time: 0.0013 s (1/800)
ISO equiv: 3200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB


Focal Length: 50.0mm
Aperture: f/1.8
Exposure Time: 0.0005 s (1/2000)
ISO equiv: 2500
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No (enforced)
Orientation: Normal
Color Space: sRGB


The combination of a Canon 7d and an 85mm 1.8 lens will be able to handle just about any low-light indoor situation (and nearly all indoor situations will be low light) with an effective shutter speed to stop motion, but finding that shutter speed won't come from using settings found on a web site. Rather, it will be necessary for consistent success to acquire and use a separate light meter, to measure the light at each event.
These meters can be expensive, but fortunately there are a few reasonably priced units that are available. Using a light meter to take wht is called an incident reading, or a measurement of the light that falls on a subject, is a standard procedure when photographing an indoor event where you must use available light. Learning how to do this is just one of the many steps needed to become an effective photographer, even in situations you can not control. No, even a very good camera and lens will not be enough in some situations. What you experienced is one of the many circumstances where you'll need to learn how to use the light you have available with the equipment you have at hand.

[Zivnuska]

Originally Posted by Gatorboy

Motion Blur = Shutter too slow

Yep.

[watt100]

Originally Posted by Gatorboy

Motion Blur = Shutter too slow

that get's my vote also, need faster shutter and higher ISO

[fluffymama]

I'm not an expert, but I shoot a lot of indoor volleyball, so maybe I can help you. Set your camera to manual (M). You have excellent shutter speed on that lens, so bump it all the way down to 1.8. For an indoor sport with motion blur you will need to be up around 1/600 or more if possible. You will also have to bump your ISO up to get the light you want. You will have to play with the aperature and ISO until you are happy with the results. Just make sure you get the most out of that lens.

If you are really new, set the camera to no flash. Take a picture and then go in and view the photo and it's details. If you pull the picture up on your camera you can get the ISO and aperature by pressing the info button.

I hope this helps. If anyone find my information wrong please post, because I, too, can use all the help I can get.