Photodawg1 wrote in post #2332920
I will call the gym today and see what kind of lighting to expect.
Hi Linda ....
I'm not really sure just how helpful calling and asking about the lighting will be ... unless you're actually talking to a photographer I'll bet that they won't have a clue as to the "kind of lighting" ....
The last college game I shot I used an 80-200 2.8 and a 400 2.8 (for the far-court). Here's one shot from that ( taken with the 80-200 2.8 ):
Now, if the lighting is really good, those 2.8 lenses work really well. But if the lighting is not so good, then I'd agree with Darren regarding a couple of fast primes. I usually use either an 85 1.8 or a 100 2.0 for basketball if the lighting won't support the use of 2.8 lenses. As far as position goes .... again I'll defer to Darren in that it does depend on what you're looking for. I've been under the basket, along the baseline at the 3-point line, all the way over in the corner on the baseline, even from midcourt.
I'd recommend shooting in manual mode. Most likely you'll have to shoot wide open no matter what lens you wind up using. Set your ISO high enough to maintain a high shutter speed. And all of this will depend on the lighting ....
The only other lighting related issue is color balance. If you're dealing with cycling gym lights in this gym, then consistent color balance will go right out the door. You'll probably need to shoot in RAW and adjust for color balance in PP.
BUT .... if the lighting is balanced for daylight then you can probably get away with AWB ... but it would still be better to use a custom white balance.
Have fun ....
