Football Field

What makes football a high-paced, anything-can-happen event also makes it very difficult for digital photographers. You must deal with 22 players on the field (not to mention referees and coaches trying to get their points across), plus the midday sun outside or inconsistent lighting inside domes. Unless you have a press pass, you also must deal with nose-bleed seats in large stadiums and shouting and screaming fans ready to jump up at a moment’s notice to block your shot. Whew! To help you score a touchdown with your digital photos I’ve listed 5 digital photography tips, and 4 more are listed in Part II. 1) Don’t Get Your Hopes Up This sounds like a lousy tip to start things off, but hear me out. If you’re sitting in nose-bleed seats and don’t own a digital camera with a large optical telephoto zoom (digital zoom doesn’t matter), football players will likely appear as just large dots in your photos. And if you’re sitting behind a tall person that loves to stand up and cheer after eve …

What makes football a high-paced, anything-can-happen event also makes it very difficult for digital photographers. You must deal with 22 players on the field (not to mention referees and coaches trying to get their points across), plus the midday sun outside or inconsistent lighting inside domes. Unless you have a press pass, you also must deal with nose-bleed seats in large stadiums and shouting and screaming fans ready to jump up at a moment’s notice to block your shot. Whew! To help you score a touchdown with your digital photos I’ve listed 5 digital photography tips, and 4 more are listed in Part II. 1) Don’t Get Your Hopes Up This sounds like a lousy tip to start things off, but hear me out. If you’re sitting in nose-bleed seats and don’t own a digital camera with a large optical telephoto zoom (digital zoom doesn’t matter), football players will likely appear as just large dots in your photos. And if you’re sitting behind a tall person that loves to stand up and cheer after eve …

With all the beautiful water ways in the world that are available for individuals to spend their summer time vacations at, who wants to miss out on capturing their experiences on film. As the mercury continues to rise and the temperatures tend to sizzle individuals are undoubtedly considering taking a plunge in a cool body of water whether it be a pool, lake, or an ocean. If the individual now wants to snap some photographs of their waterside fun all they need to do is to purchase a waterproof camera. There are several that are now developed that are small as well as sophisticated and lightweight. One terrific waterproof camera is the Olympus Stylus 850 SW, which is waterproof, shock resistant, and freeze resistant. It has a sleek look and a built in flash in a high tech digital camera with a sharp two and half inch LCD screen. It can be dropped from five feet above the ground, dunked into a pool of water up to ten feet, and even chilled to an incredible freezing temperature of fourte …

Part II expands on this advice and mentions a few technical tweaks you should make in order to take great photographs. 6) Take Photos as Fast as Possible Action in football happens fast. Especially if you’re sitting in the stands, the combination of fast action and hand-holding a digital camera often leads to blurry photos. * Don’t shoot in RAW mode - use high-quality JPG. You may not notice a difference in picture quality, and shooting in JPG means your digital camera can save photos to memory faster, letting you take follow-up photos quicker. * Shoot with the fastest possible shutter speed (usually adjustable by a digital camera’s “S” setting) that still results in photos not appearing too dark. If you mostly shoot in automatic mode, experiment by pushing your digital camera a step or two faster than what it recommends. If you own a digital SLR and are allowed to bring it to the game, a faster lens may help increase the camera’s fastest possible shutter speed. This can add to the ca …