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Tips and techniques for photographing star trails ..




Tip 931 (Keep the camera stable, use a tripod or something stable): This seems like a very obvious item for somebody who has shot star trails, but I keep on getting astounded at the number of people who want to shoot star trails and then don’t have a tripod. A star trail captures the movement [...]


Getting some great photographs of soccer games – Photo tips to improve your techniques (contd) ..




Tip 811 (Look for the more colorful players): If you have been following the league or teams which you are trying to shoot, you would know which are the more flashy players; it makes sense to concentrate more of your time on those players, since photos you shoot of those players would be more sought [...]


Getting some great photographs of soccer games – Photo tips to improve your techniques (contd) ..




Tip 801 (Take lots of photos): Initially, after reviewing the photos I would take at occasions and events, I would be surprised and angry at how many of the photos would not come out well. Either the composition was wrong, or the photo was not sharp enough, or something similar. However, on speaking to other [...]


Getting some great photographs of soccer games – Photo tips to improve your techniques (contd) ..




Tip 796 (No shutter lag): For capturing a fast paced game such as soccer, you need to either have a camera that negligible shutter lag (the time delay between when you click the button, and then the photo is actually taken); or if you have a camera that has some shutter lag, then you better [...]


Getting some great photographs of soccer games – Photo tips to improve your techniques




Tip 791 (One place to be, behind the net and a bit to the side): If you are not able to move much during the game, then the one place to be would be behind one of the goals, but a bit to the side, so that you are not totally trapped by the net, [...]