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Sports photography with slow shutter speeds is by Omari Stephens (website | Google+ | Patreon):
Conventional wisdom suggests that sports photography is a field where fast shutter speeds, wide apertures, and expensive cameras and lenses are the only game in town. Where the purpose of a great photo is to “freeze” the action. I loved (and still love) sports, but the conventional path wasn’t an option for me.
My own photographic coming-of-age happened with a D70 and its 18-70/3.5-4.5 kit lens. When many sports photographers might have leaned on shutter speed to keep things sharp, I focused on technique and the ability to predict motion and stillness. Where many photographers try to eliminate blur, I strive to incorporate that blur in a controlled, intentional manner. And when well-executed, those photos have the potential to feel even more compelling than completely frozen shots, because sports typically feature their own balance of motion and stillness.
The result has been that I’ve learned to take photos of indoor sports and other fast-moving subjects in a way that is completely accessible for people with everyday cameras. No need for D3s levels of low-light performance. No need for some 10fps monster. If you’ve got a DSLR made in the last decade, you’ve got everything you need.
This technique is basically an extension of panning: you use camera-holding technique to choose what should appear sharp in the image. Then you add prediction and timing to show the contrasting motion of the scene. So, for instance, if you’re shooting fencing at 1/60s, maybe you wait for the tension as one fencer begins to strike:
Or maybe you illustrate the motion of a pole vaulter’s pole as it recoils in 1/125th of a second:
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Source:: Nikon Rumors
