How to shoot action shots

Zone Focus- is when you focus on one spot that you know will have action prior to the action happening

Shutter Speed- Freezing Action: nothing in the photo seems to be moving (high shutter speed)
Capturig Action: see slight movement in the photo (low shutter speed

Panning- move the lens with the movemment of the action, subject seems slightly frozen and there surrounding are blured

Waiting for a Pause- wait till the subject slows down or stops to take your shot

The Long Center

1.pattern
2. surroundings/pattern
3. surroundings
4. surroundings
5.surroundins
6.details
7.lighting /details
8.angels
9.lighting
10.surroundings
11.pattern
12.surrounding/pattern
13.pattern
14.angels
15.angels
16.angels

My favorite photo is number 2. In this photo it shows the surrounding. Howere it also includes a pattern made by the repitition of the columns. The columns in the picture also frame the skyline of Austin and highlight the beautiful surroundings around The Long Center.

What I want to shoot

I would like to shoot: Boys JV baseball game
April 3rd
For saftey shots I would like to shoot the pitcher's mound, bating box,
and the dugout
As far as money shots a slide into home plate of a home run would be nice

Judges Comments

*Winner* - Dustin Snipes

Likes: * Composition
* Good angles
* Good lighting

Dislikes: NONE ( He had an all aroung good photo)


#1- Alyssa Schukar

Likes: * The theme( eating disorder)
* Contrast between dark and pastel colors

Dislikes: * Not enough strong shots
* Same distance and feeling
* Not enough optimisim

#2 - Travis Haughton

Likes: * Good Emotion
* Fairly well variety of distance

Dislikes: *Didn't stick with the story
* To many little kids
* Some pictures out of focus

#3- Melissa Golden

Likes: * Some strong photos
* Good compostion

Dislikes: * To busy
*Stick to one theme
* Don't force framing

#4- Daryl Peveto

Likes: *Nice balance
*Nice contrast

Dislikes: * Organize photos better
* To commercial
* Needs better captions



Recap-
The judges look for a strong theme and strong photos they eliminated the weak portforlios that weren't organized and had "clunkers" They also didn't like if a portfolio had blank frames.