| 8 Tips for Photographing Sports Posted: Have you ever seen sports advertisements in magazines and wondered how you could get your own images to look like that when taking shots of your son/daughter's sports game? After reading this article, you'll be well on your way to producing quality sports images like the pros. Steps -
Examples of Nikon and Canon DSLRs - Acquire a lens. The type of lens to use with most sports photography is a telephoto zoom that zooms to about 200mm or higher. The "speed" of a lens will also be important, as it will let more light in, allowing for higher shutter speeds. Keep in mind that the faster the lens is, the more expensive it will be to buy or rent.
- Learn how to use a DSLR. You can have the best camera in the world and all it would be is an expensive paperweight if you don't know how to use it. In order to increase your knowledge of cameras, you can attend classes or workshops that teach about cameras, or you can spend time online looking at different tutorials, tips, and examples of people's work for free. Some good resources include kelbytv.com/dtowntv and digital-photography-school.com. Understanding camera exposure is the most important thing to learn. The internet is a valuable resource when learning about photography or solving problems.
- Find a place to take pictures. Action doesn't come to you, you go to the action. You can find sports almost everywhere; try going to high school or little league games, or try to step it up and get into professional games (see Warnings).
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The camera mode dial is where you will most likely find Aperture Priority and Manual Mode - Set your ISO. ISO (the sensor's sensitivity to light) will directly affect how fast of a shutter speed will be possible on your camera. The higher ISO (ex. 3200 or 6400) allows for a faster shutter speed. High ISOs come with a trade-off; the higher the ISO, the more noise will be present in the image.
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Taken with Nikon D700 with Nikon 70-200mm VR at 1/800 of a second at f/ 2.8 on ISO 3200 - Set your auto-focus to continuous. This will keep the focus on your moving subject, allowing you to get more pictures of the subject in focus.
Video Tips - Learn the sport you are shooting. You will get better shots if you know where the action is going to take place instead of wandering around the field aimlessly.
- Use a monopod. This will decrease camera shake and vibration, giving you sharper images. Monopods also take the weight of the camera off of you, allowing for a more enjoyable experience.
- When using a lens with vibration reduction (VR), turn it off. You should be using fast shutter speeds, and vibration reduction will actually add vibration to the image.
- Capture facial expressions. Some sports, like track and swimming, get very repetitive after a couple hours of shooting, so to get more interesting shots, zoom in further and capture their facial expressions.
- Get additional interesting shots by rotating the camera 90 degrees.
- Shoot on continuous mode. This will allow you to capture an action sequence and increase the probability of getting a good image. A battery grip (available for many DSLRs) will increase the battery power of the camera and also increase the frame rate.
- Turn off your flash. Flash should rarely be used when shooting sports, as it distracts the athletes and usually isn't powerful enough to have any effect.
Warnings - Stay out of the athlete's way. If you interrupt a game while trying to get a shot, you will not be liked and will most likely get kicked out.
- If you want to shoot professional sports, you will need a press pass to get onto the field.
- Try not to change lenses outdoors. This allows dust, water, dirt, etc. to enter the camera and onto the sensor. If you want to use two lenses, get an additional camera body if possible.
Carelessness could result in broken equipment
Things You'll Need - 1-2 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras
- Telephoto Zoom lens
- Optional: Monopod, press pass
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| How to Make Whole Wheat Bread in a Machine Posted: If you have a bread machine, it's easy to get fresh baked bread. It takes a few hours, but it's not your time. All you have to do is add the ingredients and start the machine. You'll know exactly what's in it, and you'll most likely save money. This bread uses a mixture of whole wheat and unbleached flour for a rich but neutral flavor that can go with most things. Ingredients - 2 Tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 12 oz. filtered water, wrist temperature. You can microwave it to bring it up to a lukewarm temperature.
- 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 tsp. salt (see tips)
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3 cups unbleached flour
- 1 3/4 teaspoons dry yeast (available in bulk at warehouse stores; refrigerate the portion you're not using) or one packet of dry yeast
Steps - Add two tablespoons of packed brown sugar to the bottom of the bread machine pan.
- Add two tablespoons of olive oil.
- Add the warm water. You can use it to rinse the oil and sugar off the measuring spoon.
- Add up to two teaspoons of salt. The salt controls the rise, and you don't want it to over-rise. The bread may hit the lid of the bread machine if it rises too much. It may also form a bubble or cave in in the center.
- Make this bread more than once, and you will learn how much salt to add to control the rise.
- Add three cups of unbleached flour.
- Add one cup of whole wheat flour.
- Add the yeast. Adding it on the top of the water like this keeps it dry until the bread cycle starts, in case you want to use a delay timer.
- Place the pan in the bread machine. Make sure it's inserted firmly and correctly.
- Select an appropriate cycle and start the machine. Do not open the machine while the cycle is running.
Video Tips - Salt regulates the action of yeast. Use a bit more salt to keep the loaf from rising too much. Do not skip the salt in this loaf.
- If you can resist pouncing for a little while, let the bread cool in the pan for a few minutes and then on a rack for a few minutes more before you slice into it. A loaf that's too hot and moist could burn your fingers and could shred when you cut into it.
- With the water temperature, aim for a warm bath. If you'd like the temperature, your yeast will, too.
- Want more whole wheat flour? Use two cups of whole wheat bread flour and two cups of unbleached. You can try more than that, totaling 4 cups of flour, but unbleached flour handles more easily when baking bread, and it's usually less expensive.
- Filtered is preferred because it removes the chlorine that might otherwise work against the yeast.
- If you have the choice of whole wheat flours, choose whole wheat bread flour, not whole wheat pastry flour.
- You can use all-purpose flour, but bread flour will result in a better texture.
- As with most bread machine recipes, it helps to add the ingredients in order, particularly if you plan to set a delay timer so that you will have fresh bread in the morning.
- If you keep your yeast in the freezer, it can last many months or even a few years. Make sure it's in a tightly sealed container.
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