​Capture figure skating on canvas prints

Capture figure skating on canvas prints

Figure skating is different from skiing, speed skating, ice hockey and works thrilling stimulation, ice and snow it has gorgeous lighting, novel and beautiful clothes, beautiful music, hard skills, etc., more like a dance, may be. And other dynamic movement project, figure skating, is also in rapid movement, every action is fleeting, the following are some Suggestions about how to capture figure skating on canvas prints. If you want to take good, not only have the material, energy, and creative.

First of all, say - equipment material force. Many people always said equipment is not important, but more important behind the head. Application in the dynamic aspects of photography, you can don't say these words. Face distance of character and change of action at any time, without telephoto lenses or add double mirror and a high speed performance of the camera focus, want to be photographed close-up picture is impossible.

Usually figure skating games were held in the indoor gymnasium artificial ice rink, stadium lighting limited, in addition, also by the limitation of the shooting area, the photographer can only be taken over a long distance. This requires that the selected lens aperture size IS big, the lens focal length IS long enough, if it IS in the side, the best lens for EF 200 mm f / 2 l IS the unsharp mask or 70-200 - mm f /.

High-speed capture the moment. Usually, we need to use fast shutter speed to solidification wonderful dynamic moment and then you can print this beautiful photo on canvas prints. If considering the situation of insufficient light, in order to guarantee adequate exposure, the shutter speed will generally choose between 1/400 to 1/1000, if you use more than 400 mm lens, photographed a relatively stable sliding movements, can ensure focus resolution and image sharpness. But to capture fast leaps or spins, the focus is easier to make weak or suppressed quick action of the failure of the whole virtual images. Actually are suitable to shoot high-speed moving bodies of Canon 1 dx, 7 dmark II, ISO 12800-12800, enough to guarantee capture the faint light of the moving body image quality, that is to say if the shutter speed to 1/2000-1/2500, can guarantee the moment of the high-speed transformation movements.

Slow skating more patterns. At the same time of capture moments, but also can change a way to make skating add some "pattern", through the use of super-low speed slow door to shoot, the vast majority of people would all dare not to try so low shutter speed, which is 1/8 of a second. Because of its difficult, condemned in the process of filming the success rate is low, so you need to have enough patience to wait for and capture, but also has its own theme, technical measures and attention, and this is why said before shooting figure skating requires energy. In addition, it is stability, in the process of filming the tripod is cannot little, taken pictures of no matter how fast is moving bodies, all need to have a relatively clear picture of the part, if not, is a failure.

Figure skating more big cases, only one or two dancers, dancers sliding tend to be in large range, and is not fixed, for the first time to shoot the subject is easy to all kinds of empty or failure. Is different from other sports events, could field a lot of hands, you have more selective; Can also track the limit, athletes will appear in a certain position, treat her; you are easier to capture the canvas prints picture. Skating is also a movement, but at the same time into the composition of art, which is not only physical difficulty of competitive technology, but also contains the dancer’s body composition of expression, the performance of emotional expression, like dancing. So the action, emotion and the rhythm of the music rhythm is one of the. This means that your foresight should be combined with the rhythm of the music. In addition, also need to pay attention to the following:

No.1 focus on the main characters facial or main action body

No.2 high spins off and difficult embody characteristics

Every sport has its distinctive moment, skating is not exceptional also, among them, the high altitude are juggling and in-situ rapid rotation model is the difficulty of its tip.

No.3 the body language and emotional communication charm

Skating is also a kind of ice dancing, it exquisite melody, rhythm, posture is exquisite, along with the melody, the movements and expressions are also change and extremely rich. Portrays the dancers through close-up reveals the attitude of the emotion, is powerful.

No.4 sudden unintended events Is breathtaking

Any a campaign event in accident emergency is precious and valuable, so the photographer to at any time with carved ready to capture events.

No.5 the picture is concise Avoid clutter background

From the point of view, are often taken in high position, is set in the ice, canvas prints images it will be clean. If taken in the sidelines or position is low, prone to walls and advertising, to avoid clutter background need to use a telephoto lens.

No.6 "full" composition

For starters, in the case of full, proposed to the picture around the appropriate leave some leeway, in order to avoid the main body part of the "disappeared" dancer in the picture.

No.7 the light and skating athlete's movement forms of picture composition

The lights of the game was uniform, show follow spot would appear, to illuminate the ice lights and athletes body reflection as shooting content among the composition of a picture.

Figure skating, for the photographer, is a beautiful enjoyment, not only has the midea visual and auditory, understand you without melody "seasoning"; And, of course, want to take a good work and eventually have to pay a lot of energy and effort, but in combination with the above points, I believe I can make you walk less "detour".