This year’s AWDF Championship and Team Challenge was an exceptional event; very well organized and a marvelous venue. Each day dawned clear with cool mornings. It wasn’t until mid-afternoon that the sunlight washed out the trial field, and for most of the day the sun was in a favorable position for photographs. There also were no [...]
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AWDF 2012 Highlights Plus Lessons Learned
Posted in Camera Settings, Fast Action Photography, Schutzhund, tagged aperture priority, AWDF, Canon EF lens, dog sport, dog training, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, ISO, LinkedIn, obedience, OG Landshark Schutzhund Club, photographers, protection, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund trials, shutter priority, shutter speed, tracking, Twitter on May 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Highlights from Chattahoochee Schutzhund Club’s Spring Trial
Posted in Camera Settings, Fast Action Photography, tagged aperture, aperture priority, Canon EF lens, Chattahoochee Schutzhund Club, dog sport, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, lens, LinkedIn, long bite, photographers, protection, Randall Hoadley, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund trials, shutter speed, Twitter on April 15, 2012 | 4 Comments »
In taking photos at the Chattahoochee Schutzhund Club‘s Spring Trial, I had an insight regarding the use of burst mode during the long bite. In Schutzhund (IPO) photography, I believe there is such as thing as a too fast a shutter speed, especially shooting in burst mode. Consider that when you are tracking a dog [...]
Lessons Learned at the 2012 USCA IPO SE Regional Championship
Posted in Camera Settings, Fast Action Photography, tagged Schutzhund, photography, dog sport, dog training, Fast Action Photography, Schutzhund trials, Schutzhund training, long bite, AF target area, LinkedIn, Facebook, protection, tracking, shutter speed, Schutzhund photographers, photographers, lens, Canon EF lens, ISO, aperture, North Beach Schutzhund Club, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on March 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This year’s SE Regionals was a superb event. Compliments all around to the North Beach Schutzhund Club, in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for organizing and hosting one of best Schutzhund trials I’ve attended. The trial featured excellent dogs and noteworthy performances! During the trial, I took more than 3,000 photos. My goal was not to [...]
Summer Shooting: Experimenting With Aperture Priority and Shutter Speeds
Posted in Action Photography, Fast Action Photography, GASA, tagged AF target area, aperture, aperture priority, Canon EF lens, dog sport, dog training, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, ISO, lens, LinkedIn, photographers, photography, Polarizers, protection, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund training, shutter speed, Twitter on August 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This week at the Greater Atlanta Schutzhund Association club field, I experimented with using as wide open aperture and high shutter speeds to freeze the action, and adjusting the ISO accordingly to get reasonable exposures. As with the photos in my last post, I shot with a Canon EOS 7D camera, a Canon 70-300mm DO [...]
Summer Shooting: Experimenting With ISO and Shutter Speed
Posted in Fast Action Photography, Photography Basics, tagged aperture, aperture priority, Canon EF lens, dog sport, dog training, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, IPO, ISO, Learning to See Creatively, LinkedIn, photography, point of view, Polarizers, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund trials, shutter priority, shutter speed, Twitter, Understanding Exposure on July 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Taking dramatic photographs of Schutzhund dogs at work that stop the action cold, in focus and with the proper exposure is no mean feat, as all Schutzhund photographers can attest. For any one photographic opportunity, there are many challenges, such as lighting conditions, dog coat colors, handler clothing colors, background distractions and the nature of [...]
Using Aperture and Shutter Speed Settings Creatively
Posted in Fast Action Photography, Photography Basics, tagged aperture, aperture priority, Bryan Peterson, dog sport, dog training, exposure, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, ISO, Learning to See Creatively, lens, photographers, photography, protection, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund training, shutter speed, shutter speed priority, Understanding Exposure on December 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
One of the hardest concepts for me to understand is aperture and how to use these settings creatively in Schutzhund photography. Aperture settings allow more or less light in through the lens to the digital sensor. That is straight forward enough. But the challenge for me is the settings themselves are not intuitive. Unlike ISO [...]
PS to Automatic vs Manual Settings Post
Posted in Action Photography, Fast Action Photography, tagged AF target area, dog sport, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, lens, LinkedIn, Outkast Photography, photographers, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund trials, Twitter on November 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Amending my earlier post to include higher end cameras that do not have automatic scene settings, such as the one I use frequently with my Rebel XT for sports photography.
Schutzhund Action Photography: Automatic vs. Manual Settings
Posted in Action Photography, Fast Action Photography, tagged AF target area, Betty Lindblom, burst mode, Canon EF lens, dog sport, dog training, Facebook, Fast Action Photography, lens, LinkedIn, obedience, Outkast Photography, photographers, photography, protection, Schutzhund, Schutzhund photographers, Schutzhund trials, tracking, Twitter on November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When it comes to Schutzhund fast action photography, using the automatic setting for sports photography with the burst mode enabled works best. The action happens very fast, and you have to be ready at a moment’s notice. During a dog’s obedience and protection routines, there simply isn’t enough time to manually adjust settings for each set of pictures.
