by Sports Photo101 | Jun 17, 2017 | Constructing Exposure ISO, Photography
ISO stands for International Standards Organization. It is a standardized scale for measuring film sensitivity to light. Today, film has been replaced by digital image sensors but the concept is still the same. To understand ISO let’s go back a few years. In the...
by Sports Photo101 | Jun 17, 2017 | Constructing Exposure Shutter Speed, Photography
Like aperture, shutter speed also affects how much light hits the camera’s sensor. It also does something else that as a sports photographer is pretty important. One of our goals as sports photographers is to freeze the action. Whether it’s a volleyball spike or a...
by Sports Photo101 | Jun 17, 2017 | Constructing Exposure Aperture, Photography
Basically, aperture is the opening within the lens that light travels through to reach the camera’s sensor. When I go to shoot, I usually start by adjusting my aperture first. I do this because aperture not only affects the amount of light hitting the camera’s...
by Sports Photo101 | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog
Shooting sports with your cell phone, yeah right. Maybe, if you are shooting static shots, but not action shots. Cell phones just can’t adjust quick enough for the action that takes place in sports. I am not going to say much more. Instead, check out my attempt to...
