On Mar 17, 2010, at 10:26 PM, Sandra Hermann wrote:
First the Peso: http://samsphotopage.blogspot.com/2010/03/karate-class.html
I did my first firmware upgrade ever today. I had no idea how to do
them and was petrified of the whole process. Now my k10d finally
has the latest update. The reason for this update is the fact that
I am shooting a wedding Sat and I want to use my flash off camera.
Now to figure that part out. I hate shooting weddings. I can't mess
up, I don't like that kind of pressure.
I wouldn't mind being "the second photographer" at a wedding. I
wouldn't want to be THE photographer.
I also was curious how I could take better pictures of the kids in
the Karate class if I don't have a fast enough lens and I don't have
the money to buy a better one. I thought I was doing alright buying
stuff while I had a job, but I was buying more for nature
photography and now every one wants action photo's from me. Wrong
stuff.
Judging by the karate classes I've taken, they're halfway between
blues dancing and Aikido. You don't have a lot of bodies flying
through the air and the subjects stay pretty much in place when doing
drills and kata. Some things I've learned from shooting dance and
martial arts.
Your cheapest fast glass is going to be a 50/1.4 supertak with an
adapter. If you play your craigslist cards right, you can get the
glass for free, or with an old spotty for $50. M42 adapters are about
$20. The problem with using the old lenses is that they get you
spoiled for build quality.
In this case the lack of an automatic stopdown isn't going to be an
issue, because you'll be shooting wide open, or close to it, anyways.
At my dojo, I find that 50mm is a reasonable length to work with.
It's manual focus, so I recommend refocusing a lot. That way if you're
off, you'll only be off for a few shots. A katzeye could help here.
Another low budget (as in cheaper than a new lens) thing that'll help
is a monopod.
http://www.linkdelight.com/index.php/Tripods-Heads/Benro-8x-Carbon-Fiber-MC-66n6-5-sections-Monopod/Detailed-product-flyer.html
is a sweet deal, I use it with a manfrotto ball head.
Try higher ISOs. I'm almost always shooting stationary objects at
base ISO, but for dance or marital arts, I'll push the ISO pretty
hard. High ISO noise will often look better in black and white.
I need to get off my butt and finish working on this project, but
here's something I'm writing about shooting action in low light:
http://red4est.com/lrc/photowriting/
specifically:
http://red4est.com/lrc/photowriting/photoing_blues.txt
http://red4est.com/lrc/photowriting/blues_photo_equip.txt
http://red4est.com/lrc/photowriting/photoing_blues_notes.txt
I got a 2x converter last month. I found eagles so I had to have it
to take pictures of them. I still wasn't close enough. But next
year I will figure out a better plan.
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