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CableChick
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I'm trying to shoot my son's Tae Kwon Do instructor do a flying side kick.
My shot came out blurry ( on him ) but the sign behind him was in focus.
What suggestions do you have? Can I shoot in action mode and attempt to follow him as he performs the kick? Should I ask him to stand by the wall approximately how far out he will be and focus there and click when he comes flying into the picture?
I think I may use a different lens too.
My original picture shot at a f3.5 I believe.
I'm trying to shoot my son's Tae Kwon Do instructor do a flying side kick.
My shot came out blurry ( on him ) but the sign behind him was in focus.
What suggestions do you have? Can I shoot in action mode and attempt to follow him as he performs the kick? Should I ask him to stand by the wall approximately how far out he will be and focus there and click when he comes flying into the picture?
I think I may use a different lens too.
My original picture shot at a f3.5 I believe.
itsbob
I bowl overhand
Most camera's autofocus (and I may be WAAAY off) trigger when you push the shutter release to a 1/2 way point.
The best to do is focus on him and hold your shutter realese at 1/2 stop until you want to take the picture.
I see a LOT of photographers do this is in portrait shooting. You want your subject to be the sharpest focus, but maybe not center in the picture. They point the camera at the subject, set the focus, then offset the camera to where they want the center and take the shot.
This way you can get a sharply focused subject right of the frame, and the blurred background in the center.
jbr13
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Two ways you may get this picture. If you camera tracks the subject and refocuses as it goes, you can focus on him before the kick and just keep the shutter button half way down until you want to snap the picture.
Or
Have him stand where his is going to be when he performs the kick, focus on him and the camera will lock the focus for that spot. Then he can move back start his sequence and you snap at the proper moment.
J
Or
Have him stand where his is going to be when he performs the kick, focus on him and the camera will lock the focus for that spot. Then he can move back start his sequence and you snap at the proper moment.
J
crf291
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It could also be that your shutter speed is to slow to stop the movement since the only thing out of focus is the guy moving. I'm not sure what speed you would need to stop motion in a kick. I would use 250-500 as a starting point. Might be able to work down from there.
If you post the picture along with your settings (shutter speed, iso, aperature) then we could help more.