Photo Exercise: Capturing Motion

Assignment: With your team and using a DSLR camera, shoot action photos using the following modes:

• Sport/Action mode
• Aperture Priority mode (A or AV)
• Manual mode (M)

Post the best photo from your team in each category on www.piedmontphotojournalism.com. 

Requirements:

• You will need to stage the action. Teams can work together shooting one person as a muse.
• Photos must be taken with the provided DSLR camera.
• Do not edit the posted photos. 
• The final posted photos can be from anyone on your team, but I want all people to have practice shooting in each mode.
• One person on your team should upload the three photos to the class blog immediately. No captions/cutlines are necessary, but list who took each photo.
• I will need all cameras (unless you are checking it out for the weekend) by 2 p.m.
• Winning team gets lunch. Losers get nothing. Seriously. Three boys are expensive.

Tips:

• Use the “sports photography” handout for information on settings.
• Using manual mode takes a lot of practice and adjustments, and depends on the environment, so work together to figure out the best settings.
• Figure it out. No whining.

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