SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
Sports photography is the art of photographing football, baseball, soccer, basketball, and many other sports. For sports photography, the main focus is action, capturing moments of movement. It also can include details like an up-close picture of a pitcher's baseball mitt or a football player's cleat. Sports photography is all about having photos that evoke emotion, convey action, and have meaning.
Shutter speed is the rate at which the shutter on your camera opens and closes. The fast the shutter speed, the sharper your images are. This is ideal for sports photography because it freezes motion and keeps the image detailed.
For sports photography, you won't be able to be on the field or the court to capture the action. Therefore, a long camera lens that can zoom in very far is essential to getting great images at a safe distance.
Because you're photographing a sport, the players and game move very quickly. To get the best images, you always must be paying attention to what's going on around you, or you could miss a big touchdown, play, or celebration.
This article reveals the winners of World Sports Photography awards from different sports and events throughout the past year with the photos included.
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These photos show the best of the best images in sports photography this year. They provide examples for what photographers should be aspiring to capture and show through their images, like disappoint, joy, pain, and more.