Hello to all,
I know it's a bit out of topic but I'd like to know (from photographers, not yogis) how do you manage breathe and body stability in rush situation ?
No IS and 8-600mm f0.5 lenses advice please LoL
Due to often run from spot to spot (sports event for example) , I trained to control breathe but it not perfect for the moment.
Thanks for your help
Get a solid footing first. Tuck in your arms closest to your self and hold your breath when you're about to shoot. Relax. Don't anticipate the movement. That's what I do []
...and don't drink 12 cups of coffee before your morning shoot. :-)
Hey I don't really get it. When I shot sports I never had this problem. Most of the time your shutterspeed is high enough to eliminate any movement from yourself. I found it more hard to concentrate on composure after rushing to another spot. Quickly find out what I want to shoot and what lighting there is and what background is available.
But if you really get out of breath and your photos suffer, the best advice would be a little more exercise to be honest. At least that is what I can think of.
The way I get my steady shots, like slower than 1/30 (tried it with the 100-400 with IS on two days ago and shot 1 sharp picture at 1/6 sec at 400mm, good keeper-rate at 1/30 at 400mm) are mostly by holding the camera with my right hand, supporting the lens with the left hand with the elbow against my body. Taking a deep breath and easily breathing out. I found out that for me keeping my breath doesn't work. But this technique practically works only for still objects.
I hope it helps you a bit.
Jan
It may sound funny but shooting without IS usually means high shutter as others have said. If I have to slow the shutter speed to where I think camera shake is going to be an issue, I stand so my left side is facing the action, kind of hunch over a little, and rest my elbow on my hip. I find that it steadies everything and gives a brace to the camera. I breathe out when I shoot as it seems to calm your body more than trying to hold your breath or anything like that. It may look funny, but I hardly ever get camera shake with that. Doesn't really work if your outside using a 100-400 as you really can't extend your arm, but it works with a 70-200 as all you need is a twist to move the zoom.
Jayson
A monopod would probably be ideal for the original poster. A monopod allows you to quite easily do a run-and-gun type of shooting while still providing crucial stability.
Yeah pretty much the same story. I have to add one thing though. When I use this technique I usually try to keep one of the 9 focus blocks on your focussing screen at a particular point in the frame. That helps me control the movement as well.
Jan
Originally Posted by Sheiky
Yeah, thanks to care, but i'm already fit, so that's not the point []
What I meant was (as it's a problem for me sometimes, I'm glad you don't have this probe) just like people who compete in triathlon (which difficulty is to have a run ant then precisely shoot with a rifle), how, is it possible to manage breath.
Aven at 2.8 I believe that it may happen that some people miss their shot sometimes anyway.... or not ?
ha ha, yes. red Bull is better as you can rest the lens on the empty cans ... LoL
Ah thanks for the triathlon (you meant biathlon) tip. Here's something which may help!http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_2_18/ai_105518168/
Oh and by the way...if you're fit you really shouldn't drink that smelly stuff with the bull on the can [:P]
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