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The Best Camera Mode For Fans Storming The Court During Flashing Lights

If you're working inside a college basketball arena  and you know the lighting is going to stay the same …

December 16, 2025

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How do I Freeze the Rain in My Photos?

GOAL : Make the rain freeze in the air. OUTLOOK: Rain, rain, go away....wait...rain can add amazing textur…

August 27, 2025

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What's the Best Shutter Speed for Sports Coverage?

Never go below 500 shutter speed for sports. At 500 , you may occasionally see slight motion in your images …

July 16, 2025

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The Stats - Gamecocks Crushing Return

by Travis Bell The Stats  series is where I share the   settings  used to create an image , including shutter…

June 30, 2025

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The Stats - Big East Tennis Serve

The Stats  series is where I share the   settings  used to create an image , including shutter speed, apertur…

April 25, 2025

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What Makes a Good Sports Picture? Part 2 - Soft Backgrounds

Continuing our series on what makes a good sports picture , here's an element that will make your picture…

April 08, 2025

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The Stats - Gamecocks Bunker Blast

The Stats  series is where I share the   settings used to create an image , including shutter speed, apertur…

March 26, 2025

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The Stats - Clemson's Chauncey Wiggins Locked In

The Stats  series is where I share the   settings used to create an image , including shutter speed, aperture…

January 24, 2025

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The Stats - Clemson Soccer vs Wake Forest

The Stats series is where I share the settings used to create an image , including shutter speed, aperture an…

November 20, 2024

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NBA Tells Photographers To Wait For The Moment

NBA Photos is encouraging its still photographers to dial back on shooting so many images . Digital mirrorle…

September 11, 2024

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The Stats - LSU's Dunk

The Stats series is where I share the settings used to create an image , including shutter speed, aperture an…

February 17, 2024

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The Sky is Your Friend at Beach Volleyball

If you're creating beach volleyball images, it's worth postponing dinner to stick around for twiligh…

June 11, 2022

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Canon Rebel Settings for Daylight Action

GOAL: Get your Canon Rebel ready to capture sharp, properly exposed, sports action images. OUTLOOK: All t…

May 20, 2022

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Gear for Capturing Action Images of Kids and Athletes Outside

Goal: Create outdoor, action images of kids running, laughing, playing and all of their never-ending tomfool…

January 29, 2022