Sports Action Photography | Tips & Tricks

[@BTcycle]

Thank you for the in depth detail of light placements and playing with the sun. The photo with the tennis ball shot with the water spray is my favorite.

[@bennettandyp]

That was a seriously good and effective tutorial

[@MattHernandez]

Thank you!

[@SlavicSon]

Matt is top notch. Love his work.

[@arnoldward3325]

Matt is amazing! His clear and concise teaching style breaks down a complex topic into easy to understand segments!

[@WestcottLighting]

Thanks for watching!!

[@bberg021]

Super helpful as always. The shot thru the net is fire!

[@doodledidit]

Matt's tutorials are always worth the watch ! Great job

[@MattHernandez]

Did you mean Matt? 😂

[@doodledidit]

@@MattHernandez OMG...yes. I knew it was Matt but I watched it at 6am before I finished my first cup of coffee and mistyped. Love all your tutorials and I'm a Western Ky girl so I really appreciate your KY accent too. Do you do classes for photographers?

[@the-secrettutorials]

This dude is the real deal

[@studiovidshot2002]

the way when u eliminate the lightof the sun il a sunny day like this with flases is awesom

[@DJCENTIF1]

The best tips in the business. Thank you.

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad it was helpful! Matt is amazing!

[@MattHernandez]

Thank you!

[@claudiasilvestre4597]

Great video like always!!!!! You are the best!!!

[@tmewborn1]

Thank You Young Man, Your work & Explanation is excellent. I have been shooting Action Sports for years back to the dark days of film. I am age 84 still enjoy the hobby. I really enjoyed watching you & listening to your excellent advice, and how you work. I have watched several iof your video's, all your images I have viewed are excellent. Keep up the great work everyone appreciates leaning, and having a nice place like youtube to learj

[@Steadicam305]

Awsome work Matt!!!

[@boostedmaniac]

Thanks for the tips of going back to front. I’ll keep this mind.

[@agoldphotopetphotographyst5683]

What a great tutorial! Loved the ones shooting through the net. Also the portrait with her kneeling down and her hand behind her was great too!

[@WestcottLighting]

Thanks Adam!!

[@redtailaerialimaging8983]

Awesome tutorials!! Any videos that address the power loss with Hss?

[@epilo701]

wonderful tutorial,really pro photographer

[@XricheeX]

This tutorial is really good and helpful thankyou for making it!

[@WestcottLighting]

You're very welcome!

[@mrmtruckermax2]

excellent work!!! Thank you for the explanation of your work flow.

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BLACKWORLD101]

Love the videos !!

[@WestcottLighting]

Thank you!!

[@fabriceparmentier4125]

Thanks Matt! Great video! I'm a newbie, bought my first camera 18 months ago and my speed lights only last month. I'm working on a dynamic sport portrait project with my kids' school and I'm learning a lot from your videos. I'm very eager to try it out myself soon! (my budget was not huge but I did get two Godox AD300Pro and a Smallrig RC120D, with 120cm (47in) softbox, one strip box, a reflector and a parabolic softbox; I realize now that I would probably need a deep focus reflector, but I'll try it out with what I've got and take it from there). It's really helpful to have your videos and tips!

[@movelarde7551]

Great video. Gives beginners like me some ideas.

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad it was helpful!

[@retirementhobbyfarmdiyadve1511]

Would you do some videos on photographing with one light for those who may not be able to afford the setup you are using? I have an Explor 600, but can’t swing another light at the moment. I would like to take more dramatic sport’s portraits. Thanks for any insight you can provide.

[@antoinernb9398]

Gd job and I loved it! This info will help me

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ErinLAnderson]

Wow. So many good tips

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad it was helpful!

[@thenikonjones]

Great stuff as always! Thanks again for sharing with the community and helping those of us like myself who are working to improve. Your videos have been a tremendous help.

[@WestcottLighting]

Great to hear!

[@HotrodWorldWide]

How do you shoot HSS with no banding or gradient

[@MartinV.]

awesome video!!

[@WestcottLighting]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@vivid-efx]

Great information. Newbie question though about your preferred focus method or setting when taking these types of shots. Are you just grabbing a single point auto or using servo and eye focus enabled?

[@GiannisVeronis]

Short,Sweet and Honest-> SSH : Couldnt you crank up the Aperture to f22 or something and then lower the SS tothe one you sync with an extra short strobe duration like 1/125 or something?

[@TheDominicballard96]

Matt if you're reading this, how are you getting so much light output from the strobes at those camera settings? I know if I did the same I wouldn't get the same results.

[@MattHernandez]

I think it had a lot to do with the court and it reflecting up and helping fill the light on the model.

[@MattHernandez]

But also I DID have 3 lights in use, and those deep focus reflectors have a pretty high output. The sun also helped with fill on the ones where she was facing it

[@hebsucks2007]

Another informative video, Matt. Thank you. How do you determine aperture? In many of your videos it seems shutter speed takes center stage. Maybe in your next video go into detail about aperature size? Shutter speed controls ambient light in making the background dark, but just when I think I figured out best practices for establishing aperture, I fall flat on my face :)

[@MH7_256]

So when you’re shooting the action shots, you’re in continuous focus?

[@toddstrong1353]

I think I asked this before but not sure if I ever got a response. How do you focus? In other words, what focus method are you using when shooting the action shots, especially through the net. Also with the system wanting to focus on the closest subject, how did you get her eyes and face sharp instead of focusing on the end of the racquet? Thanks!

[@Tempaa1]

What power source are you using for your lights? Assuming battery?

[@WestcottLighting]

Yep! The FJ400’s battery is good for 400+ full power flashes

[@ICON1OF1]

I’m new too dramatic sports photography I’ve been studying looking to get my feet wet. What would you recommend for someone starting out in the field I have a Canon r6 16-35mm 50mm 70-200mm… any tips is greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

[@sh9wn_j]

is it possible with 2 speedlight flash ?

[@ErinLAnderson]

Any Sony A7iii photogs know if this camera can do high speed sync with the FJ400? I tried some Alien bees and got rejected with a black portion of the photo. Any tips on setting r appreciated. 💡

[@freshboimusik313]

🔥🔥

[@robjenkins5682]

Light stands??

[@mrkamramanphotography2414]

It is redressing to see clean photography vs forced smoke and random athletes jumping around with no clear purpose :) Great work as always. I wish my FJ400s were reliable, otherwise I would buy 4-6 more. They literally have a mind of their own. Even with the most current firmware upgrade. Unfortunate :(

[@WestcottLighting]

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