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36-461: BBF may refer to: Science and technology [ edit ] Back button focus , a photography technique Behavioral and Brain Functions , a journal Best bin first , a type of search algorithm Broadband Forum , a computer networking industry consortium Sport [ edit ] Belgian Badminton Federation Bobby Bowden Field ,

72-555: A basketball basket, or to be in two places at once, i.e. at the start and the finish - such as at horse racing. In order to minimize motion blur of moving subjects, the light sensitivity ("ISO" value) is increased, which shortens the necessary exposure time to capture sufficient light. The trade-off of increasing light sensitivity is increased noise, so sports photography is most effective in daylight and with higher-end cameras that are equipped with larger image sensors that capture more light and support higher light sensitivities. Location

108-423: A landscape, and recognition of faces would not be enabled for focusing. Some cameras have tens of modes. Many cameras do not document exactly what their many modes do; for full mastery of the camera, one must experiment with them. In general: Aside from the main modes which control exposure, there are usually other, secondary settings common to digital cameras. "Single" mode will take a single picture each time

144-460: A remote control accessory to trigger the camera at a distance. Some cameras also have an intervalometer mode for time-lapse photography , possibly with the option to automatically create a video from the pictures taken. Autofocus (AF) can either activate until a lock is found (single, AF-S) or be continuously active (continuous, AF-C, servo). Single-mode is especially favored for stationary subjects, when focus, once found, should stay fixed, while

180-444: A starting XI commemorative photograph is included in match day protocols. On occasion, some teams took both starting XI photograph and full squad photograph in their historic matches, for example, Brazil in 2002 FIFA World Cup Final and Tottenham Hotspur in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final . A number of notable international photographers are well known for their sports photography work; Some of them have often worked for

216-459: A starting XI commemorative photograph is taken. The tradition of taking a starting XI photograph has existed since 1863, when one was taken for Wanderers F.C. and following inaugural 1871–72 FA Cup , starting XI photograph became common throughout England . Taking a starting XI photograph also occurred in 1930 FIFA World Cup , and, at present, in international A matches and international club matches such as UEFA Champions League , taking

252-426: A unique effect. Getting to know your subjects is critical in capturing emotion. Effects and editing can only do so much for a photo. Understanding who athletes are by having a conversation with them can change your view on the person, making you a better photographer. Knowing the game. Predicting what happens next in a sports game is critical in understanding how to compose your shot. The action moves fast so you take

288-412: Is also used for advertising purposes both to build a brand and as well as to promote a sport in a way that cannot be accomplished by editorial means. Equipment typically used for sports photography includes a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera or Mirrorless Camera with high continuous shooting speeds and interchangeable lenses ranging from 14mm to 400mm or longer in focal length , depending on

324-425: Is needed to focus on movement, telephoto to get close to the action, and wide aperture for several reasons: Extremely wide apertures (such as f/1.2 or f/1.4) are more rarely used, because at these apertures the depth of field is very shallow, which makes focusing more difficult and slows down autofocus. The main distinction is between outdoor sports and indoor sports – in outdoor sports the distances are greater and

360-400: Is often important for sports photography. At big events, professional photographers often shoot from VIP spots with the best views, usually as close to the action as possible. Most sports require the photographer to frame their images with speed and adjust camera settings spontaneously to prevent blurring or incorrect exposure. Some sports photography is also done from a distance to give the game

396-568: The Canon 400mm f/2.8 is particularly recommended for field sports such as football . This varies with sport and preference; for example golf photographers may prefer to use a 500mm f/4 as opposed to a 400mm f/2.8 as it is a lighter lens to be carried around all day. Indoor sports photography, as mentioned earlier, can present its own challenges with less distance between the action and photographer and extreme lighting. For example, competition cheerleading allows for photographers to be up close to

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432-936: The Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and the Nikon D6 ; these are popular in professional sports photography. But there are multiple other camera bodies to choose from. If you are a fan of the latest mirrorless cameras, bodies like the Canon R5 , the Canon R6 , the Sony A1 and the Sony A9 offer full frame sensors to get the highest quality image without compromising ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed in your camera settings. Different sports favor different lenses, but sports photography usually requires fast (wide aperture) telephoto lenses, with fast autofocus performance. Fast autofocus

468-530: The 4×2 = 8 possible combinations of manual/auto. Exposure is further controlled in each of the above modes with an independent setting for: Less commonly seen modes include: In cases where there is camera discretion (e.g., Auto ISO), different cameras allow different configurations of how decisions are made. For example, as of 2008 , Nikon cameras allow one to set the maximum and minimum ISO sensitivities, and slowest shutter speed that will be used in automatic modes, while Canon cameras will select within

504-602: The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 400mm f/2.8G ED VR AF lens and the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens are both fixed telephoto lenses which cannot zoom. Apertures of f/2.8 or faster are most often used, though f/4 is also found, particularly on brighter days. Particularly visible are the Canon super telephoto lenses, whose distinctive white casing (to dissipate the sun's heat) is recognizable at many sporting events. Of these,

540-716: The action while looking upwards directly into harsh stage lighting against a black background. A different approach to such a situation is to use the prime lens named a "nifty fifty". The shutter speed is extremely fast while still setting the aperture to bring in enough light. In this scenario a budget telephoto lens would produce both dark and blurry images. Using a prime 50mm lens is a budget friendly option for many other indoor events such as school plays, concerts, dance recitals, etc. Sports photographers may use remote cameras triggered by wireless shutter devices (i.e. Pocket Wizards ) to photograph from places they could not otherwise stay, for example in an elevated position such as above

576-444: The actual photo in order to shrink the subject's pupils and reduce red-eye; or, Flash off , which will never use flash. Flash can have its own exposure compensation–how brightly it flashes–which allows one to independently adjust the exposure of the foreground (lit by flash) and background (out of flash range). Sports photography Sports photography refers to the genre of photography that covers all types of sports . In

612-410: The application within the constraints of correct exposure, including exposure, aperture, focusing, light metering, white balance, and equivalent sensitivity. For example, in portrait mode, the camera would use a wider aperture to render the background out of focus and would seek out and focus on a human face rather than other image content. In the same light conditions, a smaller aperture would be used for

648-500: The best moment, sometimes in combination with JPEG rather than RAW shooting (JPEG files being smaller, these allow longer bursts). While the vast majority of sports photography focuses on capturing a moment, possibly with some blur, the technique of strip photography is sometimes used to instead show motion over time. This is most prominent in a photo finish , but can also be used for other purposes, often yielding unusually distorted images. In association football , before kick-off ,

684-481: The camera will take a picture when the subject is out of focus or not. In focus priority, the camera will only take a picture when the subject is in focus (as detected by the AF system), while in release priority, the camera will take a picture whenever the shutter is pressed. Release priority is particularly used of fast-moving subjects, which may not be perfectly in focus, or by experienced photographers, who wish to override

720-420: The camera's judgment of whether the scene is in focus. These are usually combined: for stationary subjects, AF is set to single (lock when found) and release is set to focus priority, while for moving subjects, AF is set to continuous and release is set to release priority. Manual focus is generally in release priority – AF is neither detected nor set. Note that these "priority" modes should not be confused with

756-431: The continuous mode is used for moving subjects. Some AF systems also include anticipation of the position of moving subjects – Canon calls this AI servo (for artificial intelligence ) – or can automatically switch between single and continuous depending on whether the subject is moving – Canon calls this "AI focus". A separate but often related distinction is between focus priority and release priority – whether

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792-567: The fixed range of ISO 400–ISO 800 in Auto ISO mode. In Nikon cameras, the Auto ISO mode first adjusts the shutter speed, keeping ISO at its minimum desired value, then, when shutter speed reaches the user-defined limit, the ISO is increased, up to the maximum value. All of the above functions are independent of lens focus and stabilizing methods. In automatic modes the camera determines all aspects of exposure, choosing exposure parameters according to

828-551: The football field at Florida State University in Tallahassee British Baseball Federation Other uses [ edit ] Boston By Foot , a non-profit tour organization Paris Hilton's British Best Friend , a reality television series Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title BBF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

864-402: The instant. A particular technique is panning , where the camera uses an intermediate shutter speed and pans with the subject, yielding a relatively sharp subject and a background blurred in the direction of motion, yielding a sense of speed – compare speed lines . ISO speed is often high (to allow faster shutter speeds) and may be left in auto. Photos are often taken in burst mode to capture

900-522: The light brighter, while in indoor sports the distances are lesser and the light dimmer. Accordingly, outdoor sports tend to have longer focal length long focus lenses with slower apertures, while indoor sports tend to have shorter lenses with faster apertures. Both zoom and prime lenses are used; zoom lenses (generally in the 70–200, 75–300, 100–400 or 200-400 range) allow a greater range of framing; primes are faster, cheaper, lighter, and optically superior, but are more restricted in framing. As an example

936-418: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=BBF&oldid=1258269910 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Back button focus Manual-enabled modes give the photographer control over

972-451: The majority of cases, professional sports photography is a branch of photojournalism , while amateur sports photography, such as photos of children playing association football , is a branch of vernacular photography . The main application of professional sports photography is for editorial purposes; dedicated sports photographers usually work for newspapers, major wire agencies or dedicated sports magazines. However, sports photography

1008-525: The same exposure – for example, decreasing the aperture by one stop but increasing the exposure time or sensitivity to compensate, and there are various possible algorithms to automatically choose between these. Most often, ISO is considered separately, being either set manually or set to Auto ISO, and then only aperture and shutter speed need be determined – either determines the other. The four main modes, sometimes abbreviated "PASM", are: Together with setting ISO manually or automatically, this (PASM) yields

1044-413: The same word in exposure modes. Focus priority can also be used for the trap focus trick: to take a picture only when a subject hits a focus point, by using AF to detect focus but not set it. In most digital cameras, by default autofocus is only activated (AF-on) when the shutter button is pressed halfway down, which helps to preserve battery life. However, some photographers find that having AF-on and

1080-517: The shutter button is depressed. "Continuous" or "burst" mode will take multiple photographs in quick succession as long as the shutter button is held down, and is typically used to capture fast-moving subjects such as in sports photography . Other drive modes commonly available include self-timer , which takes a picture several seconds after the shutter button is pressed; automatic exposure bracketing , used to take multiple photos each with different exposure settings; and remote shutter mode for use with

1116-473: The shutter control button by reassigning the AF-on function to a button on the back of the camera body. Some models of a camera may have a dedicated AF-ON button, and menu options to disable the focus via shutter button half-press. When photographing at golden hour and fighting off sun flare, the back button focus can become an essential tool to use. Back button focus gives the benefit of being able to work with

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1152-440: The shutter release on the same button makes it harder to establish the correct focus point, or hold it once the desired point is established. By using a separate shutter and focus button, focus can be locked at the same time as shooting without changing exposure, allowing the photographer to focus on the subject through the viewfinder. One technique to make this easier to control is called back button focus : separating focus from

1188-406: The three main possible focusing modes: manual focus, single focus, and continuous focus. It is a technique favored by many wildlife photographers due to the unpredictability of animal subjects. Flash modes allow the user to choose between common settings such as: Fill flash , to always use flash; Auto flash , which will use flash in low-lit areas; Red-eye reduction , which may flash once before

1224-401: The time to prepare yourself before going out and taking photos. Shutter speed is critical to catching motion, thus sports photography is often done in shutter priority mode or manual. A frequent goal is to capture an instant with minimal blur, in which case a minimal shutter speed is desired, but in other cases a slower shutter speed is used so that blur shows to capture the motion, not simply

1260-648: The type of sport. The proper lenses are very important as they allow the photographer to reach closer or farther as quickly as possible to keep up with the game play. Essential accessories include a monopod or tripod for stability and extra batteries. Longer focal length lenses are typically used to photograph action in sports such as football, while wide angle lenses can be used for sideline and close-up athlete photos. The preferred camera bodies for modern sports photography have fast autofocus and high burst rates, typically 8 frames per second or faster. The current flagship sports DSLR cameras produced by Canon and Nikon are

1296-406: The various parameters of exposure. There are three exposure parameters – aperture, time (shutter speed), and sensitivity ( ISO ), and in different modes, these are each set automatically or manually; this gives 2  = 8 possible modes. For a given exposure, this is an underdetermined system , as there are three inputs but only one output. Accordingly, there are many combinations that result in

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