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American Football is fast paced team sport with lots of different possible actions – the players will run, throw, kick, pass and so on.  This means there are lots of photography possibilities but that the photographer also has to be very alert and aware to get the best shots.  Here are some tips to tell you how.
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Digital photography has opened up a new world of action photographs. While most digital cameras have a high speed, action or sports mode which will help you to take great action shots, there are still some things you can do yourself to help improve the quality of your results.

•    When trying to take action shots of a sporting event, you have two options-
o     Follow the subject with the cameras and be ready to shoot when the moment of action occurs. This would be the best thing to do for a game like foot ball or hockey where action may occur anywhere on the field.
o    Keep the camera focused on the spot where the action will occur and shot when it happens. You could try this technique for games like basketball(focus on the basket) or Baseball (focus on the batter on on a base). Read the rest of this entry »