Hello everyone. Yesterday it was the first time for me shooting sports. It was Volleyball. How the *** do professionals get solid photos with all the faces, people running around, athletes getting in your shot while you are focused on a subject, limited space etc? I took around 1300 photos. Only like 300 of them are usable. It was extremely tough anticipating the ball and trying to capture the action. And when I did… the faces… Oh my god. And not only that… it was women playing…you can imagine how many of the photos they will like. Some are pretty good athletic photos not gonna lie. And to my defense I had only one lens a 24-105 f/4. I am waiting for the new Sigma for Sony mount. I think it will help a lot. Anyway I would love some advice. Thank you.
Edit: By saying it was women I wasnt trying to be sexist at all. But my girlfriend was playing and when see saw the photos she would look at every minute detail of her body.
First of all get a solid lens with an opening of 2.8 or better. More light is more speed is sharper photos. Use a monopod to balance the camera and lens. Position yourself in that way the play comes to you, that way you have more time to focus. Shooting from the sides is asking for trouble unless the pass is going for the other side of the net sideways in your direction. Choose low angles so you can catch them mid air and use the added height in the photo, makes it more spectacular. All in all, don’t give up and keep trying.