Shooting action to convey motion

Posted by David on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 12:37 PM.

Doug Plummer has a terrific post today about shooting action to convey motion, which is a terrible five-word summary for a post that covers not only technique but also how to watch, how to see, and how to shoot in that kind of situation.

I am not looking at the LCD every time to decide if I’m done. That screen is too seductive. You want to examine every shot, but it’s crucial that you don’t or you’ll take offline the part of your brain that is engaged with the moment and seeing the photo.