One of the greatest advantages of photography is its ability to combine hobbies or hobbies. Because photography is like a good friend that accompanies you wherever you go, whenever you want. If you like the mountains, it accompanies you to the mountains, if you like the sea, to the sea that goes, if you like to walk around your city, then pack your bag and go for a walk. Wherever you go, as long as you take good care of it, it goes with you anywhere, anytime, and any day of the week, and only great friends do that 😉
And yes, when I say anywhere, I mean anywhere. Because luckily, and every day more, the cameras are designed to withstand indelible in almost any type of situation. A few years ago it was unthinkable to do certain things with a camera, the size they could acquire was unthinkable, or the accessories that could be achieved today in order to unleash our artistic creativity while practicing sports more and more extreme, in more and more remote places, always in search of that unique sensation that traps us like a drug; the adrenaline.
Don’t you get the idea of what you can achieve today by combining hobbies? I leave you some wonderful examples below, I hope they inspire you 🙂
1. Freezing motion
In extreme sports where speed is one of the essential ingredients, we often need high firing speeds to freeze motion. A minimum speed of 1/500s is usually recommended, always depending on the speed at which the subject is moving.
2. The closer the better
The closer you can get to the scene, the better and more impressive photos you can get. Remember to do it safely 🙂
3. The precise moment
In adventure sports, a difference of a few seconds can mean a great picture or nothing at all. Try to anticipate the action and anticipate what is going to happen next so you don’t miss the decisive or key moment of the action.
4. The importance of composition
Being overwhelmed by dreamy landscapes and superhero jumps is easy, but try not to lose sight of the composition of your images, the lines, the vanishing points, the perspective, and above all, the center of interest.
5. Integrate the background
If this one is worth it, and helps you tell a story, don’t forget to include it in some of your images. Some extreme sports and adventures take place in unique landscapes, because they are generally difficult to access for ordinary mortals 😉
6. Tell a story
Try to make your images speak, transmit, explain a story to the viewer.
7. Different points of view
Look for different and daring points of view to find more interesting images.
8. Shoot in burst
In high-speed sports, it will be essential to set your camera to shoot in continuous or burst mode if you don’t want to miss out on the perfect shot.
9. Sweep
Use sweep when you want to add a sense of speed to your images.
10. Put yourself in the right place
Knowing the environment of the place where the action is going to happen is essential to anticipate the action and choose a good place to stand to take your photos.
11. Full color
Take advantage of the color contrast of some scenes like this yellow motorcycle silhouetted against a deep blue background.
12. The face of emotion
Do not limit yourself to portraying the sport itself, look for its essence, which is the person who practices it. His gestures, his face, his face of concern, concentration or effort, can give you great images.
13. Choose the material well
Do not forget to choose the material well according to each type of photography.
14. Beyond the obvious
Look for other images, other stories beyond the main action.
15. Enjoy
Enjoy and have a good time 😉
What did you think? Did they make you want to jump into the void? To raise some important peak? From learning to do tricks in motocross? Ok, so it is clear that extreme sports photography is your thing 😉
I hope you enjoyed the images. If so, share them with someone else who might be interested. Thank you very much and until next time 🙂