Sundays Shot: PG Scott Tapi-Tapi
PG Steve Scott at the 2010 WMAA NY Camp
When shooting martial arts shots, you need to know when to show motion, and when to freeze it. Freezing your shot will capture a moment in time, but often leads to the posed look, while too much motion can look amateurish.
In this shot, PG Scott is working a Tapi-Tapi drill with PC Todaro. The look on his face shows the concentration on the technique, while the motion on the hand indicates that hes about to slap down the incoming strike in preparation to launching his own punyo or butt strike.
When shooting these type of drills, aim to keep key items like the face and body in focus while allowing for some flow of motion in hands or feet, or weapons. It helps keep it real as they say.
Shot with Canon 50D, Canon Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, Canon 580EXII, F2.8 ISO 200 150mm 1/80
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PG Steve Scott at the 2010 WMAA NY Camp
When shooting martial arts shots, you need to know when to show motion, and when to freeze it. Freezing your shot will capture a moment in time, but often leads to the posed look, while too much motion can look amateurish.
In this shot, PG Scott is working a Tapi-Tapi drill with PC Todaro. The look on his face shows the concentration on the technique, while the motion on the hand indicates that hes about to slap down the incoming strike in preparation to launching his own punyo or butt strike.
When shooting these type of drills, aim to keep key items like the face and body in focus while allowing for some flow of motion in hands or feet, or weapons. It helps keep it real as they say.
Shot with Canon 50D, Canon Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, Canon 580EXII, F2.8 ISO 200 150mm 1/80
Read more at MartialArtsPhotography.net
