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Pan-Action Techniques: Tips for Dramatic Action Shots

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It always requires keen anticipation to capture images at the height of the action. In the early days of photography there were only a minimal amount of film offerings, so film speeds were low, and flash was used in most cases to stop the action. As photographic technologies evolved, motor drives appeared on 35mm cameras. Action photographers could start shooting at the beginning of the action and take multiple frames throughout the event. This allowed them to capture the action, but focus and exposure were still problems since both were manually controlled. Experience and luck were common ingredients in great action photos of bygone days.

Thankfully, today's digital photo technology provides the necessary tools to get some dynamic action photos, even if you are just a beginner photographer. Of course, that's assuming that the tools are used correctly. We now have autofocus, autoexposure, automatic bracketing, and high-speed continuous motorized shooting. The term point-and-shoot can easily be applied to the small camera wonders, but also their bigger SLR brothers.

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