How to Photograph Baseball and Softball

Notice the subtle chan...

Whether you're shooting tonight's MLB All-Star Game or your kid's little league outing, these tips will help your images turn into home runs.

By Jack Howard Posted April 5, 2007

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Notice the subtle change in background feel by moving the camera position just a foot or so between pitches. Also notice the challenging lighting: meter-fooling black and white uniform, shadowed background, and hard sunlight back and sidelighting the pitcher. This is why I choose to meter manually. Canon EOS 1D MIIN with Sigma 120-300 f/2.8 at 300mm. ISO 320 1/3200 @ f/2.8. Image cropped in PSCS2.

How to Photograph Baseball and Softball

Photo by Jack Howard

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