Hi everyone,
I have a friend who is a competitive swimmer, and I'd like to get some shots of him doing what he does best--swimming. But everyone here says that pool shots are extremely difficult, and I've never done any before, so does anyone have any tips on it? Thank you very much.
Sorry Christie I thought you meant pool as in 9 ball. I've never tried it but Doug took a fine shot and his settings are on the page - maybe give those a whirl?
I myself am a competitive swimmer, and have taken pictures and have had pictures taken of me at the pool. The key to pool shots are a high ISO, which unfortunately I don't believe your camera can do. Secondly, if you can find it, many pools have a lot of windows, any built in the last few years will. Natural light is by far the best too use. Flash is the best option to aid you, as long as your friend isn't racing at a meet (flash isn't allowed do to flash being used at the start for the timers). What I would suggest is get your friend, go to a pool that either you or he knows has windows that will allow lots of natural light in, get your friend to get in the water, and snap away! That way he'll be expecting the flash, and you'll be able to have more oppurtunity to take shots!
If you need more help feel free to PM me or something!
See if you can find a polarizing filter which fits your camera. It will cut a lot of the glare and reflection off the water. Rotate the filter to find the most effective angle. You can experiment with a pair of (clean) polarized sunglasses.
