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Eventer - generally different photographers atop different strategies.
I find that most of the time they want a similar shot - taking two shots only is certainly doable, but you've got to nail that split second of the jump that you want captured. If you can great go for it!
However some prefer to use the burst mode to get a series of shots. Most of the time key shot is going to be one of the first 3 frames, but sometimes that split second between the shutter press and the last frame is just what they want/need.
It really doesn't matter so long as you remember both methods have advantages and disadvantages:
Take few shots and you've a lot less card space demand (cheaper on cards); and less shots to work through in editing (potential for quicker workflow).
Downside is if you miss the shot chances are you won't have another of the jump for that horse. Now you can mitigate this if you shoot more than one jump on the course; however if you fail you fail and you won't get a shot for that rider on that course to sell (plus side is its not a wedding so its unlikely to sue or bite you hard - though clearly if you miss too many you're losing potential income).
Take many shots and you've got the advantage of having more of a bracket of the event; ergo more chance to get that split second shot you want. Downside is that you're going to have bigger demand on card space and a bigger demand on harddrive storage and on editing (even if you're editing the same number of shots you've still got lots to pick through).
I find that most of the time they want a similar shot - taking two shots only is certainly doable, but you've got to nail that split second of the jump that you want captured. If you can great go for it!
However some prefer to use the burst mode to get a series of shots. Most of the time key shot is going to be one of the first 3 frames, but sometimes that split second between the shutter press and the last frame is just what they want/need.
It really doesn't matter so long as you remember both methods have advantages and disadvantages:
Take few shots and you've a lot less card space demand (cheaper on cards); and less shots to work through in editing (potential for quicker workflow).
Downside is if you miss the shot chances are you won't have another of the jump for that horse. Now you can mitigate this if you shoot more than one jump on the course; however if you fail you fail and you won't get a shot for that rider on that course to sell (plus side is its not a wedding so its unlikely to sue or bite you hard - though clearly if you miss too many you're losing potential income).
Take many shots and you've got the advantage of having more of a bracket of the event; ergo more chance to get that split second shot you want. Downside is that you're going to have bigger demand on card space and a bigger demand on harddrive storage and on editing (even if you're editing the same number of shots you've still got lots to pick through).