tom beard
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I've been asked to shoot some shots of a skater doing jumps so she can study her position in the air. There are two kinds of jumps, a "picture" jump like a split jump where there is a peak of action and the motion is almost still, and a rotating jump where the skater is in constant motion. I'm using a D-90 with a SB 600 flash on the camera. I've looked at both the camera and the flash manuals and can't find specifically how to stop motion. Should I just set the camera on shutter priority with a shutter speed of 250 or 500 with the focus on 3-D tracking and the flash on TTL? Does the "creative lighting system" automatically compensate? Also, if I use high speed continuous shutter release will the auto focus slow down the firing of the flash? Should I use Manual with a high shutter speed and a small aperture with a high ISO setting and the auto focus off. I don't want to waste a half hour of her practice time figuring out how to set up the camera. If I can just get a few single frame shots I'll be happy and can worry about multiple exposures if we have time. I haven't used the flash much and would like to get into the ballpark. Being a nudnick is damned hard work. Thanks, Tom Beard
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