Tips for Martial Arts Photographers

[Bill Mattocks]

Found this today, thought it was a good piece. Photographing indoor martial arts tournaments can be a real challenge, because flash is seldom a good idea during a competition, but the light is low and movement is fast (and gymnasium lights are often very non-white-balanced, which leads to ugly color casts). Photographing dance competitions and martial arts competitions have much in common, so you might like this:

http://photocritic.org/low-light-photography/

 

[The Last Legionary]

When taking pictures at weapons tourniments, watch out for the guy spinning the staff or chucks. That quick snap might cost you 3 grand.