Action Photography

The easiest way to shoot action is to think about zone focus, where you focus on an area where you know there will be action. If you use zone focus then you have to make sure that the shutter speed is fast enough to freeze action.

If you have to use a slow shutter speed then you will have to pan, where you follow the subject with camera. If not then you have to wait for the pause which is when you watch for a games natural pauses to take a photo of.

Portfolios

Sam Adams
Sports
Not a lot of action, bad tilts, some boring photos
Good lighting, good composition
I thought it was pretty good except for a few boring shots.

Nick Adams
PhotoJ
Some bad focus, some bad lighting, boring photos
Good action, good tight shots
I thought that there were some boring photos in there.

Carlos Delgado
PhotoJ
Bad backgrounds, bad levels, bad focus
Good lighting, good angles
It was an okay portflio, but the story wasn't told well

Justin Mott
PhotoJ
Too much selective focus, some boring photos, some photos are difficult to understand
Good lighting, good composition
I really liked alot of the photos.

Winner
They enjoyed the action and composition in every photo. I see the same strenghts and the only weakness was an overuse of photoshop.

Contest Recap
They looked at the portfolios they liked and decided which one was best.