When to flash and when not?

jasonstone

Are there any guidelines on when to use flash in sports photography and when not?

And what settings? Hi ISO or not? fix aperture or not? Manual or TTL? etc.

Never done it before but getting an SB-800 soon and I do like taking photos of moving objects - cars... bikes... my kids

Cheers, Jase

jonh68

You are asking questions that have been asked so many times it might be better to do some googling and searching topics on these boards as well. I don't mean to be flippant, but the answers to your questions are a big depends. Depends on application, subject, lighting, lens, camera, etc. Some events will not let you use flash.

Google on sports flash photography

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=PVi&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=sports+flash+photography&spell=1

For kids, etc, use flash for filling in shadows when outside. When inside, point the flash up so it bounces off the ceiling and gives more natural light.

Google on bounce light

http://www.google.com/search?q=bounce+flash&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a