Ok, so when shooting action shots there is a lot more involved than just pointing the camera at your subject and pushing the shutter. Especially in the situation we had the other night with our senior, Aaron. We were located in a pecan grove under heavy tree cover, in thick grass and it was just before sunset. The light was gorgeous, but there wasn’t enough of it to get a fast enough shutter speed to capture the jump without capturing a LOT of blur. So my Hubby, Casey, (who took the following images) had to use a speedlight and at the same time, PAN with the bike as he made the jump. The result was a rider and bike in focus and the rest of the surroundings in an action blur. I think Casey did a terrific job!

He got some great air in this one!

Of course other issues we had involved keeping the cap on, so sometimes Aaron’s head was down a little low. But I think it makes him look determined!

We had the kids with us and every time Aaron made a jump, my four year old went nuts! He was jumping and screaming the whole time. At one point he turned to me and said “Mommy, this is SWEET!!!” hee hee!

In the images below he is “roosting” around the turn. (for those of unfamiliar with the term, he was spraying dirt. lol!)

Look out Hubby!!!

I just love the expression in this next one.

So there you have it! Action shots ala Casey. 😉

Thanks for looking!
D 🙂

Dawn Fry is a natural light, on location photographer specializing in child,family and senior portraiture in Austin, Houston, Dallas and the surrounding areas. If you would like more information on how to book a session with DLM Photography, please visit my website linked at the top of the page. Thank you!

Casey Fry is an on location photographer specializing in architectural, and artistic portraiture in Austin and the surrounding areas. If you are interested in Casey’s work, please visit his website at clfrycreative.com.