welcome to a new video
something special today
the weather is beautiful again it is slowly spring
That's why I'm outside to shoot some parkourpictures today
and I show you today my five basic rules to get the good pictures
if you want to take parkour photos
you should make your first thoughts about the location
important is that we have a clear structure in your photo and a free space where you can make your move
of course the spot were you want to jump should be good for your parkour moves
but for pictures the background is even more important
for example it always looks good if your jumping pose is in a blue sky
or a clean wall like this over here
if I perform my jump in front of the wall you can see the moment very clear
if you have a mixed up backgound like a tree it can be hard to see your jump clearly
if you have found a cool location my second important point is that you choose the right trick
it is important that you can perform the trick a lot of times so you should be very safe with it
often you need a while to get the right angle and timing with the photographer
so better choose an easy trick that you can perform safe and nice than a hard one
if you make simpler tricks you can also perform better at your expression and the clean execution
for good pictures that is more important than a high difficulty of the move
Let us now come to the third important point
that is the right perspective
depending on the perspective your move looks pretty different
if I for example shoot a wall flip from behind, you can not see very much of the movement
so it is better to shoot it from the side
also if you shoot a jump from wall to wall
it is often good to shoot it from underneath and from the side
if you use a wide angle lens it also looks higher and more impressive
I will now do a simple jump here but you will see that it will look good from that position
Tipp number 4 is the light
good light is very important for pictures of fast sport movements
yo need a short exposure time to get a clear picture
and for that you need good light
you should als do not shoot against the sun
you can see a big difference when the sun lightens up the motive
wehn you shoot with the sun you will have more contrast and a nicer picture
fifth and final point for today
Often one does not know exactly how the move looks in the air before a shooting
so often it makes sense to use the slow-motion video tool of your camera to film your move in slomotion before you start taking pictures
and watch it frame for frame to analyze the movement
than you can concentrate on the part of the move you want to have for your picture
if it is a fast move you can also use the burst mode of your camera
especially if u try to do something new that helps a lot to get the right part of your movement
so you can shoot first and decide later wich part of it you like the most
if you are alone on the road you can also use the burst mode to shoot yourself with a remote shutter like this
you just have to push the butte when you start your jump and the camera will do pictures of your whole jump
and than you can take the picture out of the move you wanted to shoot
my shooting today was a lot of fun
and we got some cool shots
you can find the edited pictures on my instagram channel
thanks to Nikon for the sponsoring
I hope you enjoyed the video
if you have questions please write them down to the comments
have fun with your training and foto shootings
see you next time