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Sports Photography: High-Speed Flash vs No Flash

Sports Photography: High-Speed Flash vs No Flash

by Stanley LearyOctober 24, 2012September 1, 2025

Caption: Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 12,800,  ƒ/5.6, 1/400 -- Flashes used (4) Alienbees B1600 with  11" long throw reflectors with PocketWizard Plus II receivers and being triggered by the PocketWizard Mini TT1. with DXO Pure RAW 4…

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5 responses to “Sports Photography: High-Speed Flash vs No Flash”

  1. Bowser Photos Avatar
    Bowser Photos
    October 29, 2012

    Makes sense, I know a photographer or two who will bring in strobe, and I've even seen strobes at a wedding. I've always wondered how everyone else felt about it. That's good to know, great post.

  2. Stanley Leary Avatar
    Stanley Leary
    October 29, 2012

    This time i setup early, took photos, and before the game started the coach decided it was distracting. Shot the game available light.

    I have been allowed other times to use strobes.

    I decided to use them in the blog to show how it is done.

  3. Bowser Photos Avatar
    Bowser Photos
    October 29, 2012

    Great Blog, I have always wondered about higher iso especially when it came to sports, and events. So the players,and patrons weren't really bothered with the flashing of the strobe?

  4. Stanley Leary Avatar
    Stanley Leary
    October 24, 2012

    It does help with the consistency between frames. You avoid the banding that can happen with sodium vapor lights.

  5. pabloconradphotography Avatar
    pabloconradphotography
    October 24, 2012

    Great write up and explanation Stan.

    I'm just used to shooting at the highest ISO possible with my fast lenses.

    But I also get noise and the color balance is whack. It shifts between frames due to the lights themselves running at 60hz.

    Paul Conrad
    photojournalist
    http://www.pabloconradphotography.com

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