Bowling ain't easy....to shoot in the dark

Event photography is a challenge for many reasons--but throw an obstruction like low-light with action...and WOW does one miss a lot of shots due to hitting (or not) the focus....but it's good to practice. Luckily, a friend was having a bowling birthday party ('80s dressup was encouraged)....so I thought, "this could be interesting and challenging"

...interesting is usually enough, for me. So, I brought my gear to do a little shooting at Gina's 30th birthday party at West Sattle Bowl.


And, I really do not like to use on camera flash...but, one cannot really set up to shoot an action event without on-camera flash---unless one has 3-4 voice activate lights following synchronously. So, what I did was recruit one sucker (Gina's husband, Chris---whose mutual interest in photography usually wins him the distinction of being first to be ask. Thanks Chris).

I used Chris to create some rim lighting, then front-filled with 3/4 the intensity setting...kept the ISO @ 1000, f/4.5ish, 1/40th...and he and I moved about tormenting unsuspecting participants.

Strangely enough, probably the best time I've had bowling in a LONG time. ...I amalgamated the majority of the photos into a little video for fun...while I cull through the gems.

stay tuned.