Photographing gymnastics.

From: PSA Journal | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Photographing gymnastics events requires planning and attention to seat location, lighting, film and type of lens. The best seats are about 10 rows above the sports arena, and the film speed should be at least ISO 400. Tips on lens selection and exposure setting are given.

The first World Professional Gymnastics Championships proved to be lots of fun for the competitors and provided considerable entertainment for the over 5,000 spectators. Following the pattern set by ice skating, gymnastics hopes to provide a life for amateur athletes after World and Olympic competitions with the ...

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