Action still photography

Modern digital cameras are now shooting video at 30 frames per second at a resolution that single still images can be picked out and used at a resolution suitable for large prints. The result will be the de-skilling of sports action photography. The evolution began with motor drives; instead of having the skill to anticipate and then perfectly time a single exposure photographers could press the button and capture 30 images at 10fps and one might capture just that critical moment when the ball crosses the line or strikes the racquet. Now, instead of looking through a series of still images, photographers can replay the video in slow motion, stop at the point where they see a good still and pick that fam in the video. While there is still some skill involved in composition, that involved in capturing the image in the first place is rendered moot.