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 * __Learning with Digital Photography__**

Portrait Versus Action mode
One of my challenges in photography is that my main subject is usually my two-year-old son. The problem is that he moves very quickly - much quicker than my camera. I experimented with the action setting on my camera and was able to show a difference between photographing him in an action mode versus a picture mode.

The three pictures below were shot in portrait mode as he was swinging back and forth. You can see, particularly in the second and third picture, that my camera in portrait mode was not capturing the photo I intended to take. I often see a blurriness when trying to capture a child in movement.



The three pictures below were shot in action mode as he was swinging back and forth. You can tell by the timing of the swing that my camera was in the "fast-shutter" speed and able to freeze the action without any blurring.



Most digital cameras I have used have an action-type setting. This is also good for taking pictures at sporting events or for photographing fast-moving animals.