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When you’re shooting moving subjects you need to choose the right focus mode to keep them sharp. Here’s how…

There are three main autofocus modes on Nikon D-SLRs: single, continuous and automatic. If you want to track a moving subject you need to select the continuous autofocusing mode (AF-C). In this mode the camera will continuously adjust the focus whenever the shutter release is halfpressed, enabling it to track subjects that are moving towards or away from your camera. but it still gives you the highest hit rate of any AF mode for moving subjects. Once you have chosen AF-C mode, the camera will automatically adjust the focus for as long as you keep the shutter release half-pressed. To use this mode successfully, it’s important to keep the focus point positioned over the subject for as long as possible, otherwise the camera will focus on another part of the scene, and you’ll then need to reframe and refocus, which can mean that you miss the perfect moment.