01 ISOLATE AND CONTAIN

Archery has a perennial problem of messy backgrounds – a riot of scopes, ropes, other archers, tents etc. which make the shot look clunky. This usually requires a long, 'fast' lens, but whenever you are presented with a long line of archers, always use depth of field and single-point focus to pick out one and let the others dissolve into the background. When this works well, it tells the story of a busy archery field while drawing the audience’s attention to someone's personal story.