Get that "Sport Illustrated" action look in your sports photos.

Welcome to the first edition of Allen's Tuesday Tips.

Spring sports time is nearly here. To stop action and get the "Sports Illustrated" look of sharp action and a soft background follow these steps:

1. Set camera exposure mode to "A" for Aperture Priority (We'll talk about what that means in a future tip) See picture above. Your knob may vary.
   
2. Set your ISO to 800 (higher for night games, and another item we'll talk about later)
   
3. Set your aperture or f-stop to the lowest setting.
   
   These 3 steps will cause your camera to automatically choose the fastest available shutter speed and stop the action.