{"id":89696,"date":"2025-07-03T11:50:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=89696"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T15:50:09","slug":"july-photo-challenge-burst-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/july-photo-challenge-burst-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"July Photo Challenge: Burst Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy July, everyone! It&#8217;s hard to believe that the year is already half over. Hopefully you&#8217;re spending your summer living at a slower speed, enjoying time in the sun surrounded by family and friends. It&#8217;s seasons like this one that remind me of a quote by Karl Lagerfeld: <strong>&#8220;What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that&#8217;s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scrapbooking is all about combining photos, words, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/home.php\">beautiful embellishments<\/a> to create a lasting chronicle of our lives, so here at the Sweet Shoppe, we\u2019re dedicating some time each month to focus on the first of those three ingredients: <strong>our photographs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, we\u2019re talking about multiples &#8211; as in multiple photographs &#8211; when we shoot a series of images in a short period of time. <strong>Burst photography<\/strong>, also known as continuous shooting mode, allows you to capture multiple images with one shutter press and it&#8217;s a great way to record motion or change. It&#8217;s a shooting mode that&#8217;s almost custom-made for the months of summer!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-toddlerjump.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-toddlerjump-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-toddlerjump-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-toddlerjump-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-toddlerjump-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-toddlerjump-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-toddlerjump.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is Burst Photography?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Burst mode, which may also be called continuous shooting mode or sports mode, is a setting on your camera that allows you to capture several frames in quick succession by either pressing the shutter button once or by holding it down.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-aime.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-aime-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-aime-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-aime-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-aime-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-aime-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-aime.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <br>You&#8217;ll want to check the user manual for your specific camera to determine how to turn on this mode, as well as the different settings you can change. Most importantly, this may include the burst rate or frames per second. Here are a few links to help you get started&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/guide\/iphone\/take-burst-mode-shots-ipha42c55cd0\/ios\">iPhone User Guide: Capture action shots with Burst mode on your iPhone camera<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appletoolbox.com\/how-to-enable-use-burst-mode-on-iphone\/\">Apple ToolBox: How to Enable and Use Burst Mode on an iPhone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/za\/support\/mobile-devices\/galaxy-camera-how-do-i-use-the-continuous-shot-feature\/\">Samsung Galaxy Camera: How Do I use the Continuous Shot feature?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/tech\/how-snap-perfect-photo-your-cameras-burst-mode\">FoxNews Tech: How to snap the perfect photo with your camera&#8217;s Burst Mode (covers Android)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinemanual.nikonimglib.com\/d3500\/en\/09_more_on_photography_02.html\">Nikon D3500: Continuous Shooting (Burst Mode)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.usa.canon.com\/t5\/EOS-DSLR-Mirrorless-Cameras\/How-do-I-set-my-Canon-to-take-bursts-of-pics\/td-p\/111431\">Canon: How do I set my Canon to take bursts of pics?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the role of Burst Photography in visual storytelling?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Burst photography is a stellar way of capturing motion or change in your still photography. Some of my favorite subjects for burst photography include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>organized sports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>children in motion, especially when they&#8217;re jumping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>animals that won&#8217;t hold still<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>surprises, including engagements, weddings, and baby gender reveals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-spike.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-spike-1024x581.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-spike-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-spike-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-spike-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-spike-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-spike.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <br>When you shoot a series of photographs in burst mode, you can then narrow it down to 3-5 images that <strong>capture motion and emotion<\/strong> and tell a story.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-PullQuote.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-PullQuote-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-PullQuote-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-PullQuote-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-PullQuote-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-PullQuote-600x798.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-PullQuote.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources, tips, and tricks for shooting burst photographs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s lots of fantastic free resources online to learn more about shooting burst photography. While you&#8217;ll want to start with the user guide for your specific camera, here are a few more to check out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digital-photography-school.com\/burst-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Photography School: Burst Mode &#8211; What is it, and how should you use it?<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thelenslounge.com\/photography-tips-continuous-shooting-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lens Lounge: How to use burst mode (3 creative photography techniques)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/red-dot-geek.com\/camera-burst-mode\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Red Dot Geek: 3 Parts Burst Mode Guide \u2013 What It Is &amp; How to Use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatbigphotographyworld.com\/burst-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Big Photography World: How to Use Burst Mode for Capturing the Perfect Moment <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blinksandbuttons.net\/what-is-burst-mode-in-camera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blinks and Buttons: Mastering Burst Mode: A Deep Dive Into an Essential Camera Feature <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A little more inspiration<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a few more images from the cameras of our Sugar Babes to inspire your own burst photography:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"493\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch-493x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch-493x1024.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch-768x1594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch-740x1536.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch-987x2048.jpg 987w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch-600x1246.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-07-IG-Burst-KristaLund-pitch.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"493\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding-493x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding-493x1024.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding-768x1594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding-740x1536.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding-987x2048.jpg 987w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding-600x1246.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-wedding.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-splash.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-splash-1024x484.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-splash-1024x484.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-splash-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-splash-768x363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-splash-600x284.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-splash.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"493\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne-493x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne-493x1024.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne-768x1594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne-740x1536.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne-987x2048.jpg 987w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne-600x1246.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-eve11ne.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-dogs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"493\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-dogs-493x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-89706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-dogs-493x1024.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-dogs-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-dogs-768x1594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-dogs-740x1536.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/burst-angiekey-dogs-987x2048.jpg 987w, 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You&#8217;re looking for at least 3 frames shot in quick succession that tell a story of motion or emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you\u2019ve shot and edited your photographs, share them with us in our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showgallery.php?cat=724\">Photo Challenge Gallery <\/a>\u2013 because we can\u2019t wait to see the stories you tell with your photography this month. We may even choose a favorite or two to win a sweet treat!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy July, everyone! It&#8217;s hard to believe that the year is already half over. Hopefully you&#8217;re spending your summer living at a slower speed, enjoying time in the sun surrounded by family and friends. It&#8217;s seasons like this one that remind me of a quote by Karl Lagerfeld: &#8220;What I like about photographs is that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":89697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[131,892],"tags":[949,946,947,948,893,857,814,139],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/189"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89696"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89709,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89696\/revisions\/89709"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}