How to TAKE black and white photos on Nikon D60?

I'm a pro wrestling photographer and have been using digital cameras for some time. I just bought an SLR. ( Nikon D60 ) Awesome quality photos! But, for the pictures I take I need more depth in my photos to get all wrestlers in focus. How do I do this?

• Answer:

  Depth of field is a direct relationship to your aperture setting. Basically, you need to 'stop down' your lens thereby giving you depth. So how do you do that? You set your camera to aperture priority (usually Av on the dial) and then adjust it until your f-stop is a high number like 16. Unfortunately, it gets slightly tricky at this point. Making your aperture smaller (by increasing the f up to a higher number - dont ask) means that you need a slower shutter speed to allow light to enter enough to maintain exposure. So you then see what the camera suggests as a shutter speed, and if it is quick enough for motion, then snap away. If it is NOT quick enough but rather gives you blurring (that will depend on how bright the area is), then your next step is to change the ISO setting to a higher number. So basically, 1) you need a higher f-stop by increasing the f number in Av mode, then 2) If your shutter speed is adequate snap away, but 4) If it is blurry, then increase your ISO setting slowly (thereby allowing the camera to increase shutter speed) until your pictures work. A lot of this is hit and miss, but once you get it right, it will be right forever!