No time for breaks

For the week of October 13 – October 19, I shot some of the men’s and women’s soccer games. Even though it was still a relatively routine task, since I had to shoot both games it was a little more arduous. As usual, the mosquitos and various insects were a nuisance but other than that there weren’t any major problems. I am also beginning to get used to the sunlight whenever it comes down in the middle of the field and blocks some of the video in the viewfinder. Unfortunately after all my hard work, it seems I was using a HDV tape with a DV camera. So even though I shot the highlights, it turned out that they were unusable. In the end it was a learning experience and I will remember to use a HD camera to shoot sports from now on. 

3.5 hours

Heading into a break and kicking it off with a few more hours

For the week of October 7- 11, I submitted a reader on the men’s women’s tennis teams for the sports show and shot highlights from the women’s soccer game. As usual, I had to wait until late at night for the complete updating from the tournament where the tennis games were being held. Although tedious, I was able to get the proper information without leaving anything important out. Shooting the women’s soccer game was a disguised as an easy assignment but had its challenges. The positives about this assignment was that I got to shoot with a camera that didn’t require a tape, so there were no messages that might disrupt me from my task. Unfortunately, I was little rusty. I often had a few too many inopportune pans and tilts while neglecting to zoom in and out at the proper times. I was also distracted by the various gnats and mosquitos that attacked me during my work. What I learned is that, as usual, I need to be better prepared (bring mosquito repellant) and put the camera in the optimal position that will include the least amount of unnecessary camera movement.

 1 hour reader + 2.5 hours shooting = 3.5 hours