Sports Assignment(s)

Sports Assignment #1 & 2
Due: February 8 & April 22
Specifics:
• Three of your best shots from one sporting event -- don't overlap with a News Event
• Captions for each
• Handed in via Flickr

Ideas:
High school or college wrestling
Drake, Grand View or DMACC basketball
Track & Field
iCubs (April 15-22)
Off-road bike race/cyclocross (bikeiowa.com / Ride calendar)
Des Moines Buccaneers hockey
Mixed Martial Arts

Media pass:
Unless you have an "in" or know you can get on the sidelines at a high school game, you'll need to get a media pass:

• Call the media relations office for the team.
• Say a photojournalism student and you're interested in a media pass. They will take your name and usually just leave the pass at the ticket window.

Other tips:
• Put your camera in aperture priority -- if you don't have a lot of light, set it to the smallest f-stop number. This will automatically give you the fastest shutter speed available.
• If the setting is too dark and you're having trouble getting a fast shutter speed (1/500 or faster is ideal for sports), set your ISO up to 1600.
• Flashes are usually prohibited, although sometimes they are allowed (ask media relations).
• Shoot the scoreboard occasionally so you know what quarter/period the play happened in.
• Take notes during the game for your captions, especially if you know you got a great shot.
• For all games… STAY SAFE! Watch for flying players or objects!
• Try to figure out if there are any stars on the team and try to focus on them throughout the game. Watch for interesting interactions with the referees or the bench, or any interesting characters in the crowd.