For this assignment I have chosen to shoot the Cross Country State Championship race in Eugene, Oregon.
I will be shooting it early Saturday morning at Lane Community College.
My main focus will be with the Corvallis High School runners because I ran cross country through out high school. I am looking forward to challenging myself to be comfortable behind the camera at such a large, public event.
I would say that my main concern about "stopping the action" is about being able to get in a good position so that the action being stopped isn't just a bland photo (far away or messy).
I think what makes me most nervous about shooting sports is that I really don't know too much about the ethics of shooting sports, not getting in the way of the subjects or interfering, and how much action is happening all the time. I'd really like to get a good finish line photo so we will see how that goes without getting in the way of the runners. I will be checking in with the coach, Mark, prior to the race- probably this afternoon- to make sure that it's okay for me to be interacting with the team. I think also having a commuter press badge would help me feel a bit more secure in photographing such an official event.
A good OVERALL photo would be of the runners lined up at the starting line, and then one from up above the course that goes around the "lakes" below
my MEDIUM shot will most likely be of the CHS team either warming up or cheering with each other.
A good close up might be of the Coach and of the runners shoes crossing the finish line.
