On Monday January 23rd at 7:00pm during the Stetson Women’s basketball game where the Hatters vs NJIT. Jeffrey Taylor decided to put me back on the same camera and continue what I did during last Saturday’s game after doing a good job last week. I enjoyed following whoever had the ball in their hands and keeping up with the referees that made calls on the opposite teams. I learned when the game goes into commercial it is important for me to move the camera around to find something interesting before the game comes back on. Even though I was happy to be back behind the same camera for the Women’s basketball game, I wished that I could have used the bird’s eye view camera where it follows whoever has the ball so that I can get more experience behind a different camera and its responsibility during the game. One of the things I need to work on is move the camera closer to the side of the basketball court in front of me so that I can zoom on one of the players getting ready to do a free shot Also, one of the employees showed me how to take the camera apart starting from the top by turning the locks that holds it together and then nicely removing it off the quick release plate. After that the moving stand that holds the camera had to be taken apart and placed in the case as well.
I know you want to try different things, but a lot of our working life is spent repeating the same things. It is important to get some consistent work in at the camera so that it becomes second nature. As the saying goes, “Practice makes perfect.”