Homecoming

So i wanted to have some time this past weekend to photograph different events for homecoming, well it didn't exactly happen. Saturday was a really busy day, there was a concert the night before at Siegel Center, which means we had to show up even earlier to make sure we had a good time to set up the equipment. You cannot hang any cameras when teams are on the court or with any other activities going on the floor, so we had to get there early. The game was pretty cool though, there was tons of people who showed up, a sell out crowd actually. The atmosphere was loud and very bright, everyone was getting into the game, taunting the visiting team, all the great aspects of team sports. I didn't get a chance to shoot as much as I wouldn't liked, but i still got more experience with the cameras and the wireless setup. Besides that, the game was a good one, we won be around 20 points, which is always good, especially at homecoming. The only subjects I shot for the game were faces in the crowd, which is cool becaues I've been wanting to focus more on them lately, but I didn't like shooting with such a wide angle lens that i was given, I'd rather shoot a lot tighter, focusing on one or two people, not 20. Some of the shots came out pretty cool though, there were lots of playfully dressed people: a super hero, fans with their bodies painted, and lots of gold mardi gras beads. I tried to get a lot of reactions in the crowd, like when the refs made bad calls, during foul shots, as well as, big plays such as dunks and 3 pointers. I need a little more practice, with the wider angle lens, you have to step in a lot closer, which makes me shy at times, having to point the camera right in someones face, not too accustomed to it yet, but i'm getting there.