digitalPhotographyOfZi: Action Editorial Assignment

I would say that was the most unforgettable class we’ve ever had in Digital Photography. Although the purpose of playing kickball was to take action photography, we had so much fun in this special class event. Indeed, we were playing in the softball field for the entire class period. Indeed, we were enjoying the kickball game. Indeed, we learned about photography.

Honestly, I really do not know how to play kickball. I guess it will be similar as softball or baseball. We separated into 2 teams, 2 of us would have chance to take photos. My team played catch first. Beside those who stayed in the bases, we needed someone who could run between two bases. I was playing that role at the first. Runner was supposed to be fast and adroit. It was not an easy job. When the player kicked the ball, you need to pay full attention to figure out where the ball was going. Fortunately, I was able to catch one ball.

Next round, my team was playing kick. Judith was definitely the best player. She could kick the ball far way and was able to make a home run. I regretted that I was wearing a pair of slippers. My shoes tended to slip off when I kicked. However, I enjoyed that kicker position. Because kicker can control the game, everything starts with the kicker, starts as the moment kicker kicks the ball. I made home once, unluckily that was the only time I made home. My teammates did an amazing job. I did not remember the score, but the score was not important to me anyway.

I got to take photos at the last round. Action photos are not easy to capture. Time, light, and composition are the main elements that photographers need to pay attention to. Two of my action shots are captured when the ball is in the air. The reason why I did that because I wanted to show the motion of kickball as well as players tried really hard to catch the ball. One of them is really blurry. I wished I could have change the shutter speed or put the camera on a tripod. Another picture I showed on my blog was taken when the moment kicker kicked the ball. I took it not because I liked the kicker position but also because it demonstrated motion. Another one I took was one player trying to catch the ball with a blurry background. I did that because I wanted to create a contrast between player and the background.

It was a great experience in photography class. We moved photography class from the class room to the field. It developed the relationship between classmates and teachers. Spring is coming, why don’t we do more activities in photography class?