This week, I hit a road bump in my project as the American Football match I intended to use to compliment my practise images was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
With time running out on the deadline for my final piece, I have taken the decision to do one more training session with the team to see if I can add to the range of images that I am most happy with so far. I see this just as a good opportunity to make sure I am 100% happy with what I’ve got, as well as pick up a different type of shot to what I already have (like the natural lighting test I did with the sun last time). I am also pushing on with the copy, but to have my image choice boxed off is key at this stage.
Although it isn’t related to my final project for this module, I still took the opportunity to get out and work on my in-game photography covering Leeds Rhinos Under-18s on the Saturday. Using my Canon R6 MK2 with 70-200mm lens, I captured the below with the settings of 1/1600 shutter speed, auto ISO and an aperture that mixed between F2.8 and F3.2.
I think for my first Rugby League game shoot, it gave me different skills to shooting American Football practise as it required me to shoot quicker and pre-empt what was happening, as opposed to just following the action.
Next week’s plan is to return back to American Football though to finalise my images, and then finish the copy for the wider article ahead of deadline.
Photographic Journalism 
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