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What You Must Accomplish: Your goal is simple: Tell the story well.
Along the way, you must try to get every team and participant in at least one picture if not more. Why? People love pictures of people they love. You’ll also be looking for those moments of triumph and learning and failure that illustrate the outcomes of this effort: To teach young engineers. You will be looking for smiling, engaged children and helpful adults. You will be looking for hard working, compassionate volunteers in all areas. You will be looking for innovative research and design. You will highlight the amazing facilities that schools and organizations make available to these programs. You will record the excitement of the spectators and messages of the special speakers. And you will record all that on ‘film’ to preserve the day, the outcome of months of hard work, for the teams, mentors, and parents.And you will become an important part of the event and its success.This guide provides ideas, resources, and examples of how to do this well. So do it well.
// Marco Ciavolino
Partner, Enktesis LLC
Executive Director, TechBrick Robotics
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Photog Guidelines for FIRST INSPIRES Events 1
What You Must Accomplish 3
Maryland Organizations 4
Rulz 5
Organizing Your Shoot 6
This Only Works if you Plan 6
There are two scenarios 6
Simple Key Points 6
Shooting at 90% Full 8
Use Good Folder Structures 8
Make Sure You Have Reliable Internet Access 8
Bring Some Key Equipment 8
Use File Renaming Software 9
Planning Your Event 10
Event Preparation 10
Logistics 10
Shoot Planner 10
Specific Shot Instructions 11
High Speed Line Shooting: High-Fives, Trophies, and Run Ins 11
Keeping it Steady 11
Get on the Student’s Level 11
Shooting Down 11
No Flashes in General 11
Planning Shoot of Fields 11
Basic Composition Guidelines 13
Creating 360 Degree Photospheres 25
Using the Google App 25
With a Dedicated Camera 26
General Techniques to Learn 27
Comments on Using a Flash at Events 28
When Not to Use a Flash 28
When a Flash Can Work 28
Sorting and Editing Photos 29
Learning from Great Photographers 30
Online Resources 30
Justin Kase Conder: Great Images 31
Tony & Chelsea Northrup 32
All the Shots 33
Key General Shots 33
Brief Notes on Shooting Video 35
Software Resources 36
Planning a ‘Day of Event’ Video 37
Sharing Your Work 38
Sample Event Videos 39
Sample Photos 40
At the Tables/Fields 40
Project/Interview Shots 41
Shooting the Pits 42
Shooting the Bots 44
Run In/Entrance/Introduction Photos 45
Alliance Selection 46
Awards 47
FLLJr 48
Explaining Projects 48
Full Area 49
Judges and Volunteers 49
