object. That is exactly what you should do when you you  are  shooting  a  rifle.  Hold  your  breath  as  you shoot your news stories. It does not mean you may not concentrate  on  keeping  the  camera  as  steady  as  possible start  a  package  with  an  extreme  close-up  of  a  sweaty  and until the shot is over. straining face and then slowly pull back to reveal a weight  lifter  training  for  the  Olympics.  Just  remember, effective story development allows the mind to work Taking the Moving Shot while viewing your story the same way it does naturally every  day.  That  way,  your  information  will  not  be interrupted  by  the  mind  of  the  viewer  trying  to  piece When  you  shoot  a  moving  object,  it  is  best  to  set  the together  several  unrelated  video  cuts. zoom at the shortest focal length possible (zoom out as far as you can) to minimize the appearance of camera Show Your Point movement.  If  your  viewers  notice  obvious  camera motions,  they  will  be  distracted  from  the  information Whatever  the  gist  of  your  story  the  main  point  must you are trying to show them. However, there are times somehow be shown to the audience. As an example, if when shooting action demands a hand-held camera to the  point  of  your  story  is  that  400  would-be  Navy follow along. An example of this would be shooting a recruits were turned down for naval service this year due person walking. In this situation, shoot the walker with to  AIDS,  you  can  do  a  stand-up  in  front  of  a  mothballed as  wide  an  angle  as  possible  without  ruining  the destroyer and draw the following comparison: “It takes composition. This will let the viewer see more of the 400 sailors to man a ship of this size, and that is how background  and  be  less  likely  to  notice  erratic many  recruits  were  turned  away  from  naval  service  due movements of the hand-held camera. However, such a to AIDS this year.” shot is best achieved with the subject walking toward a tripod  mounted  camera  that  is  slowly  zooming  out  as FIELD SHOOTING TECHNIQUES the subject walks toward the camera. This gives the effect  that  the  camera  is  keeping  pace  just  in  front  of  the By the time a JO2 or JO1 starts to study for JO1 or walker. Whenever a subject gets closer to a camera lens, JOC,  he  will  already  know  the  basics  of  photography. it will appear to get bigger. Practice it a few times and This  section  will  relate  some  of  the  specific  video you will see how the effect can work. Also, do not forget shooting techniques that are proven over time and to tilt the camera up or down as needed when you zoom. practiced by all professional news photographers. Tripod Zooms and Pans Use  a  tripod  whenever  possible.  Nothing  looks In  general,  zooming  and  panning  are  used  only  to more  amateurish  than  shaky  hand-held  video.  There  are reveal  something  new  in  the  scene  or  perhaps  as  an very few situations that require a photographer to “John effect as mentioned in the preceding paragraph. Nothing Wayne” a ,000 Betacam on his shoulder and shoot a labels a work as amateurish more than the roller coaster stand-up. With that being said, when you are in a and  tilt-a-whirl  effects  caused  by  a  heavy  dose  of situation demanding that you handhold the camera, use zoom-panitis. your body as a tripod. Leaning against a wall while placing your weight on the outside foot will give you good  stability. Move Another  technique  is  to  kneel  down  with  your buttocks  resting  on  the  heels  of  your  feet.  This  will  also give you a different angle for your viewers to see from, which  is  always  a  good  idea  to  try  during  a  shoot anyway.  When  there  is  no  sturdy  object  to  lean  against, spread your legs to shoulder width and shoot at the shortest focal length (widest angle) possible. The more the picture shows, the less likely the viewer will notice that  the  scene  is  shaking  from  side  to  side.  Again,  if  all else  fails  and  you  must  shoot  a  close-up  from  an unassisted  hand-held  stance,  then  hold  the  camera  as  if Shoot  whatever  it  was  you  set  up  your  camera  to shoot and then move the camera to the next scene. This sounds obvious, but one of the most common errors new reporters and photographers succumb to, is leaving the camera in one spot and shooting the whole story from that position. The camera might swivel from left to right but never move from that location. Shoot and move should  be  the  motto  of  every  photographer.  This philosophy  will  also  help  when  editing  because  there will be less chance of a jumpcut getting into the story. 8-33