Picking a Location

• 1). Arrive early to allow for setup time.
  
  
• 2). Park as close as you can to where you'll be taping.
  
  
• 3). Check out sunlight or electrical lighting to be sure neither will shine directly into your lens or onto your viewfinder.
  
  
• 4). Select a shooting position where nobody is likely to be standing in front of you or jumping up to yell during the event.
  
  
• 5). Check to be sure your pans left and right are equally clear of spectators.
  
  
• 6). Try to find an elevated location where you can look down on the action.
  
  
• 7). Choose a level shooting position - don't fight gravity by trying to shoot from the side of a hill.
  
  
• 8). Bring your tripod (borrow one if necessary).
  
  
• 9). Select a place close to house current so you can run your camera off the power supply instead of batteries.