DAY 16

SPORTS & PHOTOJOURNALISM

Toolbox Essentials

SAVING ME ON A RAINY DAY

Weather can present many challenges when photographing outdoors. Keeping you and your gear clean and dry, while important, may not outweigh the opportunity of capturing a unique shot. During a University of Arizona football game in Tucson, half the state’s annual rainfall came down in an hour, causing the game to be suspended for more than an hour. Students passed the time by doing push-ups in the flooded stadium. I ventured out of dry cover to get the shot at the expense of getting soaking wet. My equipment fared much better because I have some really durable rain covers for camera bodies and lenses, which help prevent major water damage. —TH