Photojournalism
Unless you have darkroom experience, you probably won’t know what a “contact sheet” or “proof sheet” is.
Now that we have digital photography, the term itself is irrelevant.
The “contact sheet” or “proof sheet” is nothing more than a grid of thumbnails of your entire shoot which displays unique numbers underneath each image.
A lot can be learned [...]
How do I start off this 3rd segment Assignments: ones I enjoyed?
Did I mention I met my wife on an assignment?
I photographed her for a story, one thing led to another… and this photographer rode off into the sunset with the girl.
Sports
While at the newspaper, I was often asked, “How do you get a [...]
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How many times have you picked up a newspaper and started reading a story just because the picture on the cover caught your attention?
That pretty much sums up the newspaper photographer’s goal at any assignment that he/she draws.
The Assignment
Come back with a picture/pictures that will sum up the story and draw the reader’s attention to [...]
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A while back a visitor, photojournalist Nick Morris, suggested perhaps some insight into a newspaper photographer’s day might be of interest to you.
That’s a valid point since consistently many visitors arrive here on the post I wrote about Sports and Freelance photography.
Even though I’ve been gone from the business for 6 years, I’m fairly confident [...]
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