this assignment has definitely been the most fun so far. again, a 3B picture (or pictures? i never saw saturday's paper), but there's also a gallery online.
potato cannon
i wish i had gone to DSA.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
day 6
today is day SIX at the news & observer. last week, the week of welcomes and first assignments, feels like a long, long time ago. i've learned so much and really feel like my time here is valuable, though a bit slow.
the thing is, you have to WAIT for news to happen. and if its not happening, you go out and follow your nose until you find something. thats 95% of what i've been doing. mornings i come in and read the news, see if my picture is in the paper, check to see what they did to the caption, and then check my email, look at some quality photos/multimedia online, get some lunch, and then maybe an hour or two before i leave, i'll get a photo.
thats a typical day. today i'm in the office, blogging. i figured i should update the masses on what i've been doing so far.
i was surprised to come in last thursday and see my first picture published on 3B. since then, i feel like 3B has become "my" spot. i've been published 3 times since then, so 4 of my images have made it into the paper all together. since the papers have already come out, i think i'm allowed to post them. these are original edits, but once i turned them in, editors altered them...
and here are some outtakes:
they refer to these as "slice of life" photos... just whats up, whats going on around town, what people are doing, where the moments are.
going out and making pictures is the highlight of my day, and the reason i am here this summer. but inbetween these, i have conversations with the people that work here day and day out, some of them for 25+ years. i have a mentor and he tells me the nitty gritty of the industry, but also encourages me to try new things, to use my nose, to look for good stories and dig to make them better. i tell him my ideas and he says they're great and ambitious and encourages me to go after them.
its nice to have a coach, cheerleader, and teacher all in one.
the thing is, you have to WAIT for news to happen. and if its not happening, you go out and follow your nose until you find something. thats 95% of what i've been doing. mornings i come in and read the news, see if my picture is in the paper, check to see what they did to the caption, and then check my email, look at some quality photos/multimedia online, get some lunch, and then maybe an hour or two before i leave, i'll get a photo.
thats a typical day. today i'm in the office, blogging. i figured i should update the masses on what i've been doing so far.
i was surprised to come in last thursday and see my first picture published on 3B. since then, i feel like 3B has become "my" spot. i've been published 3 times since then, so 4 of my images have made it into the paper all together. since the papers have already come out, i think i'm allowed to post them. these are original edits, but once i turned them in, editors altered them...
and here are some outtakes:
they refer to these as "slice of life" photos... just whats up, whats going on around town, what people are doing, where the moments are.
going out and making pictures is the highlight of my day, and the reason i am here this summer. but inbetween these, i have conversations with the people that work here day and day out, some of them for 25+ years. i have a mentor and he tells me the nitty gritty of the industry, but also encourages me to try new things, to use my nose, to look for good stories and dig to make them better. i tell him my ideas and he says they're great and ambitious and encourages me to go after them.
its nice to have a coach, cheerleader, and teacher all in one.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
day 1s and welcomes
welcome.
i heard that word so much today and didn't realize how much it could mean to me and how truly welcomed i could feel. i started a new job as the photo intern at the News & Observer in Raleigh, one of the largest papers in North Carolina. its a super opportunity and i feel really honored to be there. its almost like a real job... today was day 1 and if its any indication of the norm, i think i'm really going to enjoy and be challenged by my time on McDowell street this summer.
and as this is a new blog, i felt i should extend the welcome to readers. i needed a new blog... or i felt like i did since all my friends who are having experiences abroad this summer are blogging them. so the purpose of my blog shall also be to chronicle my experiences not only in the field for the N&O but also as i travel to Thailand, mid-june through mid-july.
as for the title... naming things is so hard! dogs, cars (never have understood naming inanimate objects though), babies... names are hard to pick. so i recently brainstormed some title ideas during a meeting during which i was supposed to pay attention, but lost focus and chose not to. i decided on one word: closer.
"closer" speaks to several different things:
1) legendary war photography robert capa once said, "if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." i try to take this to heart when shooting any assignment or personal work and try to push the envelope. for one who is naturally reserved, this is a difficult task, but the results are always better if i do. so "closer" is about moving physically closer to the subject, but also emotionally and intuitively... taking time to understand the issue, to build rapport, to establish trust and create a relationship.
2) "closer" refers to depth, proximity. to know the heart of something, of someone, you have to get closer. to find the gems, you must dig, you must get closer, close to the mother lode, to what you've been looking for all your life. if i distance myself, i'll miss out.
so hopefully "closer" will become a definition of my life, of my way of living and interacting, not just because of this blog, but because i must constantly foster curiosity, tenacity, and passion.
first day pics coming soon...
on a quick ps... i'm currently listening to the greatest playlist of this year... songs all given to me via mix cds for my birthday last week. so good. my friends have great taste in music. here you can see...
also included is my latest feel-good song, benny & the jets. how can you not sing along?
i heard that word so much today and didn't realize how much it could mean to me and how truly welcomed i could feel. i started a new job as the photo intern at the News & Observer in Raleigh, one of the largest papers in North Carolina. its a super opportunity and i feel really honored to be there. its almost like a real job... today was day 1 and if its any indication of the norm, i think i'm really going to enjoy and be challenged by my time on McDowell street this summer.
and as this is a new blog, i felt i should extend the welcome to readers. i needed a new blog... or i felt like i did since all my friends who are having experiences abroad this summer are blogging them. so the purpose of my blog shall also be to chronicle my experiences not only in the field for the N&O but also as i travel to Thailand, mid-june through mid-july.
as for the title... naming things is so hard! dogs, cars (never have understood naming inanimate objects though), babies... names are hard to pick. so i recently brainstormed some title ideas during a meeting during which i was supposed to pay attention, but lost focus and chose not to. i decided on one word: closer.
"closer" speaks to several different things:
1) legendary war photography robert capa once said, "if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." i try to take this to heart when shooting any assignment or personal work and try to push the envelope. for one who is naturally reserved, this is a difficult task, but the results are always better if i do. so "closer" is about moving physically closer to the subject, but also emotionally and intuitively... taking time to understand the issue, to build rapport, to establish trust and create a relationship.
2) "closer" refers to depth, proximity. to know the heart of something, of someone, you have to get closer. to find the gems, you must dig, you must get closer, close to the mother lode, to what you've been looking for all your life. if i distance myself, i'll miss out.
so hopefully "closer" will become a definition of my life, of my way of living and interacting, not just because of this blog, but because i must constantly foster curiosity, tenacity, and passion.
first day pics coming soon...
on a quick ps... i'm currently listening to the greatest playlist of this year... songs all given to me via mix cds for my birthday last week. so good. my friends have great taste in music. here you can see...
also included is my latest feel-good song, benny & the jets. how can you not sing along?
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