I lectured to my class today about working a story/assignment. How as photographers we investigate many possibilities to find the right images to tell the story. Its not as simple as saying--just take hundreds and you'll get a good one--though that statement has some merit--the idea of working a story is to take hundreds of good ones in search of 'the one.' I remember this assignment. It was a presentation on birds of prey and when I showed up the lights were off and the presentation was a slideshow with all the lights off. I shot a few frames of kids using just the light of the slide reflecting off the screen but felt those wouldn't work out too well(and I couldn't check the LCD screen because this was back in the days of film). So I went around to the back of the classroom and really thought I wouldn't get a picture out of this assignment when I saw this one kid with a shaved head and cool ears and I positioned myself behind him just as the slide showing how an eagle is the American symbol. I wasn't satisfied that this picture told the story very well, but I was happy that I got the picture. Back then we were a photo newspaper and we used feature pictures on the front page. This picture was chosen for the next day's Page 1 and in the cutline I was able to tell the story about how a class learned a little about eagles and hawks at a local school. Meadvi
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State Senator Bob Robbins stopped by the Crawford County Republican headquarters Tuesday to see some of the people who support him and who helped with the campaign. While he was there, U.S. Congressional candidate Mike Kelly planned to stop as well. When Robbins saw Kelly park about a block away he waved him up to park in front of the headquarters and then began to direct him in. This is the sort of stuff I love about having access to politicians when they are not "on". Bob is a regular guy who has fun in life and I really enjoyed watching him be himself. Its a side the general public might not get to see as he attends events as 'the senator.' Meadville Tribune photograph by Richard Sayer
This is what I ate for lunch this afternoon. I will include the recipe...
1 pound brussels sprouts thinly sliced lengthwise. 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil. 1 large onion (chopped) 1 teaspoon sweet smoked paprika. 4 slices multi-grained bread. 4 ounces extra sharp cheddar. Heat oven to 350 degrees Boil sprouts for 5 minutes. Saute onion for 5 minutes Add paprika to onions and cover and lower heat for 10 minutes. Add sprouts to onion mixture and cook for 5 minutes uncovered. Bake bread and cheese for 5 minutes until nicely toasted. Top, serve and enjoy! Photo By: Harmony Motter Food prepared By: Jack |