Nice pics, but they're not from arranged press conferences. They were taken by someone following the candidate day in and day out. That makes all the difference in the world. But do the best you can. I'm sure you'll get some good results. At the very least, you'll get an education.t. Paul
On Oct 9, 2010, at 3:54 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: > Campaign photography can be artful at times. What I'm after is getting the > "requisite" shots -- standard grip-and-grin stuff, but being on the lookout > for compelling images. Granted, the sheer scale of presidential campaigns > dwarfs US Senate campaigns, but I don't see why there can't be memorable > photos produced from the events if someone is willing to look out for them > rather than focus solely on "mailing it in". I can't help thinking a lot of > the photographers who cover these events are so bored by the entire routine > that they approach it the way a sweatshop worker approaches a sewing machine, > or a crack whore approaches a street corner. > > What I had in mind was looking for shots along these lines (albeit on a > relative scale): > > http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/20040719_px_JOURNAL_FEATURE/index.html > > -- Walt > > > On 10/8/2010 10:59 PM, David Parsons wrote: >> It's reportage, not fine art. Having the principles in the shot, and >> lit well enough to print is all that is needed. The newsworthiness is >> what matters. >> >> On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:25 PM, paul stenquist<[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I don't know if I've ever seen a "good" press conference shot. Perhaps any >>> shot that shows the principals and doesn't hoover completely is a "good" >>> shot. >>> Paul >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
