My understanding is that this isn't a prearranged press conference
sort of thing. It's actually a couple of campaign events -- rallies,
where the organizers have given me assurances that I'll have largely
unfettered range to take shots. In fact, if the follow-up press
conference appears too clustered and mundane, I may forgo the jostling
and elbow-throwing completely -- or back off and look for some
interesting angles of the interaction between the candidate and the press.
At least that's the plan up to this point. Of course, there's the old
saw that no battle plan ever survives first contact with the enemy -- at
which point, I'll adapt and improvise.
-- Walt
On 10/9/2010 3:03 PM, paul stenquist wrote:
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
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