Thursday, January 10, 2013

7 Photojournalism Tips by Reuters Photographer Damir Sagolj

2 comments:

  1. Really enjoyed this. Sometimes the most effective things are often the simplest things. Also sometimes the simplest things are the hardest things to do.

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  2. Anticipate: This is a good one. I feel like we learned this from experience; always be rolling.

    Research: This is something I feel like I could do a little better but I also think it's a little different when your hitting the ground running and filming as soon as you get to your destination. Pre-work is always huge but I can't tell you how many time my preconceived notions just fly out the window when I get to where I'm going.

    Reach Out: Like research, I think it helps if you either already know somebody there or plan on spending an extended period of time there.

    Prioritize: This is always a good practice in my opinion.

    Practice: Again, I agree with this one. I think there's very little things as stressful as not knowing how to operate something whilst on set.

    Interact: I think we can all agree that down time is super important though we may end up just looping back to work whether it be a post card or otherwise.

    Be Invisible: I feel like this challenges the first tip, anticipate, a little bit. It's hard (but maybe not impossible) to be casual and to "always be on".

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