Eugene Richards
The Assignment
-Start shooting on approach
-Get the overall shot of the situation (step back a little)
-Move in to tell the story (photograph details)
"If your not close enough the picture will not be good enough" -Robert Capa
Belinda shoots on TV (shutter priority) and try to work with natural light
-Keep shooting until the action is over or as long as you possibly can. Arrive early, stay late.
-Meet the deadline
-Back up and store all RAW files
Angles and Perspective
-Low angles can give the subject power
-High angles (often you need to hold the camera high over your head to get more in the shot, especially in a media pack!)
Technical Strategies for Candid Shots\
-Preset the camera
-Have batteries charged
-Decide how you will frame the image
-Use auto focus/continuous
-Watch your subject (STAY ON THEM!)
-Anticipation and timing are crucial
-Watch your subject closely and learn from them.
Approaches to Candid Work
-Become part of the furniture
-Click and Run (the Bresson technique)
-Stalking....patience...
-Introduce yourself
Save room on your card, built in insurance!
Belinda says:
"as soon as they tell you your not allowed into somewhere, you know your gonna get your shot in there!"
Capturing Emotion
-Become a master of understanding body language
-Watch faces and hands
-Observe!
-Forget pictures of people eating. Its rude and gross.
-Steer clear of the pack, the pack is usually documenting what the politician or spin doctors what you to see. However, sometimes the pack can indicate a point of interest.
Staying Strong and Alive
-Stay mentally alert
-Training: fire procedure, helicopter crash training, red cross medial training
-Protective clothing, sunscreen, foot ware
-Most journalist deaths are caused in helicopter accidents
-Get sleep
-Water purifying tablets
-Inoculations
-Never go back for your camera! (refer to Fernando Peria incident)
-Know your limits and take breaks!
-Know how to deal with your stress
-Understand that your work may become overwhelming
Feature Vs. News
-News pictures are over in a day. Feature pictures are timeless
-You can get a feature style image out of a news job (for example in a fire, the news picture is the rescue, the feature picture is the fireman being exhausted)
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