What is a Journalist without photography? Sure writing is an amazing an important aspect of it all, but pictures say a thousand words! Personally I have worked with photography for about 5 years now and I own several DSLR cameras as well as film. This presentation, even though not much was new to me really gave me more of a touch-up of the basics. Understanding how to work your camera other than just point-and-shoot really brings out more possibilities than you could ever imagine. The tips on how to change the focus, white balance as well as sites on where to edit the pictures was very useful. Using Flickr or Photoshop are two good ways to edit as well as publish your own photography work to the public.
As a journalist, when photography can be incorporated into your own writing it makes that story even better than words alone. Photography is a useful tool and being able to use it to the ultimate advantage can really help bring a story to life.
I believe that a photo makes that story even more emotional especially if it is on a worldwide known topic. Just by being able to see emotions in a picture or even the very owncan really give that reader a connection. This presentation really was one of my facorites only because I believe that everyone should not only know how to take a picture but to be able to take pictures that tell there very own story.
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