Imagine that this page is a separate and full blog entry and the title is LATE FOR SCHOOL.
Sam got sick and was unable to go to school for an entire week. When she went back to school on Monday, she started grappling with her backlog. Consecutive late nights leave her practically catatonic in the morning and getting her out of bed could be filmed as Mission Impossible 4. As a result, the school bus leaves without her and Speedy is obliged to drop her off to school before he goes to work some thirty minutes later. That was what happened this morning.
There I was on the second floor balcony saying bye-bye to my husband and firstborn.
Why was she not in uniform? Because in HEdCen, students don’t wear uniform on Wednesdays and Fridays. They wear ethnic clothes on Wednesdays. On the first and last Friday of each month, they wear smart casual and the Fridays in between are what I call blue jeans and Converse days.
Why did Sam get in the backseat instead of the front seat? Because on weekdays, Speedy’s stuff are all over the front passenger seat.
So, Speedy made a U-turn and they were off.
Daddy and Big Baby have left for the day.
End of imaginary entry.
The photos, even in a series, are not as visually interesting as, say, the Sewing Genie or sunrise in Aklan photos. But because these photos are preceded by all the text in the previous page, they become illustrative AND relevant. That’s how to make photos work in a blog entry. And you don’t need to be an expert photographer to do that.
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on flip side,
this 60 megapixel doodad begs for stills.
http://www.phaseone.com/
OH. MY. GOSH. 60 megapixels. I wonder how long it’ll take to download the photos from the memory card to the computer.
I guest the “Super Cat” entry counts but the each of the photos are not even similar
i’m not sure kung nag-iimagine lang ako pero parang biglang bagsak presyo ang Nikon D60 dito ngayon. Dati nasa RMB6K+ pero ngayon RMB4,990 (*Php6.00) nalang. Para tuloy nangangati akong bumili. Kaso 18-55mm lang ata yung free lens.
Pwede namang to-follow na lang yung mas magandang lens. I practiced with the kit lens of the Rebel XT for several months before I started buying lenses. So when I bought the 40D, I just bought the body.
These photo tips are very useful to me especially now that I’m planning to venture on photography ( Maybe find out if I have an eye on fotografy. Who knows). Thanks for sharing!
Is this photojournalism?
i often take a series of photos kasi often out of 10, siguro tsamba na if 2 are ok, hehe. i just made a collage of my 2 kids and it did come out looking more interesting than the individual pics would have. next time i’ll try your tip and take pics that tell a story naman…
You’re welcome, Loren.
Ben naman, I’m not presumptuous.
Ruth, the link is broken.
ay, eto po: http://about-ruth.com/2008/09/10/jan-and-mia-playmat-series/
Thanks for the photo lesson. Good to know!
Thanks, Ruth. I sent a trackback.
Asianmommy, simple but effective, ‘di ba?
3.47seconds, thank you.
( 100 gig flash at 480mb/sec. usb 2.0 )
or half the time of a really good yawn. mmm.
haha, i think your approach is better than most photojournalists out there. let them figure it out.
JuanDelaCruz, 3.47seconds? Not bad. Not bad at all.
Ben, when most photojournalists obliged to observed the de-kahon approach that most editors insist on… that may be hard for them hehehe
Hi Connie. Nice Advise. My hubby can use those.
I’m actually a regular reader of your site. Mind if I link you up?
Thanks, Ria. Of course, I don’t mind.
Thanks for the tip ms. Connie
Very well said!
Yes Sass, it’s the problem that most photojournalists have had with editors and writers who have had little or no visual orientation or background in recognizing the images that tell the story or complements the words of a story. That’s why I for one in my lifelong battles with editors and writers in the past can tell in an instant whether any magazine or publication worth the paper it’s printed on holds any kind of credence or respect with regards to photographers who produce the photographs. Believe me, the cluelessness goes deeper than you think. People aren’t aware that one’s best instincts can’t help but show in any photographer’s images or equally, a writer’s or editor’s hand in putting the story together. Instead, the politics or egos of the newsroom or its editorial slant prevail and it’s been the bane and disservice to journalism and photojournalism in general.
Ben, that’s why when I submit articles for the Life & Travel section of Manila Standard Today, they’re accompanied by photos that I have taken myself. Otherwise, the essence is lost.
i love photography too and i don’t follow any rules. i agree with you. thanks for the tip.