Photojournalism
“The camera is an excuse to be someplace you otherwise don’t belong. It gives me both a point of connection and a point of separation.”
-Susan Meiselas, Photographer
Something to think about…
You don’t know the power you hold until you have a camera strap around your neck.
Photojournalism is an important cog to the machine of media, as it expresses what words sometimes cannot. Journalists have a duty to not only report to the present public but to document history accurately, and photos are frozen moments in time to help accomplish this responsibility.
There are things seen behind a camera that cannot be perceived with the naked eye. The emotions of a person are more animated, their feelings spelled out in their body language and facial expressions. I hope through my photojournalism work, I am able to encapsulate that perspective and contribute to recording the human condition with integrity.
Click an image to view my work in each section.
My Progression
If someone would have told me as a sophomore that I would be posting photography for everyone to see and that people want to pay for my photos, I would have laughed hysterically. Camera settings were a mystery to me, and I was terrified of getting within 50 feet of someone to get the shot I wanted. But, through perseverance and an unwavering want to be the most versatile version of myself possible, I found more and more comfort with photography. The way it grants me creative freedom to freeze a moment in time from any perspective I want truly has solidified my love for taking photos.
Below is a gallery of how my skills have improved behind the camera.
Sophomore
In my first year of being apart of the media program at Bridgeland, I was just trying to gain experience with a camera. I experimented at football games while writing the weekly football game recap for the website.
Junior
Although I did not take pictures at sporting events I reported on, I worked on adjusting camera settings to different environments and practiced during class. I took a camera on my summer vacation to Colorado to put my new knowledge to the test.
Senior
Whether it was taking pictures at football games one to three times a week or taking pictures for the stories I was writing, I got behind a camera consistently. I also taught myself how to properly color correct and edit my photos for the best product possible.
The More You Know
What I’ve learned from my progression as a photojournalist
To apply photo composition such as rule-of-thirds, depth of field and leading lines
Properly editing my photos in various different ways such as Photoshop and Lightroom
To set up in proper spots to get the subject closer in the frame