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Giveway: 10 copies !

3 Comments 21 July 2011

On Sunday, I am going to give away 10 copies of How To Shoot A Reportage to 10 lucky twitterers :) How To Win: you’ll automatically be entered in the contest to win a copy of my reportage manual if you tweet the following message: To win a copy of How To Shoot A Reportage by [...]

Discussion, Portraits and Stories

Did I Say Recycling?

4 Comments 09 February 2011

In my second to last post I stated that we need uplifting, encouraging and inspiring news. I also mentioned my Urban Local Heroes series, portraits of ordinary extraordinary people that know how to stay true to their vision and how to express their passion and enthusiasm. They usually have a very good influence on their [...]

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How To Shoot A Reportage #5

1 Comment 06 October 2010

Post Production You are back home and just want to rest from all the intense shooting, but the work is not over. Not at all! Open the “first choice” folder and go through all the pics you’ve just shot, now it’s time to do the real selecting. Photo editors don’t want to see hundreds of [...]

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How To Shoot A Reportage #4

8 Comments 29 September 2010

Shooting, shooting, shooting… So now you have already been on location for a few days, your deep throats are giving you plenty of information, the weather is just right and you found out that the best lighting for a panoramic picture is at 4:30 in the morning, the best moment to photograph another spot is [...]

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How To Shoot A Reportage #3

2 Comments 22 September 2010

Pointing The Camera It’s good to have a lot of material, so shoot as much as you can but… use your brain too. Your reportage must include pictures that can be published as an “opening” for the article, for instance an aerial view of the place you are covering or a group image. These pictures [...]

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How To Shoot A Reportage #2

2 Comments 08 September 2010

Your Luggage First rule: travel light. If something is not really essential, don’t bring it with you. On the other hand, make sure that you have everything you really need and that you don’t have to waste precious working time because you have to do the laundry. It’s also a good idea to bring clothes [...]