US Capitol attack aftermath: Should photojournalists play an active role in identifying rioters?
By Essdras M Suarez Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist The short answer for me is no. No, I don’t believe we should be actively involved in the identifying of perpetrators. Nor should we be expected to voluntarily hand over our images to the authorities. For that is not the job of a photojournalist. Now, if the photos […]
On Paying Attention to Details
LESSON: When it comes to Street Photography looking for repeating patterns and paying attention to details while assessing the chaos of daily life can yield satisfying results… TECH STUFF: #nikonD5/ 70-200mm 2.8 / ISO 250/ F 4.0 / 1/ 1,000th Herzeg Novi, Montenegro 10/07 2019 […]
ON SHOOTING FOR THE HIGHLIGHTS
LESSON: Exposing for the highlights, one of my favorite techniques, will bring down the mid and dark tones; thus increasing contrast and color saturation. In other words, if the camera sensor told me this scene should’ve been photographed at 1/500th of a second- keeping all other variables the same- I usually override the camera reading and underexpose by a factor […]
On Sticking to your choices and having a bit of luck
This past Saturday, May 1, 2020, the Navy’s Bluebirds and the Air Force’s Thunderbirds soared over Baltimore and the DC metro area skies in honor of the thousands of doctors, nurses, first responders, and essential workers serving on the front line day-in and day-out during this crisis. […]
