Photographing From Nothing
Whitney Arrington
Flomaton High School
Flomaton, Alabama
Photographs have the power to grab people by the hearts and make them feel as if they were there on the scene even if they are light years away.
That’s what professional photographer Andrew Goetz explained to students at the AU Summer Journalism Workshop.
Photos that run with journalistic articles give readers more emotional attachment to the stories. For every person, a picture means something different, hence the cliché ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’
To start with, one of the very first things that Goetz explained about photography is that it is not physically or mentally possible for a person to learn all there is to know about in photography in a day or two.
Goetz said that like playing sports or improving in more advanced school subject such as math, you have to practice and work around with them to improve. There is way more to taking a picture than clicking a button and having an image magically appear. Goetz showed how to bring a picture to life and give it a story worth telling.
Also, Goetz emphasized the importance of making every picture stand alone as if it carries the weight of the world. According to Goetz, each picture should be at its best, but it should also be able to flow smoothly to create a picture story.
He explained many Do’s and Do Not’s in the photography industry in attempt to help his students successful with their projects. He is a firm believer in making mistakes to learn from them and in turn use them as tools to become better. Goetz said he is a great reference to ask questions because he has literally made any and every mistake possible.
During Goetz’s spare time, he enjoys spending his hours at railroad yards photographing graffiti on the trains. He sees the beauty in the vandalism and uses his own artistic abilities to produce a masterpiece of his own.
Whether you are taking a picture for yourself or for a story in an article, be sure to give the picture its justice because, after all, it is worth a thousand words.
Flomaton High School
Flomaton, Alabama
Photographs have the power to grab people by the hearts and make them feel as if they were there on the scene even if they are light years away.
That’s what professional photographer Andrew Goetz explained to students at the AU Summer Journalism Workshop.
Photos that run with journalistic articles give readers more emotional attachment to the stories. For every person, a picture means something different, hence the cliché ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’
To start with, one of the very first things that Goetz explained about photography is that it is not physically or mentally possible for a person to learn all there is to know about in photography in a day or two.
Goetz said that like playing sports or improving in more advanced school subject such as math, you have to practice and work around with them to improve. There is way more to taking a picture than clicking a button and having an image magically appear. Goetz showed how to bring a picture to life and give it a story worth telling.
Also, Goetz emphasized the importance of making every picture stand alone as if it carries the weight of the world. According to Goetz, each picture should be at its best, but it should also be able to flow smoothly to create a picture story.
He explained many Do’s and Do Not’s in the photography industry in attempt to help his students successful with their projects. He is a firm believer in making mistakes to learn from them and in turn use them as tools to become better. Goetz said he is a great reference to ask questions because he has literally made any and every mistake possible.
During Goetz’s spare time, he enjoys spending his hours at railroad yards photographing graffiti on the trains. He sees the beauty in the vandalism and uses his own artistic abilities to produce a masterpiece of his own.
Whether you are taking a picture for yourself or for a story in an article, be sure to give the picture its justice because, after all, it is worth a thousand words.