Cell phone photography in the media takes more than point and shoot

        My first question was about going to take pictures. I walked out of my photojournalism class with no idea and just the thought that I had a few weeks find some news worthy photos. My gut instinct was to panic. I mean I have taken photos before and after reading the tips on how to take better photos I was confident that I could get good compositions. 

Students lounging in the Student Center. (Photos by Angelique Harrison/ WSUPJ)

Tips that I already follow, being a photography major, breaking all the rules of composition and taking lots of shots. I knew that taking shots of things I thought might be interesting would let me have a variety of photos and allow me to have options. In taking multiple photos I could look back and really think about the compositions of each photo and which photos really told the best story without the captions. As far as composition I just naturally like to break all the rules.

Looking down from the photography lab office in from Old Main.

My second issue with the assignment was finding a newsworthy event. Most of the times when I take photos I just happen upon something I find pleasing to the eye and capture that moment. With this assignment I really had to think about some event that would offer more information about something and that was difficult. I really had to think, but I happened upon both photos in the same way, when I wasn't searching for a picture. The first photo I took was in the Student Center Building and was of students enjoying the new perks of the updates that have been done. The second photo below was a happy experiment. I saw the snow and thought I will get these snowflakes. With a bit of adjustment to the exposure value I was able to capture the movement of the snow falling.

With this assignment I was able to gain a better understanding of the problems that I would face taking newsworthy photos and how I could overcome those issues. I now have more confidence in my ability to capture news worthy photos that tell a story on their own.