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HOW TO COVER POTUS v

like A Pro

by betsy snow

2016

Get ACCESS:

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1. Contact the appropriate organizer to ask about rules for press coverage.

2. Follow all request guidelines and CC your adviser on all correspondence.

3. Stay professional -- spell check and read your message out loud before you send.

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Don’t jeopardize your credential by drawing undue attention to yourself.

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Stick to the plan!

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SH W UP Meet other photographers Ask about their experiences LISTEN

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Really to their answers and connect Establish your network-Remember Names, ask for carDs and carry yours even if it just lists your handles.

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Checklist for event: Bring A MEMORY CARD Battery is charged Format Memory card set File size Consider card capacity anticipate Lighting ISO

KEEp speed LOW

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use the rules to your advantage So you got to see POTUS arrive in the dark, as the wet fog rolled over SFO. Your pass allows you access for departure too, so despite it being a friday night when you’re exhausted, you still show up the next day.

If you find yourself on the tarmac at SFO with only 24 hours notice, try to get all the details, even if it means getting sandblasted with debris

by Air Force One!

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***Thankfully an AP photog was able to warn of us certain things.

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CHECK TO SEE WHAT OTHER Connor Radnovich, Ben Margot

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KNOW YOUR GEAR SO YOU CAN: GET CREATIVE LEAVE OPTIONS OPEN SHOOT HORIZONTALLY & RULE OF THIRDS EXPRESSIONS LEADING LINES vert

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Production options: Website Print Steller.co Adobe Spark

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Bring a device

to take notes for captions, so you correctly spell names and remember

details.

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Get Published (hopefully!)

After all that, be honest in your reflection of your work.

You are your own worst critic but you also know what types of photo you see in publications.

Help pitch your photo with a strong detailed caption.

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EDIT ing VS. PROCESSing

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EDIT VS. PROCESS We edit a collection of images and we process individual images.

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In all cases, your experience covering the event is just as important as the content you produce. Be sure to follow up and see what news outlets end up running. Follow the people you met and reach out if you see their work online Shoot Like a pro | 2016

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HOW DO I KNOW WHICH IMAGES ARE GOOD? Image shows emotion Evokes reaction Has emphasis Frame tells a story, speaks to details

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Line, shape, form, balance, emphasis, value, texture, space, unity, rhythm,color, harmony, movement, contrast

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CHECK THE WEATHER & PacK appropriately.

Be prepared for Rain

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Function over Fashion.

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Tearsheets/ screenshots

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READY FOR MORE OBAMA? Take A look at His historic Visit to Cuba

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FRAMING CONTEXT SPACE Composition EMOTION DETAIL

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