For the first week of photojournalism, we were expected to go out and take photographs ourselves however this plan changed due to the weather.
As we needed a photo for the week 1 workshop task, I came up with the idea of getting a quick interview and photo of Carlos Nunes, who is the top scorer for the Leeds Beckett Futsal team. So, before they trained on Tuesday evening, I drove up to the Headingley campus to get a headshot of Carlos.
I took multiple photos with my phone of Carlos from a variety of angles as I attempted to apply what we were taught in class on Monday.
In the end I chose a close-up portrait of Carlos. I was happy with how the image turned out and this made me realise the importance of building up a relationship with the person you are photographing in order to get the best shot possible without it being awkward.
As I know Carlos, going up close for the picture was not awkward but I can imagine it could be if it is the first time you have spoke to that person or if they do not know you want to take their photo until you ask face to face.
For this workshop task I took photos with my phone however, for my assignment I think I will use a DSLR camera and rent one from the university in order to get better quality images. I also feel it is important to practice with both phone cameras and a DSLR camera just in case I cannot access a DSLR for whatever reason.
Photographic Journalism 