Lindsey Larsen 3530: Hard News

I joined team caucus for my hard news assignment, and to be honest I thought it was very difficult to get nice shots out of it. I know it was not quite as bad as a press conference, but it also wasn't as nice to shoot as an Entrada golf course would have been. Unfortunately I had to work during the golf tournament, so I was left with the caucus for this assignment. It was actually a great reality check as to what the day to day job of a photojournalist is like. I think that this assignment really taught me that you have to be very observant as a photojournalist because there is a fine line between getting a creative and interesting shot and telling the truth of the story. I struggled with this both in shooting and editing. Something that may seem simple like pulling the zoom up can make the room seem much fuller and change the truth of the story. I really wanted my focus with this post to be telling the true story of the caucus that I attended.