Press Conference

TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
edited March 23, 2012 in Street and Documentary
Last week, a member of a Neighborhood Watch group shot
and killed an unarmed teenager in Sanford, Florida. The shooter
was not arrested because Florida has a "Stand Your Ground"
law that allows a person to defend themselves if they feel they
are in danger.

The shooting has garnered national attention. All the networks
are in town filming and interviewing.

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The press spent most of the day waiting around.

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Crews were out interviewing residents of Sanford
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Some looked for a background for their report.
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Finally, a city official appeared to make a statement.

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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/

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  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2012
    Interesting coverage on this story. Can you tell me why you chose those particular focus points in #4 and the last one?

    Lensmole
    http://www.lensmolephotography.com/
  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2012
    lensmole wrote: »
    Interesting coverage on this story. Can you tell me why you chose those particular focus points in #4 and the last one?

    Do you mean on what was the camera focussed, or why I chose
    the angle from which I photographed in #4? In #4, I have a shot
    showing the resident's back (used here) and a shot showing the
    interviewer's back and the resident's face. (not used)

    My thought in selecting these images from the several that I
    shot was featuring the reporters in action. They are the story
    here.

    Had I been in Sanford yesterday, I would have photographed
    the people of Sanford at the rally (and, if able, Al Sharpton who appeared),
    and their grief and anger. I wasn't able to go, though.

    There was no rally or gathering of residents today. The park where
    yesterday's rally took place was back to normal...picnics in the
    pavilions, a child's birthday party in the playground area, three
    games of pick-up on the basketball courts, people feeding ducks
    by the lake, and one city worker plucking up bits of trash from yesterday's
    crowd. A double row of portable potties is the only visible remnant
    of yesterday's crowd.


    I chose the last image just because I like it. That's my conception
    of what the city official saw of the reporters...one huge lens
    drilling in on him and ready to capture any mistake or flaw or
    controversial statement on his part. The detached cameraman
    represents the disinterest of the press in the personal aspect.
    They're there for film and quotes and the subject matter is
    secondary to that.

    I have a shot of the city official taken from behind the reporters
    and cameramen,but it didn't fit with the limited number I chose
    to include here.

    Sanford, by the way, is a city just up the road from the suburb
    of Orlando in which I live. It's really part of the greater Orlando
    area.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2012
    Good PJ Tony, interesting... thumb.gif
    Rags
  • lensmolelensmole Registered Users Posts: 1,548 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    Do you mean on what was the camera focussed, or why I chose
    the angle from which I photographed in #4? In #4, I have a shot
    showing the resident's back (used here) and a shot showing the
    interviewer's back and the resident's face. (not used)

    My thought in selecting these images from the several that I
    shot was featuring the reporters in action. They are the story
    here.

    Had I been in Sanford yesterday, I would have photographed
    the people of Sanford at the rally (and, if able, Al Sharpton who appeared),
    and their grief and anger. I wasn't able to go, though.

    There was no rally or gathering of residents today. The park where
    yesterday's rally took place was back to normal...picnics in the
    pavilions, a child's birthday party in the playground area, three
    games of pick-up on the basketball courts, people feeding ducks
    by the lake, and one city worker plucking up bits of trash from yesterday's
    crowd. A double row of portable potties is the only visible remnant
    of yesterday's crowd.


    I chose the last image just because I like it. That's my conception
    of what the city official saw of the reporters...one huge lens
    drilling in on him and ready to capture any mistake or flaw or
    controversial statement on his part. The detached cameraman
    represents the disinterest of the press in the personal aspect.
    They're there for film and quotes and the subject matter is
    secondary to that.

    I have a shot of the city official taken from behind the reporters
    and cameramen,but it didn't fit with the limited number I chose
    to include here.

    Sanford, by the way, is a city just up the road from the suburb
    of Orlando in which I live. It's really part of the greater Orlando
    area.

    O/K then never-mind 4. The last one I really like ! Thank you for your response and the series.thumb.gifthumb

    Lensmole
    http://www.lensmolephotography.com/
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