Week 15- Report on Jerry Waskiewicz

This is my own photo, I just thought an article on Mr. Waskiewicz should have some "eye candy".



Our journalism class was visited by award winning photographer Jerry Waskiewicz last week. Mr. Waskiewicz spoke to us about his long career in photography, and also brought along a number of examples of his work. One of my favorite pictures that he brought was an award winning one of an Adirondack forest scene ( a peaceful small stream running through snowy banks and flanked by snow draped trees). He said many people had asked him where he had taken it, and he had answered them "somewhere in the Adirondacks", but he revealed to us that he had taken it not far from his home, in a place only he knew of. He told us anyone can take a picture, but that we needed to see the world a little differently to make an eye catching photo. He also revealed some of the techniques he'd used to get some of the unusual shots that he had gotten. He told us that there is also a need for people who can write in the business of smaller newspaper journalism. I was surprised when he explained that you can make a decent living free lancing articles to smaller newspapers, and that once you get your "foot in the door" and demonstrate your skill, you would most likely receive more referrals. He also told us to be sure to retain ownership of our work, he often can sell the same photo more than once, which becomes a great way to maximize the time and effort involved in doing a photo shoot.

In short, Mr. Waskiewicz was very well informed, and had some very interesting things to tell us. It was very kind of him to take the time to come to talk with us and I thank him for coming.