User talk:Isaac.zivkovic/sandbox

Isaac, I've made a few minor edits and put some questions on the article for Maggie. Main question -- I don't believe she's won the Pulitzer, however you could under her career say she's a frequent teacher, lecturer and judge, including judging photography in the 2015 Pulitzer Prizes. http://www.pulitzer.org/jurors/2015-Breaking-News-Photography

I'd also suggest adding her books. I marked my major edits with the "No Wiki" tag... once you've addressed the marks, feel free to delete.

Nice job, Nancy aka Fototuna 108.39.218.222 (talk) 02:07, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

REGARDING THIS QUESTION ABOUT ADVICE FOR ASPIRING PHOTOGRAPHERS....I wouldn't put this on a wikipedia pagebut I'm sure it's in several of the many interviews I sent to you.......I'll see if I can find this in one of the interviews because to be honest, I'm judging a huge competition right now and it's taking 15 hours a day---NO KIDDING! I'm exhausted. If you would read the interviews I sent including the She Does podcast (see link above), you would find the answer to this question. But in one sentence, it of course depends on what kind of photography you want to do:  if it's portraits, create a portrait style that is unique. If you want to tell stories, work on a long term project so that you end up with 30 to 40 really powerful photos, each one unique but that adds to the story or issue or idea. I highly recommend studying photographic history and looking at all kinds of work by photographers of the past and current ones...and look at photographs of all kinds, not just photojournalism or documentary. Look at portraiture, studio photography from the 30s and 40s, look at the Pictorial period, look at the work of Robert Frank in The Americans, look at how the fashion photographer Horst, who worked for Vogue Magazine in the 20s, 30s, up to the 50s, and how he used light and shadow to create mystery. Look at the work of photographers from Europe and Asia and South America and Mexico, not just Americans. Look to the past and not just at contemporary photographers. Look at fashion photography, just really study photography and its many facets. Look at Art Photography. Look at paintings. We can learn a lot from looking at how painters have indicated light, how they gave worked

along the edges of the canvas. Look at Richard Avedon's work, both fashion and documentary and studio portraiture.

There are simply too many photographers…..period! And a lot of younger people think because you can buy a camera, you can be a photographer but they don’t have the tenacity or the experience to understand how hard you have to work, how much you have to produce in the first place that stands out in order to be recognized. No one pays you for that work, they never have. That relies on your motivation. There are many young photographers who don’t understand that if you work in this profession, it’s for the long haul. It's an industry that requires ideas, energy and believing in your ideas because often, no one else does. Young photographers also need to have the discipline to observe and not be in such a hurry. Be patient. Wait for photographs to happen in front of you. Find a frame or a situation and stay with it, don’t be satisfied with one photo of something, work the situation. When you start shooting, think about things and how a big subject can be boiled down into something manageable. Sometimes we can tell the story of many through the story of one OR how you can relate the story of one to the story of many. Research is essential and look at what is out there on that subject so that you understand what you have to do differently. This industry is tough and competitive, but it can also enable you to lead a remarkable life.

I'm including this bio again to make certain you have correct spellings and information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Isaac.zivkovic (talk • contribs) 23:37, 10 November 2015 (UTC)