Time Magazine and Getty. Day 3.
Day 3 we went to Time Magazine. We talked with the editor of Lightbox, Olivier Laurent, and New York Times photo editor, Myles Little. Olivier told us "what differentiates Time from other magazines is the photography," which is very true. Time has been known for their photography since it was started in the 1920s and it has continued since. Olivier gave us a long talk about writing, specifically how to write story proposals. One point= one sentence and no adverbs. He talked a lot about how to choose a story to photograph. You have to be passionate or you wont be happy shooting it or do a good job. I have also been told enough times now that social media is a must have, and that I really should get an instagram. When Myles Little talked to us he talked about the importance of doing personal work because just shooting assignments isn't enough. He said "half of life is showing up." I've heard that saying before but it never really resonated with me until today. I understood how it came into shooting photography and being a visual storyteller.
After that we went to Getty and talked to Pierce Wright who explained the three main shooting seconds of Getty which are news, sports, and entertainment. He said the three most important things that he looks for in a Getty photographer is a unique eye, drive, and self generated ideas. They also talked about the importance of not just shooting assignments. After that, Al Bellow, sports shooter for Getty, gave us a slideshow about his work and what he does. He said the 3 main things he focuses on while photographing is the light source, the background, and the composition. But at this point he doesn't have to think about it because it becomes muscle memory from doing it so much. He talked about "shooting every image as if you were shooting a magazine spread." He also told us not to take "no" for an answer and to let them yell at you once and play stupid and then go around a back entrance.
After that we went to the Moving Walls opening reception by Open Society Foundations. It was inspiring.