Following on from my last bog post
Zen Archer which was about the different types of photographer you have to be in certain situations. All of the following were used by me in one weekend; A Reportage Photographer, Press Photographer, Classical Music Concert Photographer, Portrait Photographer, Rock Music Concert Photographer and Snapper. I wrote about the skills needed and to be developed to be a Reportage Photographer., so that leads me to my second type of photographer on the list. Press Photographer. The Above picture appeared in a double page spread in the London Evening Standard on Monday 7th December and the following link gives the online picture and review.
Thunder & Light for George Crumb. Different pictures also appeared in the Guardian on Tuesday and in the Independent on Sunday
Press Photographer. This is not a term that sat comfortably with me at first. I remember going on my first press job and meeting other press photographers who worked for national newspapers and saw how quickly and efficiently they worked. They knew the shot that they were going to submit as soon as they had taken it. They were not just snapping away they moved the subjects around until they got what was required but they did it with speed and decisiveness. Lets be clear Press is not Paparazzi. I knew then that this was a different breed of photographer.
