This past week we learned all about the in’s and out’s of feature photographs. For my feature assignment I focused on what is on everybody’s minds at SLU, and right now that is the ever so loved midterms. As I walked through the library’s many floors and victims, the constant looks of desperation, relief, determination, focus, and sometimes some happiness were seen on all of the students’ faces. I came across sophomore Mary Shannon in Pius Library the other night. What I really liked about her/drew me into taking a few pictures of her were her things she had around her such as coffee, water, highlighters, pens, pencils, notebooks, laptop, etc. You can clearly see what she is doing and it is relatable to all of SLU’s students if not during midterms week but hopefully year round. What I like most about this picture though is her focus and concentration on what she is doing as well has her body language/actions she is doing such as the pen to her mouth. I think it gives the picture a more real life aspect to it as opposed to someone just sitting there with a blank expression on their face staring at their Facebook page.
Search
Calendar
Contributing authors
Erik’s Twitter Feed
- @NikonUSA Shooting with the #D600 on assignment today in Mt. Olive, Ill. Beautiful color and tones in the files. stltoday.com/news/local/ill… 4 days ago
- @NikonUSA Have to wait to show food until it runs, but if you can sit tight I'm working up selects from a great wedding shoot last Saturday! 4 days ago
- @jtranber @adobe thanks Jeffrey! A good workaround for now, although LR does a stellar job with the files. 5 days ago
- @adobe yep, found out that D600 NEFs don't work with PS CS5 camera raw, but LR 4 does. Why?! Too early to upgrade to CC. 6 days ago
- Does Photoshop CS5 w/Camera Raw 6.7 read Nikon D600 files? If I'm reading it right per @Adobe it should... 6 days ago
- RT @StevenMartine: Next stop - magazine shoot for Florida Trend! 1 week ago
- RT @ajchavar: All of these photographers who do "whats in my bag" posts carry an INSANE amount of gear. I keep mine small, I want my back t… 1 week ago
- Just received a Nikon D600 and a 24-120 F4G Nikkor for evaluation from NPS @NikonUSA Love it right out of the bag. One food shoot down. 1 week ago
- @elinsmier welcome! 1 week ago
- If one helps a news photographer find a daily feature on deadline, that person will forever then have a friend. 2 weeks ago
Blogroll
- A Photo A Day
- A Photo Editor
- Black Star Rising
- Conscientious
- I heart Photograph
- Journerdism
- Luceo Images
- Magnum Photos
- Mark Tucker
- Mastering Multimedia
- Nikon Rumors
- Notes on Politics, Theory, and Photography
- PDN Pulse
- Rob Galbraith, tech guru
- Shoot The Blog
- Shooting from the Hip
- SLU
- Sportsshooter
- Teaching Online Journalism
- The Click
- The Exposure Project
- The Global Photographer
- The New Breed of Documentary Photographers
- The New York Times
- The New Yorker
- uncommons
- VII photo

Nicely said Mary Kate. You’re right, the “punctum” of the image is the pen in the mouth. Nicely seen.