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Tips For Breaking Into Freelance Newspaper Photography – Part 4

June 18th, 2009

The 2nd half, “and be there,” just points to how anyone can take a dramatic picture if they were there. I believe if you had a decent camera and access, it is true. The operative word here is “access.” Newspaper photographers are always on scene quickly because they monitor the emergency frequencies on their police/emergency services scanners as they’re driving around. Developing a nose for what’s got potential and what’s likely a dud takes experience, photographer common sense and knowledge of neighborhoods and infrastructure in your city. In reality it’s a crap shoot. I’ve been stopped many a time from entering a fire because it’s a community volunteer officer or even full-fledged officer who doesn’t understand the law.

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