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The Town of Wilkesboro Upgrades Sewer and Water Lines

Corner of Corp Street and Cherry Street Wilkesboro, beside Tyson foods inc. Photo by Eric Wyatt November 2012

Close up view of Cherry Street and people working. Photo by Eric Wyatt November 2012

Informative sign about Wilkesboro's Water Project. Photo by Eric Wyatt November 2012

Wilkesboro NC,  has undergone a water and sewer improvement system project. This project was financed by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development. The project was approved by the United States President Barack Obama and Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture. The project was started on Cherry Street in downtown Wilkesboro and has worked its way to the corner of Corp Street next to the local chicken supplier Tyson Foods, Inc. The the two street merge and cross U.S. Highway 421. The project began about Three months ago and is expected to last into the beginning to middle of 2013. This is a general news report.

Ethics

Photo by Los Angeles times. Soldier in Basra, Los Angeles Times, March 2003. Ethics.
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In this photo it was cropped in a way that it removed one of the individuals who shows to be middle eastern. It is not ethical to change a photos content to convey a softer message. Retouching is correcting color cast and making minor adjustments. Cropping should not be used to cut out an individual based on changing the story you would like to convey. It is not ethical to change someone's body or to change the message of the photo. It is unethical to add things imagery or subtract it. Also it is unethical to adjust the photo contrast or colors to make a photo more or lest dramatic. Certain things cross the line.

Spot and General News

Photo By Wilkes Journal Patriot from article titled 1 killed, 8 hurt in wreck on N.C. 18 in Alleghany; pesticides spilled. November 2012. Spot News.
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This accident occurred Sunday, November 11th. The story was posted Tuesday, November 13th. This is an example of spot new. Spot new is news that that is unexpected. It just occurs naturally and someone is there to capture it as it happens or chases it down. I chose this photo because it occurred close to my community and members of my community helped assist with the clean up, so it is relevant to my community. This is a story of a wreck where one individual was killed and 8 were injured; also the hazard team was called in to contain the spill of chemicals.

Photo by Chicago Sun Times. A Cleveland Municipal Court judge ordered 32-year-old Shena Hardin to serve one hour on Tuesday and on Wednesday holding an idiot sign. General News. November 2012
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Shena Hardin a Ohio resident was ordered to hold a sign stating; "only an idiot would drive on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus," after repeatedly driving on the sidewalk to avoid a bus.

I chose this photo because it is so literal and amazing, it really made me feel justice was served. This photo is a representation of general news. General news is news is almost any news that is relevant enough to be considered news but not the main story. The main difference between spot news and general news is spot news is unexpected and on the spot, where as general news is news that happens and is reported on but not on the spot.

Environmental Portraits

Pictured is Leann Gilbert of Bojangles Millers Creek North Carolina. She is waiting for a customer to begin ordering so she can pack the order. Photo by Eric Wyatt, November 2012. Candid photo.

Pictured Leanne Gilbert of Bojangles in Millers Creek North Carolina. She posed for a shot at the packing station lit from the left at a 2/1 ratio. Photo by Eric Wyatt November 2012. Posed photo.

Hey Mr Bus Driver

The Pondering of A simulated Bus Driver By Eric Wyatt, October 2012. Pictured Derek Starns a photography student of Art Institute of Charlotte

Eyes on The Road Mr Bus Driver by Eric Wyatt, October 2012. Pictured Derek Starns a photography student of Art Institute of Charlotte

Environmental Portraits

Photo by Aaron Lee Fineman. Photo details; Moby, Musician, Washington, DC. Origional Link fineman09.jpg 

This portrait to me is of a band member working the sound board. It shows use of less depth of field to pull the member forward and thus making him the focal point. With the use of mixed lighting the viewer is lead through the photograph starting with the warmer colors and ending with the cooler colors  .  I chose this photograph because it is interesting and lively due to the use of mixed lighting and contrast of the dark and light colors.

Photography By Peter DeMott, Photo of Lizzie. Original Link RR3D7289FB.jpg

This Portrait is of a child named Lizzie. The soft diffused light gives the photo a easy relaxed feeling. Having less depth of field brings Lizzie to the foreground and makes her the focal point. Its clearly a photo of a child who enjoys nature. I chose this photo because it brings portraiture and nature together and uses both to tell a story.

Photography by Arnold Newman. Original Link env.port5

This portrait to me is one of a individual walking who just stopped to take in a moment. This photo uses  less depth of field to bring the young lady forward into the forground making her the focal point. With the use of natural diffused light this is definitely a relaxed portrait. I chose this photo because it has no catch light in the eyes which shows the use of natural lighting in portraiture.

Fall Colors Nc

View From the Blue Ridge Parkway onto Thurmond Nc, By Eric Wyatt, October 2012

View of a Branch on Austin Traphill Rd in Traphill Nc, By Eric Wyatt October 2012

View From the Blue Ridge Parkway onto Stone Mountain in Wilkes County Nc, By Eric Wyatt, October 2012

"A Step Away From a Students Life," By Eric Wyatt. 2012

In the Midst of Travel

photography by Charlotte Magazine original link listed below
http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Charlotte-Magazine/October-2012/Travel-Beaufort-South-Carolina/

Hello World! During my explorations of feature stories I discovered this photograph from the October 2012 issue in the travel portion of the Charlotte Magazine. As you know from my introduction I enjoy nature photography, but I also enjoy travel. This is a photograph taken in Beaufort, South Carolina for a feature story commemorating the 300th anniversary of the town. I chose this photograph because it tells the story of the end of the day when things are winding down. As you notice the sun is setting in the background and dusk is falling on the harbor. To me this is a individual's last look to ensure all is right before walking away. Everyone knows that feeling as you are leaving a place or a event. The one where you turn for one last look to recap the day and make those heart warming mental notes. The memories we work to be able to afford when we take a vacation. 

The original story is the typical travel story about a relaxing getaway town where people come to visit to lose their problems and take a step back from reality. The locations have many things to offer such as fine dinning and activities for individuals and families. The photography really relays the message of travel and adventure to the tourists and people in and around the Charlotte, North Carolina area who are looking for a break away from the usual day. To me the photograph makes me want to take a weekend trip or getaway and just relax my worries away. The warming colors of the photograph are enticing and make you feel at home or welcome. It draws us in by appealing to your comforts with the use of a balance of complimentary colors and use of visually stimulating symbols. The boats are a representation of summer or springtime and appeal to your sense of adventure. Great job Charlotte Magazine, I want to take a trip to Beaufort, South Carolina.

The American Way.

Photography by Margaret Bourke-White, "At the time of the Louisville Flood" (1937) original link listed below.

http://www1.assumption.edu/users/McClymer/bedfordprototype/toc/bourke-white.jpg

This is one of my favorite photographs because it shows the concrete truth regardless of what the meaning of the advertisement is supposed to represent. The story as told by the advertisement is, America is a great place to live where everyone is happy and free. Now you have this great photograph of the people standing the the food line trying to get what they can just to make it in a harsh world. This has such a contrast of meanings it tells the story as told by the automobile companies and then shows the truth about the american standard of living. This is a photograph from 1937 but it also has a place in today's society. Today's government officials paint the picture of the perfect little society and how they can fix issues or make changes if elected or re-elected. This photograph represents the current "American way" as well as the past. Thank you Margaret Bourke-White.

Hello World>>>>

Hello! I am Eric Wyatt, a 29 year old photography student who loves art of all forms. My love for art is what lead me to my photography journey. I am a invested individual and whatever i do i apply myself 100% if not more. My interest in photography includes landscape, the odd shot, HDR photography and recently telling stories with photography. To me photojournalism is telling a story with one photograph or a sequence of photographs and can also be a photographer telling a story with a photograph that has already been stated in words by a journalist. Something that i took from my most recent photojournalism class is photography is not only about what you use to fill the frame but what you choose to exclude from the frame. If you choose to take a picture of a object in a room from 15 feet away you are telling the story of what is in that room. If you do a close up of that object with a soft blur on the background then it becomes the story of that object and that. So, make sure you are paying attention to what you are actually seeing that is so great or that draws you to that shot. Take lots of photos and lots of exposures give yourself options. The details matter. I am looking forward to digging deeper into the world of photojournalism.