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NEW YORK,N.Y.  \nCONTENTS  \nof the Complete Course inPhotographic Journalism  \nLesson One—GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHIC JoURNAL-ISM  \nLesson Two—WHAT THE EDITOR WANTS  \nLesson Three—EsSSENTIALS OF PHOTOGRAPHICJoURNALISM  \nLesson Four—TAKING THE PICTURE FOR PUBLICA-TION  \nLesson Five—PICTORIAL CoMPOSITION  \nLesson Six—PICTURE AND STORY  \nLesson Seven—SEASONAL AND INDOOR SUBJECTS  \nLesson Eight—SUBJECTS OF GENERAL INTEREST  \nLesson Nine—DEVELOPING THE HoME FrELD  \nLesson Ten—THE TRADE AND SPECIALTY PRESS  \nLesson Eleven—GENERAL INTEREST PUBLICATIONS  \nLesson Twelve—NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHY  \nLesson Thirteen—MAKING THE MosT OF YoUROPPORTUNITIES  \nLesson Fourteen—THE BuSINESS OF PHOTOGRAPHICJoURNALISM  \nLesson Fifteen—BuSINESs RECORDS  \nLesson Sixteen—BuSINESS METHODS  \nIot Skip from Page to Pag  \n# LESSON IX\n\nDEVELOPING THEHOME FIELD  \nFig.I.—A typical set.This set of seven pictures illustrating thelargest suspension bridge in the world,is arranged in a layout suchas is often used for such purposes.You are not required to make thelayout,as this is done in the editorial ofice,but it is advisable for youto practice it in order to provide pictures suitable for such use.  \nYOUR BEST LOCATION YOUR OWN HOME  \nI.One of the greatest attractions of photographic journalism is thefact that it may be followed as profitably from your own home as it canfrom an elaborate office.As a matter of fact the home location is thebest.  \n2.In many professions the leaders are those who have gone to alarge city where their particular profession is centered,but in the fieldof photographic journalism the opposite is true.The photographermust be at the scene of action in order to secure the photographs.Thegreat value of the photographic journalist in the modern publishingworld lies in the fact that he and his fellows literally cover the Earth,each acting as a news outpost sending in to the central office the out-standing events of his own particular locality.If the cameramen wereall centralized,we should have only those photographs which depict theevents of those centralized localities and our information regarding theEarth would be too highly restricted to be of great value.  \n3.The best location for your work is right in your own home neigh-borhood.  \n4.One of the most common complaints we hear is the statement thatnothing takes place in the vicinity of the cameraman.A photographerhas great difficulty in seeing the opportunities·which abound upon allsides of him.  \n5.A photographic journalist in Guatemala writes that he can findnothing of interest in his locality.Nothing but poverty stricken natives,primitive living conditions,disease,heat and a multitude of othergrievances.If he were only in the Middle West he could find unlimitedopportunity in the historical locations there,the Mississippi with itslore of legend and beauty and so forth.  \n# CULTIVATE OBSERVATION\n\n6.From Louisville a man writes that while he can cover territoryembracing most of the upper Mississippi Valley he can find nothingto photograph.His surroundings are all so commonplace that theywould be of interest to no one.If he could go to New York where tre-mendous events occur every day then he could make a fortune.  \n7.In New York a photographic journalist complains that of allplaces in the world New York is the worst from his point of view.Noth-  \n5  \n# PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNALISM\n\ning ever happens.Things which do take place are spot news only,suit-able only for the newspapers who have their staff men on the job.NewYork is monotonous,too absorbed in business to provide material forthe camera,and besides everyone is familiar with the city so that noth-ing new can be found.If he could go to Central America where localcolor abounds,where the ruins are being excavated,where there is somuch feminine beauty,he could make thousands of dollars.  \n# FAMILIARITY WITH SUBJECT A GREAT ASSET\n\n8.And so it goes.Each man who lies d","cbCaimsXu39vzeT4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimsXu39vzeT4","pdf",956637,28,"English","# LESSON IX\n## DEVELOPING THE HOME FIELD\n## CULTIVATE OBSERVATION\n## IDEAS FROM MAGAZINES\n## LOCAL HISTORY\n## SELLING PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOCAL EVENTS","[{\"question\":\"Why is the photographer’s best location often the home neighborhood?\",\"answer\":\"Because photographic journalism can be followed profitably from home, and the photographer must be on the scene. 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