But one thing that is the same, photographic story telling and discovery are the same wherever you go. I had real news to cover and some seeking of stand alone pictures that may or may not end up as the centerpiece of the front page. The picture above I had really hoped would be on the front page. It was the first day of spring and I didn't really have any assignments. I met this man, Rowland Plowman out in front of his home having a smoke and letting his dogs do their thing. This just made my day. One thing I have always loved to do is just hang out with someone and see what sort of picture i can make.
Rowland laughed out loud when he told me the names of his dogs. Sugar Bear (foreground photo bomber) and Teddy Bear a recued elderly Pug who wasn't too keen on the photographic intrusion.
This picture wasn't my favorite of Rowland, but it was just hilarious to me when I saw this frame that to me it I wanted to see it big on page one and give the folks in Oil City and Franklin something to laugh about.
I think sometimes that is a pretty special thing we can do as visual documenters of our time and place.
News would be easier if we weren't do ing it on the spot!
So after the first week at a new gig I am proud of my new colleagues and excited about my new place of exploration and story-telling. It'll be an adjustment for awhile, but if I concentrate on my work with the camera, I think I'll discover some new ways of telling new stories.