[...]... front -on images within the first few seconds and then quickly shifted to my left to do a side shot of the press pool in action 11 Photographs from the Edge of Reality A side shot of the signing ceremony to show the press documenting the event Now would be a good time to explain what a “press pool” is In press circles in Washington, a pool is essentially an abridging of the First Amendment rights of the. .. shots The parade and pomp and circumstance surrounding the multiday celebration went off well, and I made a really great image of the president greeting General Norman Schwarzkopf, who led the parade down Constitution Avenue At the conclusion of the festivities, all of the aircraft had to leave, again with the precision that only the military can bring to bear With the experience of the arrival under... 3 Photographs from the Edge of Reality On the ride back, I (politely) cornered the press handler and made a proposition I suggested that it seemed a waste for photo positions to go unused, and that the more photographers the more coverage, so why not distribute any unclaimed passes by way of a waiting list that could be made up in the time leading up to the next event? The press handler thought about. .. setup of off-camera flash for portraits of Kermit the Frog 17 Photographs from the Edge of Reality Kermit the Frog visits Capitol Hill Opposite page: Kermit the Frog poses in front of the U.S Capitol 18 Photographs from the Edge of Reality When I called my mom afterward and told her, she just said, “Wow, that’s cool,” but when I called my sister—who is just three years younger than me—she said, “No way! ... minute and agreed with me that it was a good idea The next event was to be a luncheon at the Russian Embassy, and I said, “Can I be on the waiting list for the embassy luncheon?” I was told yes, so I rushed off the bus, re-cleared security, and waited at the front of the line When the call time came for the embassy, I made it in because I was on the waiting list, and someone didn’t show Secret Service on. .. extends the moratorium on taxes for purchases made on the Internet This seems like a mouthful—what it does is save you from paying taxes on purchases you make on the Internet when the sale is taking place outside of your state The president was joined by several members of Congress, among them Rep Goodlatte of Virginia, Sen Sununu of New Hampshire, and Sen Alexander of Tennessee I made a few of the obligatory... narrow corridors from the Oval to my desk in the press room, I was tagging the images I wanted so that when I opened the card folder in Photo Mechanic, I could immediately view the ones I thought were best, process them out as JPEGs from the Camera Raw file, and then apply the caption, upload, and distribute So, within about three or four minutes of the end of the event, my first image of about a half-dozen... compression that the telephoto created made it look like the jet was literally parked on the grass right in front of the Capitol Further, I was so tight that there was a small margin of error on the wing tips within the frame, left to right About 30 minutes before the Harrier was scheduled to lift off, one of my mentors and someone whom I held in the highest regard—photographer Fred Maroon, came to right... snap of me in the window, waiting to get into the Oval, with the Rose Garden in the background 10 Pool Spray in the Oval There are many strategies to going in: If you’re last in the line, you likely won’t get a head -on shot, so perhaps you go for the side shot and then a frame showing the many members of the press there, with an ultra-wide lens You can also linger for a couple seconds as the rest of the. .. way! I don’t believe you.” Yup Cool indeed Working with Kermit Long live the Muppets! Honored to have been in his presence 20 Harrier Jet Liftoff: No Time for Indecision A t the end of the Gulf War, it was decided that there would be a huge celebration of the success of the military in the war America needed a win, as the last big war had been Vietnam, and the government had sorely mishandled the homecoming . blank Photographs from the Edge of Reality: True Stories About Shooting on Location, Surviving, and Learning Along the Way John Harrington Course Technology PTR A part of Cengage Learning Australia,. Education, Ltd. For your lifelong learning solutions, visit courseptr.com. Visit our corporate Web site at cengage.com. Photographs from the Edge of Reality: True Stories About Shooting on Location, Surviving,. Association and has served on the boards of the local chapters of the Art Directors of Metropolitan Washington, the American Society of Media Photographers, and the American Society of Picture Professionals. Photographs