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I think it takes a ton of guts to let two journalists into your home for any length of time. Not only do we ask a lot of questions, we take pictures, too. And sometimes as journalists it’s difficult to ask those questions and take those pictures.

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One of the most difficult aspects of being a photographer is editing your images. The process starts when the photographer is in the field shooting. Elements such as lens selection, depth of field, exposure and lighting can help the photographer edit within the camera the subject or event as it happens.

I take a little more than a hundred frames on average, depending on the assignment. For example, when I cover a football game at UW, I might shoot 800 frames. On the flip side, a feature or portrait might yield 25 or 30 frames. In any case, choosing one image from a hundred can be difficult.

I recently struggled with an editing decision on the WTE’s coverage of the deployment of local National Guard troops to Kuwait.

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Sometimes you don’t know what to expect when going to an assignment. Today, I headed to a tax day protest in front of the capitol expecting 10 or 20 people. As I drove up, I was amazed that more than 300 people had gathered to protest government spending and taxes. Protests offer photojournalists many opportunities to make great images. And I have to admit, I get excited over the prospect of covering a situation of potential conflict.

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