So the last and final installment here is all about my third and last trip out to cover the election story, which finally resulted in the little image that ended up gracing the cover of the next day’s special Elections issue:
As the clock struck midnight and November 5th dawned, I was just headed out of [...]
By Nathan Yan
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So when I originally planned this article, it was a couple days after the November 4th election and all the craziness that ensued. So I suppose, more than a week after the actual inauguration, this isn’t exactly the most relevant anymore, but I’d like to hope that these photos (and whatever lessons gleamed from them) [...]
By Nathan Yan
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Also tagged Bancroft Way, Barack Obama, Berkeley, celebration, crowd, crowd shots, Daily Cal, election night, photography, photojournalism, spray 'n pray, Telegraph Ave, The Daily Californian, ultrawide lens, united states presidential election
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By now many of you have probably seen the Daily Cal photos and slideshows, as well as the election issue front cover. Election night was an all streetlamp-lit night photography affair, which is pretty much the pinnacle of low-light difficulty (unless you were to cover news by moonlight, I suppose). Combined with all of the [...]
By Nathan Yan
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Also tagged Barack Obama, bounce flash, Daily Cal, election night, low-light photography, making the shot, obama victory speech, photography, photojournalism, The Daily Californian, united states presidential election
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Haven’t updated this in awhile – I’ve been fairly busy with work and school. A couple of nights ago was the United States 2008 election, which resulted in a fair bit of excitement here in Berkeley. I covered a portion of it, mostly the results viewing and reaction later on in the night.
Some interesting “Making [...]
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