Comments on: NATGEO LAYOUT ROOM…DAY 2 https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/ burn is an online feature for emerging photographers worldwide. burn is curated by magnum photographer david alan harvey. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:11:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 By: Sam Harris https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105665 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:19:28 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105665 SARAH

thanks very much for such a detailed reply. your time, energy and perspective is greatly appreciated.
it’s a wonderful thing that we can be scattered across this planet and yet all sit together here on burn.

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By: Roberta Tavares https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105301 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:52:21 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105301 Sarah..
Thanks for being so generous sharing your time, your descriptive narrative about the process, your insightful collaboration , professional and also emotional dynamic into it…It only reiterates your posture in both roles: as photographer and editor, and how it can reflect productive, supportive and inspirational on others. David and OBX seem to be a great example of that.Thanks again…

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By: Ross Nolly https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105297 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:22:38 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105297 David; Out of interest… Why did NG choose to be so open with this story, by showing images etc before publication? Surely this must be a first for them? Cheers

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105296 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:18:29 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105296 MICHELLE

palimpsest……didn’t know it…love it….perfect use by you…to become perfectly used by me…thank you

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105292 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:16:01 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105292 PLG

all digital….either Nikon D700 or Panasonic GF1…hmmm, let me think, yes all pictures you see in these layouts, all three leads were i think shot with the GF1…wave and fish shot for sure, but perhaps the surfboard shot with the Nikon…in any case, i mostly shoot with advanced amateur cameras…so that means, if one of these is the final choice, that the lead picture for NatGeo article will have been shot with a camera costing about 600 bucks..

HARRY

as you can see from Sarah’s comment , the photographers (not just me) are more involved with the story idea, the overall coverage, and the final layout as in no other publication ever ever ever…that does not mean i will get 100% exactly what i might want, mostly due to the realities of print..SPACE ALLOCATION…however, i will usually get 99.5% what i want…after all Harry, the editors have chosen my idea, given me the commission to shoot it, brought me to the office to work on it..they are working with me, collaborating, working to make it right for the readers, for the magazine, and for me…they are NOT in a adversarial mode…quite the opposite…….i would submit that is as close as one can get to perfection for publication in an international magazine…

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By: plg https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105288 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:37:10 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105288 PS I would choose #3 (the crashing wave) as the lead image with #2 (fishing rod) as a close second… although the reason not to chose either of those 2 is that there are no people in the shot

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By: Harry https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105282 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:39:21 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105282 I’m sure it never works but are there any insider cheats for getting the layout that you want picked (like pitching on a tuesday)

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By: plg https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105269 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:08:42 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105269 David – forgive the question: what camera(s) did you use for this assignment, in particular for the three potential lead images you showed above? I’m curious because I know you tried an M9 for a bit and I have seen you handle a DSLR before … but these don’t look like digital images to me, they look like chromes. Am I right?

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By: Jason_Houge https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105252 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:14:54 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105252 Interesting insight – not too unlike the workshop.

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By: CarolinaDoc https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105250 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:48:14 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105250 I’m new to this site but love the collection of photos and the images they stimulate in my mind. Concerning the OBX, I noticed no photos or mention of the horses of Corolla. I think there is a wonderful photo op there. Thanks again.
CarolinaDoc…

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By: a civilian-mass audience https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105247 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:13:15 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105247 SARAH …welcome home…!!!

and happy MARTINL.KING day to ALLLL

“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”
Martin Luther
thank you…I will be out …planting an olive tree.

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By: wendy https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105230 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:06:30 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105230 Sarah,
THANK YOU!!!!!
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By: Milli https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105229 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 19:02:46 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105229 Yes- Eva, Sarah …in wholehearted agreement.

Here’s a great talk with Anders Peterson addressing this:

“I put my brain under the pillow when I shoot” :)

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By: eva https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105226 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:04:21 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105226 Sarah..

Many thanks for chiming in.. “I use my brain to keep me on track journalistically but I try trust my heart and guts about the photography.”… a woman after my own heart :)

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By: Milli https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105224 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:56:03 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105224 Sarah,
Thank you so much. Great to read it all and wonderful to have your perspective and input here.
M

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By: Carlo https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105223 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:53:39 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105223 Sarah,

Thank you for that detailed post! lots of info there.
I loved what you said here:

“But I always try to make decisions from a place somewhere in the center of my body that responds almost physically to an image I like. I use my brain to keep me on track journalistically but I try trust my heart and guts about the photography.”

All the best for tomorrow….must be a bit nerve wrecking.

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By: Charles Peterson https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105222 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:47:00 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105222 Oh, and the one combo I didn’t see was the fish shot followed by the surfer shot – man vs animal, man vs sea, the pole stretching out, the pier stretching out, the deep blue, the dusky orange. Great set of contrasts and similarities going on with those two shots – great stuff….

And Sarah, thanks for the post! Very informative.

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By: Charles Peterson https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105219 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:31:45 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105219 DAH,

Of course. I was just throwing that one out there because this is… BURN! On further thought I could see why you wouldn’t want such a dramatic shot about the weather as an opener – too “Nat Geo” as others have said (though not really – as you have responded, just what is too “too”?). Editing and sequencing is just about the most difficult part of the whole process in my estimation. And the most rewarding as you see the images come to life by how they relate to other images. Fun, very personal, and I’m jealous!

Best,

CP

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By: michael kircher https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105218 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:31:26 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105218 Sidney, Panos… Happy MLK!
http://michaelkircherphoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/happy-mlk-day.html

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By: Sidney Atkins https://www.burnmagazine.org/dialogue/2012/01/sarah-obx/#comment-105217 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:26:29 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11686#comment-105217 PANOS,

Got MLK???

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