“Where can I get a job that pays me to walk around with an expensive camera all day long?” asked Muskego Elementary School’s portrait photographer last week as I watched him work.
God bless the man — he does something I’m not sure I could.
“Saaaay, STINKY BOYS!” he shouted out as a confused 5-year-old sat in front of his spring-themed backdrop.
Still no smile.
“Saaaay, MONKEY!”
Nope, no smile.
“Mom, come over here and get your daughter to smile for me,” he said.
“TURKEY BUTT!” yelled kindergartner Zanie Tsopelas’ mom from behind the camera.
“Now THERE’S the smile I’ve been looking for,” he said as his camera clicked.
This difference between this man and me is this: His job is to capture you at your best. My job is to capture you as you.
Photojournalists want the real moment. Real moments are storytellers. And never forget — a picture is a thousand words.

Nikon D3, 24 mm, 3200 ISO, f2.8, 1/500, Manual

Nikon D3, 17 mm, 3200 ISO, f2.8, 1/640, Manual

Nikon D3, 200 mm, 3200 ISO, f2.8, 1/500, Manual

Nikon D3, 145 mm, 3200 ISO, f2.8, 1/500, Manual

Nikon D3, 17 mm, 3200 ISO, f2.8, 1/640, Manual