Part of me understood that and wanted to respect that desire. As photo editor, and as journalist, Hertzberg said he felt he had to do what he could to get a photographer to the departure gate. Our readers needed to see a departure photo as they read the story about the troops' departure. One reservist gave me the information when we agreed that only the Journal Times , the local newspaper, and no television media, would be there. Sentinel Traveling to a distant place, or risking your life may seem thrilling, but Tom Burton, senior staff photographer for the Orlando Sentinel , sees it a different way.
Truth is, it's pretty easy to look like a photographer.
Ya look like a pro. For a lot of people, just being there and pointing a camera at the action is enough to be a photographer. Burton says that photographers have to be storytellers - not just thrill seekers. They are storytellers. They have a knowledge and a passion for the medium, understanding the methods of composition, and lighting, and timing and the visual language that is used to make good photos.