Press photography requires a combination of intuition, creativity and technical skills. I think is important to know the responsibilities about press photography. Here I am having share some point of with you . . .
1.Work closely with other people concerned with the story, such as journalists and picture editors, and agree the photographic requirements for a story.
2.Handle admin arrangements such as timing, press cards, transport and access to restricted areas, venues and events.
3.Photograph events or personalities, and note details for photographic captions.
4.Add relevant keywords to image files for picture libraries so the images can be recognised in search engines.
5.Ensure all pictures are appropriate, processed, catalogued and ready in time to meet deadlines.
6.Prepare and send digital photographs for newspaper publication to deadline.
7.Maintain up-to-date knowledge about current news stories and any specialist areas.
8.Source freelance photographers for a job or existing photographs if pushed to meet a deadline.
9.Arrange lighting and other requirements for magazine studio shoots.
10.Check the weather forecast and light values of places beforehand.
11.Maintain photographic and electronic communications equipment.
Working as a freelance press photographer, extra activities include:
12.Researching and anticipating relevant events; negotiating the sale of specific shots.
13.Handling all business activities and establishing and maintaining contacts.
Dhaka, Shahbagh, Bangladesh | 04, October, 2015
Students Protest : A group of students block on the street at Shahbagh and shout slogans during the protest demanding medical and dental colleague admission tests be redone following allegation of fraud. According to media reports hundreds of students protested demanding the tests be redone alleging a widespread question leak 19 September 2015.
Jan. 18, 2012 – Dhaka, Bangladesh – A security guard sprays a protestor with a fire extinguisher, as angry investors put barricades on the road in front of the Dhaka Stock Exchange. Bangladesh’s stock exchange operator suspended trading yesterday after reports said the government would enforce a ban on civil servants and the armed forces from investing in shares. The cabinet of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had announced the move to crack down on civil servants and soldiers owning local stocks, upholding a long-standing rule. © Monirul Alam http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
04 Oct 2011 Narsindgi: Sacrificial animals stand on the local van named Vatvoti heading to the cattle market in Narshandi District. Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha one of the biggest religious festivals in the country. I took thes picture on the way to Narsindgi District where people buy their sacrificial animals two days remaining Eid-ul-Azha.
© Monirul Alam. http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
04 Oct 2011 Narsingdi: People punches their sacrificial animals on the cattle market in Narshandi District . Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha one of the biggest religious festivals in the country. I took thes picture on the way to Narsingdi District where people buy their sacrificial animals two days remaining Eid-ul-Azha.© Monirul Alam. http://monirul.photoshelter.com/
KORBANI the sacrifice of animals on the tenth of Zilhajj OR Eid-ul-Azha, is next on of the Muslim people around the world.Bangladeshi people also are busy with their Eid related activities like home bound people standing long queues on the train station for purchase ticket, some of them going to the cattle market look around to purchase sacrifice animals with bit of confused Anthrax . . .
After completing my office job I returning on the way of my home with my motorbike. It was around 11.30 pm suddenly I saw an interesting things, three kinds is doing something on the street at mid-night I near to close upon of them and watch and ask them they said, Korbanir Chamrar Poster lagai . . . amra madrashar chhatro . . .
Rabbi, Mostafa and Bappi three of them an orphanage students (madrasa student’s) attached poster on the street wall on the poster write a note, Please donated your sacrifice animals tanned hide for the orphan students. I spend many times with them and talked- they are really enjoy this work and get feedback from the people they hope . . .
When I writing this post Dhaka city situation is enraged, BNP chief opposition Khaleda Zia evicted from her cantonment house and angry BNP protester clash with law-enfources and they torch many vehicle around dhaka city law-enfources arrest many of them and BNP has called day-long strike countrywide on Sunday. In this situation EID ahead people are more suffer . . .
Saturday,13 November 2010, Dhaka
MONIRUL ALAM 