PHOTOJOURNALIST of the week Bio

            Arthur Fellig, born as Usher Fellig on June 12, 1899 in the town called Lemburg, which is now known as  Ukraine. Three years after moving to America, where his name was changed to the more American sounding Arthur, Weegee began photographing at the age of 14. He was self taught, and he took quite a few photography related jobs in Manhattan 1918. Weegee eventually became a freelance photographer and started getting jobs around the police department. He eventually got permission to install a police scanner in his vehicle, which allowed him to get to crime scenes swiftly.
Weegee would take pictures that told the tales of the real world; of crime, murder, rape, and arson. Weegee's photos got into papers such as the Herald-Tribune, Daily News, Post, the Sun, and PM Weekly, among others. 
















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Hometown

The City of Albany Clocktower at the Albany Transit Station during a overcast afternoon day.

Three veterans ride their motorcycles down 2nd street in the City of Albany's 65th Veterans Parade on Nov. 11th, the biggest parade on the west side of the Mississippi. The city turned out in force, crowding the sidewalks and alleyways to cheer on the heroes of our country.

Week Seven Forum

The tip that stood out to me most was the PEAK ACTION tip, because as a parkour enthusiast, I notice a lot of body movements during sports, and I can see when the athlete crests his or her or its arc, and so I believe that I could pull off this type of strategy fairly well. Using this strategy, you can use a slower shutter speed to snag a clearer picture of the athlete just at the tip of his upward momentum.

My sports/actions subject is a skater named David, a guy who is a regular down at Albany Skatepark. I was planning on getting right there into the park to take some badass shots of David hittin the walls and ramps. I shot it at the Albany Skatepark on Nov. 7, on a cloudy midday. I wish I could have gotten some nice shots of the skater with some good sun light, but I cant control the weather.

I plan on getting a close up of David soaring over a ramp, and a medium of David and his buddy, Sam, skating in the park. My overrall was gonna be the crew David was with.

Week Six Forum

TO do my photojournalism assignment Hometown, I am going to pick Albany as my town. Thats because where I used to live is 18 hours away by bike, and that is the only vehicle I have, so I am going to photograph Albany because I live there. For my landmark, i am going to try to get the clock tower at the train station, or the city hall because I really like the construction of that building. My portrait subject is going to be difficult, because I really have no idea who to shoot. And the activity could be anything, but it is gonna just have to be random because I never can get to events that I know are happening, and I never know about anything else that is happening. The event/activity is going to pose the biggest challenge for me because of my limited ability to get to places. It is easier to set up a portrait, and I see the Albany clocktower nearly every day.