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How to cover an assignment PRESS PHOTO - NEWSPAPER - PHOTO AGENCY - ON STAFF - GOING ON NEWS - COVERING EVENTS - DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY - FREELANCE - WORKING FOR WEEKLEY AND MONTHLY MAGAZINES - REPRESENTED BY A PHOTO AGENCY - ASSIGNMENT - YOU GET IT DIRECTLY FROM A MAGAZINE - OR THROUGH THE PHOTO AGENCY - YOUR OWN PROJECTS PROPOSAL TO A MAGAZINE - EXHIBITION - ART GALLERY OR ANY OTHER INSTITUTION - PUBBLICATION OF A BOOK - SPONSOR - TRAVEL - TRAVEL AGENCY -TOUR OPERATOR - HOTEL - ENVIRONMENT - WWF - GREENPEACE - SOCIAL OR ANTHROPOLOGICAL ISSUE - NGO WHEN YOU GET AN ASSIGNMENT - GET ALL INFO - STUDY THE TOPIC - SEE WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONEON THAT TOPIC - GO AND SEE - TALK TO PEOPLE - FIND A KEY A PERSONAL ANGLE OF VIEW TO APPROACH THE STORY - WRITE DOWN AN OUTLINE - WRITE A LIST OF THE PICTURES YOU WANT TO TAKE AND HOW - CHECK LIGHTING AND DECIDE THE TIME OF THE DAY - CHECK IF YOU NEED ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS - ORGANIZE THE SHOOTING - SET UP THE PHOTOS AND TAKE THEM - TAKE DIFFERENT KIND OF PHOTOS - HORIZONTAL – VERITICAL - ZOOM IN AND OUT - CHANGE THE ANGLE - FIRST GOT TO SHOW THE PLACE - TAKE OVERALLS - TAKE PORTRAITS OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED - PHOTOGRAPH PEOPLE IN THE ENVIRONMENT - ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAITURE - THEN ZOOM IN - TAKE PHOTOS OF DETAILS - SHOW DIFFERENT ASPECTS - ALWAIS TAKE BOTH - HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPOSITIONS - POST PRODUCTION - DO THE EDITING - PICK 20 TO 80 PHOTOS - EVENTUALLY DO SOME ADJUSTMENTS - PHOTOSHOP NUMBER THE FILES OR NAME THEM WRITE CAPTIONS STORE IN A SEPARATE HARD DISK BURN A DVD - DELIVER