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it’s the aperture, stupid

September 24, 2011 by chip

I am definitely coming up with some pieces of flair for photojournalists on the election trail.  It can be a lonely place out there covering politics, running from spray to rope to riser, sending from the floor of some conference room, being surrounded by thousands, but only knowing the 10 other photographers in the pool.  All of that, and we have to remain neutral the whole time – without a single piece of flair to adorn our credential laden torso. [...]

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Categories: photos, politics, The New York Times • Tags: Chip Litherland, CPAC, debate, Florida, Fox News, Google, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Newt, Presidential Debate, Republican, Rick Perry, romney, Ron Paul

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a republican star is born

November 3, 2010 by chip

Yes, He Can. You can see it now.  It’s not from policy or polls or pundits, but from a gut feeling.  It’s coming from a purely visual person who has covered politics for a few elections now.  This guy will be running for president someday.  He has the look, the cute kids that make cute photos, the bigger-than-life speech, the story, the beautiful wife, and a following of dark-blue suit and heels and mini-dress clad fans ready to anoint him.  I’m [...]

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Categories: photos, politics, The New York Times • Tags: chip, color, Florida, Florida politics, litherland, Marco Rubio, miami, Obama, photojournalism, politics, Republican, Tea Party, The New York Times

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political chum

October 28, 2010 by chip

If there’s one thing I learned late in my days as a staff newspaper photojournalist, it was to stop looking at the newspaper.  Nothing good can come of it.  Don’t get me wrong, I love newspapers, but I’ve seen my photo cropped to a circle before.  Literally.  I don’t save clips.  I have a small stack of papers that I have saved from 10 years of work that could fit inside my back pocket.  That’s it.  I learned to stop [...]

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Categories: photos, politics, The New York Times • Tags: Chip Litherland, color, Florida, governor, photojournalism, politics, Republican, Rick Scott, Tampa, The New York Times

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