The first masters assignment has been a helpful exercise in getting back to the fundamentals of the classic editorial photojournalistic piece. The assignment is to document three different people at work. Our equipment is pretty limited–fixed focal length, manual focus & exposure, black and white, no flash, 400 asa. So it’s been refreshing getting away from the technical aspects and exploring the image making process a little more. I’ve realized that I’ve gotten out of the habit of putting sufficient time into my newspaper assignments. Once I get a decent picture I’m usually ready to move on. But this assignment has helped me appreciate the art of patience. And developing a composition and an idea.

So the first subject is Matt Boyd of the Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas. As a phlebotomist, he was extracting blood at a local drive.

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