Emerging Photographer Ross Mantle

Last evening we talked about the Final Project for the studio lighting class.

I asked emerging photographer, Ross Mantle, a recent graduate of Ohio University and their Photo Journalism program. Ross spoke about his most recent photo projects and his experience working as an intern in a variety of newspapers around the country.

Ross, touched on a few very important messages for my students.

- Editing your projects, go back and visit project archives over and over again, because the project or your vision may change over time and you will see things in your edit that you didn't see before.

-Learn from your failures. Mistakes can lead to new ideas and approaches.

-Start projects, by just starting them. Do something, the rest will come.

I think this is good advice for all photographers.

Here is his website