Comments on: Alisdair Macdonald: 1940-2007 http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/2007/03/26/alisdair-macdonald-1940-2007/ What makes a great picture? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:36:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Joseph Davies http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/2007/03/26/alisdair-macdonald-1940-2007/#comment-161514 Joseph Davies Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:53:27 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/photo/2007/03/26/alisdair-macdonald-1940-2007/#comment-161514 Kieran I am not sure if you will remeber me, I came into the Reuters picture desk office in Febuary as a guest of David, who judged a competition I won in september last year. I spoke with you about your evening at the Brit awards you had been at the evening before and photojournalism on the whole, not sure you will remember. I was looking at David's blogs and saw yours so I thought I would say hello. That day I was in I remember coming away from the office absolutly thrilled with my fantastic few hours that I had learnt so much but also I was slightly annoyed with myself for not asking some useful questions that I should have done, I was hoping that you may be able to anwser for me. I wanted to ask how you get involved with reuters as a photographer? I know I have had some what of a head start with a good link with David. I also wanted to ask whether a qualification in the area is required to get into the industry. I know of a degree in photojournalism at London college of comunication however I come to ask myself whether it is a practice you can learn from a degree or something you pick up on as you do it. I am so desperate to do what I want to do and I become paranoid that I will make the wrong decision in trying to do so. I would be most grateful for a few words of wisdom. Thank you very much for your time, I look forward to your response. Thank you very much Joseph Davies P.S Just wanted to say I love your picture in 'The State Of The World' of Micheal Vaughan's hands besieged by confetti, I really like it. Kieran
I am not sure if you will remeber me, I came into the Reuters picture desk office in Febuary as a guest of David, who judged a competition I won in september last year. I spoke with you about your evening at the Brit awards you had been at the evening before and photojournalism on the whole, not sure you will remember.

I was looking at David’s blogs and saw yours so I thought I would say hello.

That day I was in I remember coming away from the office absolutly thrilled with my fantastic few hours that I had learnt so much but also I was slightly annoyed with myself for not asking some useful questions that I should have done, I was hoping that you may be able to anwser for me.

I wanted to ask how you get involved with reuters as a photographer? I know I have had some what of a head start with a good link with David.

I also wanted to ask whether a qualification in the area is required to get into the industry. I know of a degree in photojournalism at London college of comunication however I come to ask myself whether it is a practice you can learn from a degree or something you pick up on as you do it.

I am so desperate to do what I want to do and I become paranoid that I will make the wrong decision in trying to do so. I would be most grateful for a few words of wisdom.
Thank you very much for your time, I look forward to your response.
Thank you very much

Joseph Davies

P.S Just wanted to say I love your picture in ‘The State Of The World’ of Micheal Vaughan’s hands besieged by confetti, I really like it.

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