‘Weather’
I got a text from our Director of Photography this morning that said ‘Weather.’ That means the same thing to newspaper photographers all over the country. If there’s inclimate weather of any kind we get pictures of people either being in it or staying out of it. We keep an eye out for weather art when it’s too hot, too cold, too wet, too windy and even if it’s just right.
Bobbi Carter, a visitor to the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, tries to keep dry on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Photo by John Clanton, The Oklahoman
An unidentified woman holds a duck umbrella as she waits for a bus on NW 10th near Rockwell on Wednesday, May, 7, 2008. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
Generally speaking, features are more light-hearted than spot news. If the rain turns into flooding, then we get a different type of pictures. If time permits, I try to keep an eye out for unusual things. People taking cover from rain in odd places, people using something other than umbrella to stay dry, that kind of thing. Here’s a couple of examples of weather features over the last few years that were never published.
Hunter White caries his sled up a hill at Mitch Park in Edmond, Okla., Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Photo by Bryan Terry, the OKlahoman
An unidentified man takes cover from the cold weather under a blanket as he sits on a bench at NW 25th and Classen in Oklahoma City on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. By John Clanton, The Oklahoman
-John Clanton
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