¿How do i look like a War photographer? ¿What should i dress?

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Avoid wearing anything with camouflage or clothing that could make you look like a paramilitary etc.

Carry a plain helmet and gasmask, wear the most common clothing possible, jeans/cargo pants and plain jumpers. Do not wear anything that looks like it has come from an army surplus store or could be construed in anyway shape or form to make you appear like you are aligned to any party.

Same goes for anything overtly trendy or fashionable that could make you look like you're with a rioting group.

Write PRESS on the helmet front and back in white lettering as large as possible and have something similar on your jumper/body warmer.

You need to make it unbelievably clear that you are impartial, you will still get shit but it can make the difference between riot police smashing your camera

I live in an area with lot of conflicts. I have no doubt that in few days, the police/military will be sent to fight the riots. I don't know if i should use the Press card the journal gave me, since it don't have any certification.

¿Any other experiences working on this kind of photojournalism?

>>2853511
What area? How severe are the conflicts?

Be aware of your surroundings, not just when you're shooting, do as much research as possible beforehand about the area, conflict, you live there, so you probably already have a good idea, but more information can't hurt.

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>>2853497
Buy a bullet-proof vest.

>>2854491
shouldn't have bought a canon

>>2854491
brought a canon to a warzone, what did you expect?

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Well guys, sorry for the late post. I live in a not-war zone. I cover mainly social conflicts, with riots beetween the unions and the goverments.
This is the kind of photo i use to take.

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As you can see, there is a lot of smoke on this kind of conflicts

Wear a shirt/hat/patch that had one of those "thin blue line" flags on it.

Normies and rioters don't know what it means. Police know what it means and will give you special treatment.
(provided you actually are nice to them aswell)

>>2858472
¿Could you show me a photo of that kind of flag?

>>2858474
Just google image search thin blue line.
It's a police sympathy thing.


Even a strip of blue tape on a black hat or tshirt might save you.

>>2858478
>thin blue line

Well, im not a simpathizer of the police, but this may work well

>>2858479
*tips anarchy symbol*

>>2858481
haha, nah. Im just a journalist

>>2858479
>he doesn't support the police

Why, they btfo of sjw rallies all the time.

>>2858482
Just be nice to them, don't wear the pro police stuff if you don't mean it. It'll probably be worse if your wearing it and are being a leftypol douche to them

>>2858483
Giving it a second thought, i have historicaly more problems with rioters than with police

>>2858484
Yeah well they're only there so people and media don't get all pissy if rallies turn into riots and property gets damaged and people start going omg where wud tha cops this is their fault.

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First, grow out your hair and facial hair. Buy loose, baggy cargo pants and get them dirty. Get some neutral colored button-up shirts. Don't button them, but if you do, tuck it in. Get a nice wrist watch — analog! — and some nice brown boots. The last thing you'll need is a Nikon F3, or some film camera from the 70s.

Now onto the shoot. Approach your situation, outwardly timid, shocked, horrified, in awe, and alert, breathing through your mouth at a rapid pace and eyes darting. Run and duck behind dumpsters, jump over railings, get in the action and stay in the action while remembering to dart those eyes and keep raising your camera to your eye. It's important that you do this with degrees of anxiety and diligence.

Go out of your way for that action packed shot, the shot with the crazy diagonal lines and dust flying and terrified children looking straight into your camera, looking for help yet shocked and awed at your presence, a true war photographer, legs bent in a strong horse-stance — eyes darting, mouth wide open, breathing fast. Remember it. Think to yourself: "I'm a war photographer, and this is so intense, and I look and feel so intense, it's so intense and thrilling, I'm thrilled". Pinky up — just so, after you've finished the assignment and have your name across the headlines of all newspapers as the world's best photographer, you'll be lying in a hospital bed in agony with a missing pinky to remind everyone that YOU were the photographer that took those pictures on National Geographic's front page. And everyone will see you and think: if I could at least LOOK like this war photographer, I'd be a god damned warrior".

As you lie down in self-satisfied pain, begin to write an autobiography. Title it "Through the Lens of a Badass: An Autobiography", and make sure you sign it and then generously, heroically, give it to the first person you see on the streets of a country ravaged by famine and violence.

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>>2853497

Put one of those action cameras like a gopro on top of your camera for your protection and a second angle.

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>>2858498

>>2858509
That clip was awesome. Chuck gives no fucks when that dude tries to punk him.

>>2858509

post the clip you cuck.

>>2858564
http://petapixel.com/2015/12/15/these-2-street-photographers-deal-with-angry-people-in-very-different-ways/

The fucking video operator always centering the bigmouth's head in the frame..... fffffffffffff

>>2858570

thank you. why havent you posted threads with your photos lately? just noticed it.

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>>2858577
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>>2858509
I hate that fuck. I don't know why, but I feel like he has got a very annoying personality.

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>>2858498
10/10

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>>2858498
This is why i go on /p/

>>2858498
OP here. I love you anon.
Please, never leave.

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>>2853505

All wrong.

Just light blue dad jeans with a crease in the front and an immaculate white dress shirt is all you need to ascend to a higher caste of War photography.

>>2859449
Nachtwey just looks constantly photoshopped into stuff because he doesn't give a fuck and is dressed like he's taking his kid to polo. I wish I was even remotely that cool.

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>>2858498

>>2854491
bring canons to a warzone doesn't make you seem very peaceful

*snigger*

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>>2859655

>All those casuals with their helmets and vests.

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>>2858498

>>2859449
>>2859870

He looks so out of place and neat it's uncanny.

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>>2860170

No, it's the Nacht way.

Also get close, closer then everybody else and then some.

>>2859870
Is that guy, back row at the left, using a Fuji?

>>2862916
Yes. It's the latest version, the X Pro3 with the red dot.

>>2859870
>not being the guy with the vintage american football helmet

>>2858478
maybe blue tape instead of black over the logo would do the trick

>>2854491
free 5dm3