Preserving and Sharing Memories
J. G. (Jim) Domke was pulled to becoming a newsphotographer, not just to capture an event for the daily newspaper, but as a lasting record. Newspapermen have always lamented on how the newspaper had a short life of 24 hours then was used to "wrap dead fish" and as shown on television's Lou Grant Show's intro lining the bottom of the parakeet cage.
Domke believes photos are real, honest and need to be saved and seen again. So we can remember the past, good times and bad.
As a photographer he tries to cover all the angles, seeing the camera as a notebook, then as a photo editor editing out the best photo that tell the story in a fresh unique way. An image that will catch the eye and pull the viewer into reading the story. Hopefully the photos and the article work together to tell the whole story.
With computers we now have databases to sort and find photos to be shared online and not forgotten. Photos that will bring back memories. Where once it was the family album and shooting only a few rolls of film a year, with the cellphone families now take thousands of photos, then instantly share them. Now in the 21st century with thousands of photos of showing where we went, who was there, where the car was parked, or what we were eating for lunch.
Jim was challenged to find a simple way to carry his camera gear in a camera bag and get to the film quickly, get the right lens without missing a photo. With digital photography he is challenged by the volume of images. So many images viewers don't take time to look, Jim is trying to understand what needs to be preserved, how to save time saving it and finding it. He wants to help photographers, families and institutions archive images, so they can be seen again.
Wanting to share what was happening in the community drove Jim to go to the Journalism School at the University of Missouri. Domke has worked for the Greeley (Colo) Journal, Aspen (Colo) Times, Newsday, San Francisco Examiner, Philadelphia Inquirer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Taking advantage of technology Jim also enjoys creating professional quality web videos, words and pictures. (Curious about wildlife in Southwest Nature Preserve has led to using a remote "nature/trail camera" for evidence.) Samples on YouTube
Domke believes photos are real, honest and need to be saved and seen again. So we can remember the past, good times and bad.
As a photographer he tries to cover all the angles, seeing the camera as a notebook, then as a photo editor editing out the best photo that tell the story in a fresh unique way. An image that will catch the eye and pull the viewer into reading the story. Hopefully the photos and the article work together to tell the whole story.
With computers we now have databases to sort and find photos to be shared online and not forgotten. Photos that will bring back memories. Where once it was the family album and shooting only a few rolls of film a year, with the cellphone families now take thousands of photos, then instantly share them. Now in the 21st century with thousands of photos of showing where we went, who was there, where the car was parked, or what we were eating for lunch.
Jim was challenged to find a simple way to carry his camera gear in a camera bag and get to the film quickly, get the right lens without missing a photo. With digital photography he is challenged by the volume of images. So many images viewers don't take time to look, Jim is trying to understand what needs to be preserved, how to save time saving it and finding it. He wants to help photographers, families and institutions archive images, so they can be seen again.
Wanting to share what was happening in the community drove Jim to go to the Journalism School at the University of Missouri. Domke has worked for the Greeley (Colo) Journal, Aspen (Colo) Times, Newsday, San Francisco Examiner, Philadelphia Inquirer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Taking advantage of technology Jim also enjoys creating professional quality web videos, words and pictures. (Curious about wildlife in Southwest Nature Preserve has led to using a remote "nature/trail camera" for evidence.) Samples on YouTube
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