Simple test

topic posted Fri, December 14, 2007 - 6:57 AM by  Keith
This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally. The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.
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You are in Florida, Miami to be specific. There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions. You are a photojournalist working for a major newspaper, and you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.

Suddenly you see a man floundering in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer... somehow the man looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is. It's George W. Bush! At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about to pull him under.

You have two options-you can save the life of G.W. Bush or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the world's most powerful men.

So here's the question, and please give an honest answer:



Would you select high contrast colour film, or would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?
posted by:
Keith
Canada
  • Re: Simple test

    Mon, December 24, 2007 - 11:32 AM
    Wow ... this IS a hard one. I suppose it would depend ... is there bright sunlight, or cloud cover? A lot of light/dark tonal contrast, or colors of the same intensity? Why can't I have 2 cameras, one with color film & one with B&W? Sometimes I can do that ...
  • Re: Simple test

    Sat, January 26, 2008 - 5:32 PM
    Spoken like a True Photographer,.. Love the question
    But I will go with finel print will be printed in BW
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    Re: Simple test

    Tue, March 11, 2008 - 5:45 AM
    First, I am a photojournalist not a rescue worker. As for equipment, mmmmm.... all that water and me holding a Nikon D3 with an SB 800.
    All that electric and all this water. Maybe I'd grab my F3 instead