Some nights I take a lot of photos. Click the image above to see the full-resolution screenshot.
I'm in the process of putting together an actual blog post, and figured I'd do a short segment on how "event happens; Omari takes photos" turns into an actual blog post.
First, I sift. I might start with many hundreds of photos, but eventually I usually try to whittle it down to between 5 and 10 that help anchor and illustrate the story I'm trying to convey. Depending on how much I've shot and whether I know what I'm looking for, this can take as little as an hour or as long as a few weeks, off and on.
Once I have the photos picked out, I drop them into my empty blog post template and then start writing. Sometimes the story develops in a direction I didn't predict, and I end up swapping out certain photos for more appropriate ones. Other times, I learn neat tidbits in the research I invariable do as I write; I'll usually drop a link in when there's something interesting or useful at the other end.
All along the way, I edit fastidiously. And when all's said and done, I'll typically have spent somewhere from 4 to 6 hours on writing for each post.
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