Getting the shot捕捉镜头

2021-06-21陈薇薇

疯狂英语·新阅版 2021年5期

陈薇薇

喬尔·萨尔托雷是一位作家、教师和摄影师，本文为对他的一篇访谈文章。

Joel Sartore is a writer， teacher and photographer. In 2015， his photos were projected onto the Empire State Building in New York. Some of his words and his beautiful images show his love of photography and of the natural world. He was National Geographics 2018 Explorer of the Year.

Question 1：

My first job was for a newspaper. After a few years there， I met a National Geographic photographer. He liked my photos and said I should send some to the magazine. So I did. That led to a one?day job， a nine?day job， and so on.

Question 2：

To get into National Geographic， you have to give them something they dont have. Its not enough just to be a great photographer. You also have to be a scientist， for example， or be able to dive under sea ice， or spend maybe several days in a tree.

Question 3：

Its now more difficult to work for magazines. Technology makes it easy to take good pictures， which means there are more photos and photographers. Also， the Web is full of photos from all around the world that are free， or cost very little. These photos are often good enough to be put in books and magazines that once paid for photographers and their photos.

Question 4：

Advice？ Well， work hard. Be passionate about every project you work on. Take lots of pictures in different situations. Look at others photos thoughtfully and learn from them. And be curious about life. Theres something to photograph everywhere.

But be a photographer for the right reasons. If you do it for the money， you probably wont really be happy. Do you want to make the world a better place， or make people see things in a different way？ If so， youll enjoy the work much more.

Reading Check

Ⅰ. Choose the best answer for each question.

1. What can we know about Joel Sartore？

A. He once worked for a newspaper.

B. He is also an outstanding novelist.

C. His first job was with National Geographic.

D. His typical work is the Empire State Building.

2. What was Sartores main point in his answer to Question 3？

A. Photographers need to use more technology.

B. Putting your photos online can lead to other jobs.

C. We can get free photos from the Web as we wish.

D. Its hard to get paid work as a photographer currently.

3. Which sentence has the closest meaning to the underlined sentence？

A. Take more photos than you think you will need.

B. Its important to learn from others as a photographer.

C. With new technology， anyone can be a photographer.

D. You can find interesting things in many different places.

4. What is the main idea of paragraph 6？

A. You should try to see people in different ways.

B. If you work hard， you can make money as a photographer.

C. You should ask yourself why you want to be a photographer.

D. Passion and attitude play a key role in peoples career decisions.

Ⅱ. Critical thinking

Write four questions you would like to ask Joel Sartore to complete the interview.

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Lan Study

Complete the information using the words in the box.

[enough project several situation spend cost]

Stories behind the shots

Joel Sartore takes studio photos of animals as part of a 1. _________ called the Photo Ark. The aim is to raise awareness of endangered species. Sartore usually takes 2. _________ images of the same animal， but things dont always go according to plans. Joel Sartore took this photo of an ocelot（豹貓） at a zoo in the United States. He 3. _________a lot of time with the animal， but getting the shot was not easy. “They hardly ever hold still，” says Sartore. “So I really had to act quickly.” Many animals will stand still only long 4. _________ to get food. After they eat， the photo shoot is over.

Behind this image is another great story. At an aquarium（水族馆）， Sartore came across a very angry frog. While he tried to take a photo of it， it tried to bite him. He never thought he would be in a 5. _________where he was afraid of a frog！ “First time for everything，” says Sartore.