I agree with Joe Weiss when he says that still photos have a rememberance quality. Some stories can easily be shown via audio slideshow or video, and either medium equally affect viewers. However, sometimes still photos are able to consume a viewer better than video. We are living in a video world. When a viewer is asked to slow down and really focus on a visual and accompanying audio a deeper message can be conveyed.

Weiss almost makes the point that some audio slideshows are just too long. He says that photojournalists produce portfolios with only 30 photographs, how can a 3 min slideshow have 30 effective and efficient photos?

When making my soundslideshow I will make sure to focus on my audio storytelling and accompany my audio with photos that work with and also move with story along.

Mitt Romney and Faith in America

Well Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney has decided to address his Mormon faith on Thursday in Texas. Whenever I hear religion mentioned in politics I cringe. There is no absolutely NO reason to bring up religion or clarify religion or justify religion. You believe what you believe, and I will be believe what I want to believe. The Evangelical Christian movement frightens me more than elected a Mormon into office. I do not really understand the strength of the Mormon Church in politics, however the evangelicals could potentially take over America and eventually the world. I am scared that if the evangelicals get a jump start in the early primaries and caucus' the separation of church and state will no longer exist... that rights I should be guarenteed as a women will be denied... that some faith I do not share will bombard my life.