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Profile Written By: Special Agent Vita Dukan Date Written: June 23, 2013

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Name: Pete Souza

Year of Birth 1954

Career History Official White House Photographer of Ronald Regan (1983-1989)

Chicago Tribune (1998-2007)

Official White House Photographer of Barack Obama (2008-present)

EducationBachelors of Science in Public Communication from Boston University

Masters in Journalism and Mass Communications from Kansas State

Career

As of today Pete Souza Works as an Official White House Photographer of President

Obama and also the Chief of the White House Press.

His work is published all over the world in thousand of different magazines, journals,

newspapers, editorials, and websites

Motivation

His motivation of photojournalist career is to capture the true life and character of the

most famous man in United States. His photographs is what people see all around the

world so his main job is to create photos in such a way to keep the president in positive

light in the eyes of people of United States and around the world.
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Technology

Camera used by Pete Souza is a

Canon 5D MKIII along with some

top of the line L-Series Lenses.

This technology allows Pete to

take amazing quality photos and

capture those special moments in

the presidents life.

Image by: Unknown

Source: http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-county-photography/2009/01/20/a-historic-change/

Ethics

Some of the Ethic dilemmas that Pete Souza encounters are when he has to pose the

president in a certain way. A lot of Petes photos are of president in his natural

environment like at work, or spending time with his family, but a lot of official photos like

meetings with other presidents, or signing of certain laws and bills, Pete has to pose the

president to create a specific shot which might not be natural and correct shot thatactually happened. Another rule that Pete has to break sometime from the NPPA Code

of Ethics is number 4. It states that a photojournalist should avoid political involvement.

Since he takes photos of the president it is kind of hard for him not to be involved in

politics.

Bias

The bias that Pete Souza might have is the fact that photographs the president. He

needs to filter and edit the photos in a way that the public will see their president only in

positive light. Since president is the most protected person in the country, any photo

that Secret Service thinks will endanger the president or reveal any secret security

detail is removed and deleted never to be seen by public.


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Petes Work:

Image By: Pete Souza

Image Source:http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/08/pete-souza-portrait-of-a-presidency/#1

This is one the photos taken by Pete Souza of President Obama when he was in

Maryland attending dress rehearsal of a Russian play The Nutcracker in which she

plays a role of a mouse. Pete uses the rule of thirds here quite well. The president is the

main subject and he is in the leftmost third of the photo so the focus of the viewer falls

right to him first. The rest of the thirds of the photo helps the viewer identify where the

president is located. The facial expression of the subject in this case the president is

tired. This shows that the president is tired because he has a busy schedule running the

country but even with so many things to do he finds time to spend with his family. Depth

of field also causes the president to stand out of the photo. Everything that is not is the

same depth of field as the president like the doors and the blue railing is out of focus.

The used of lines in the background of the president gives the photo the 3D look and

makes the theater look larger.
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Image Source:http://www.billslater.com/who_is_barack_obama.htm

This photo is the official portrait of President Obama shot by Pete Souza during the first

term. In this image Pete keeps is simple by making a very simple white background in

the back. He just adds the two flags in the back but they are out of focus in which case

he uses the technique of depth of field where he focuses in the president and everythingelse is out of focus. In this photo, the president takes up more than 2/3 of the photo so

the main subject is obvious. The quality of light plays a big role. In this photo Pete uses

directional light from a flash from the left causing he face to be more lit up and showing

his expression more. The expression on the main subject is a smile meaning he is

happy and ready to take on the challenge of running the country.
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Image Source:http://interactive.wxxi.org/node/23848

This photo was taken behind the closed doors of the oval office when the presidenttakes a moment by himself to look at the presidential papers of political battles and

make a decision. This photo Pete also uses the rule of thirds and he places the main

subject in the center third of the photo. Depth of field causes everything behind the

president to be out of focus and the focus of the photo to be on him only. The use of

texture is also important in this photo. The texture of the polished wooden desk and the

leather chair create an office-like atmosphere. The subject takes up more than 1/3 of

the photo so it is obvious who the main subject is. The subject does not look like he was

posed because everything like facial expression and the posture tells that it is a photo of

the actual situation. The use of natural sunlight from the back window causes the office

to be more lit up and look more comfortable for the president to make decisions that will

affect millions of people.
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Image Source:http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/photos/2009/04/021938.html

This is one ofthe photos done by Pete Souza that falls under the category of Behind

the Scenes of the White House. In this photo President Obama gives one of his senior

advisors a fist-bump while others are smiling. The main feature that Pete used here was

very short exposure time. By doing that he cause motion to freeze on a photo creating a

very interesting image of the president. Depth of field is different on this photo. The

president is not really in focus but the main attention is still set to him because in the

rule of thirds he is in the middle third of the photo. The contrast is high on this photo

therefore there is a big difference between dark and light colors on the photo making it

more detailed. The feeling that this image helps to create is the feeling that even

thought a president is a very important and serious man, at times he could be funny andjoke around with his friends.
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Impact on Society:

The photos that Pete Souza takes have a large impact on society because they are

published in magazines and newspapers all around the world. From these photos

American citizens see the life of their president even though most of them are not

allowed to be close to him. Through Petes camera people see the life of the presidentand can see times when he is serious and all about business or when he is all about

having fun and relaxing.

Relations with Major

My major at AIC is nursing. The main aspect of any photojournalists job is to work

nicely with people to make sure that they are happy. These interactions with people

cause the photographer to get better photos and have access to events that some

photojournalists may not have. Main aspect of working as a nurse is to get along with

people as well. The main goal as a nurse is to satisfy your patient to make sure that thepain that they had before is not there once they leave from the hospital.

Viewpoints

In todays world, photojournalist Pete Souza is not viewed anything different or in low

status like in the older days. Quite the opposite, many people would want to work in his

place to capture the life of the president and publish it around the world.

Sources

[1]https://nppa.org/code_of_ethics

[2] http://blogs.esanjoaquin.com/san-joaquin-county-photography/2009/01/20/a-historic-change/

[3] http://www.petesouza.com/

[4] http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/12/19/pete-souza-president-obamas-secret-weapon/

[5] http://lightbox.time.com/2012/10/08/pete-souza-portrait-of-a-presidency/#1

[6] http://interactive.wxxi.org/node/23848

[7] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgHoa-qCqtk
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