What would this picture sound like?

Hint: This picture was taken on Lake Nagin, Srinigar. That’s in Kashmir, India. Tomorrow I’ll post one of the many sounds that I recorded from the veranda of my houseboat when I was there.

I got lots of great stuff .. I am thinking that Lake Nagin will be moy first audio slideshow ..

Hearing the Picture

Those of you who have been reading my blog have been reading about my transition from being an Ear person to being an Eye person too.  I am now starting to add pictures to my sounds.

Which is the reverse way most journalists are doing it, so it seems.   Most of the AV journalism being done (especially on newspaper websites) happens when photographers are adding sound to their pictures, not the other way around like I am doing.

I found a really great article on the basics of adding sound.  It’s by Ron Galbraith on his website called Digital Photography Insights (DPI — cute .. ).  The article has some very good advice for those of you who are venturing into this for the first time.  Historical background, a connection with Kentucky where I lived for a while, very solid technical advice .. check it out.

And when you’re ready for some really sophisticated examples of combining evocative audio with equally evocative pictures, be sure to go to Media Storm .. a New York based group of people who are true artists of digital storytelling.

I think I need to pick up my camera so I can write a companion article to Ron Galbraith’s … this time from the other perspective –  sound gathering, field recording and composition is something I know well .. now how do I start adding pictures to it?