“When I started work at KXLY in 1993 I’d left behind my first job in Boise, ID, and the base groundwork from which I’d started to learn about good video and storytelling. I was young and eager to learn anything I could about being a great photojournalist. I didn’t want to do just plain stories that melted into the background of everyday life, but I wanted to make mine stand out and be noticed,” Rick says. “If I could pass on any advice to up-and-coming photographers, it would be to find a way to make your video stand out. Keep an eye open for the kind of shooter that you most want to be like, and study their style. For me, this meant a group of them. I used to take the Mountain feed tapes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and watch our affiliate from Denver, CO. This was the hot-spot for great photographers and I’d watch great stories to see how they’d edited the piece. I learned framing, natural wipes, interview styles, and how the photographer basically edited the story while shooting. I also learned what it takes to make ‘natural’ pieces from a great shooter named John Goheen.”
