F8 - My Final Photo News

F8 - My Final Photo News

Share this post

F8 - My Final Photo News
F8 - My Final Photo News
The Protest - "Hands Off" Video
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

The Protest - "Hands Off" Video

Gary Gardiner
Apr 06, 2025
∙ Paid
7

Share this post

F8 - My Final Photo News
F8 - My Final Photo News
The Protest - "Hands Off" Video
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
1
1
Share

Took time away from Saturday’s Ohio News Photographers Association annual conference to make photos at the “Hands Off” protest in Uptown. Carried two cameras and two lenses, a 24-70mm and a 70-180mm.

The difficulty in making photos at this large-scale event, mainly when it covers a large area, is finding a single photograph that best tells the story. The photo below is that photo. Made with the telephoto, it compresses the crowd gathered at the corner of South State and Winter Street against the Uptown architecture, which sets the scene.

Finding a moment when the individual elements work together is key to making this photograph effective. The flag must be unfurled, and the signs should all be facing my direction and unobstructed. No one should be looking at me. The video at the bottom of this post shows all the photos I made of this scene and others that resulted in the following photo gallery.

The gallery was first published today in The Westerville News.

The Westerville News
Protesters Line State Street in Westerville as Part of Nationwide “Hands Off” Rallies
As demonstrations unfolded across the country on Saturday, Westerville joined the national protest effort with a large crowd in Uptown. Protesters filled both sides of State Street, stretching from Graeter’s Ice Cream to Dairy Queen, carrying signs and drawing supportive honks from passing cars…
Read more
a month ago · 6 likes · Gary Gardiner

The video below shows all the photos I made at the protest. It shows my shooting process, with many failures and a few successes. It is for paid subscribers only.

Share F8 - My Final Photo News

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Gary Gardiner
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More