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THE ARTISANS -015- BRANDON McCLUNG AKA THE SHOOTER Name: Brandon McClung ’19 Major: Psychology Origin: Edison, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Classification: Junior Artistic Expression: Photogra phy, Videography Instagram: b. media De marc us Fields: How long have you taken photographs? Brandon: Seven years. I did not own my first camera until my second semester of fresh man year in college but started with sports photography. I shot for my school newspaper and when I got to 10th grade I be gan doing portraits through an internship. Demarcus Fields: What sepa rates a good picture from a great picture? Brandon: It is subjective be cause beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It would be pic tures I took months ago and now I think they are terrible, but at the moment I thought they were amazing. Funda mentally though, composition, color scheme, and structure are the keys. Demarcus Fields: What inspired you to start shooting? Brandon: I am an introvert, so the arts have always been my way of communicating. Al though, the first time I picked up a camera to shoot for a football game, it was terrible. There were no pictures they could use for the article and it put me at a low point where I would never want to take an other picture like that again. From that point I wanted to keep shooting because once I have done something, espe cially bad, I have to keep doing it until I get good at it. Demarcus Fields: Do you see yourself doing photography for a living? Brandon: Yes, my life plan is to be an art-therapist. I want to open up centers in the com munity. Demarcus Fields: How do you combat those who say you should find a more lucrative job? Brandon: There are more peo ple that lean towards practical ity over passion, but when you are passionate enough, you will make a way. Demarcus Fields: How import ant is photography to social issues? Brandon: It is having eyes. It gives visibility. When we look at police brutality for instance, us having a camera attached to our phones allows more peo ple to see what has already been happening. Pictures are talking points. Demarcus Fields: How does Morehouse help you with your art and vision? Brandon: The network and brotherhood on campus. There have been days where I wanted to quit, but their reassurance that the work I put in is not in vain is comforting.