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Show Digital vs. Emulsion quicker, said current photography student Kristie How will implementing digital photogra- Salter phy courses affect Salter, like many photogia phy students, understands the importance of using digi tal photography m the woi Id today DSC? by Maisie Metcalf Dixie Sun Staff Writer With changing times, the world today has a very technological and modern mind set Most anything can be put to use with the mere touch of a button Even such things as art are becoming electronic, digital, that is, m the case of photography Right now the digital photography concept at DSC is just that, a concept, said Eric Young, Fme Arts Chair Larry King, the king of interviewing for CNN, was the keynote speaker for last Thursday's Rotary Bowl banto DSC quarterback Danny Southwick. quet. King is the step-fath- visits St. George King Larry CNN's Larry King speaks at DSC Rotary Bowl banquet by Jake Hendy Staff Writer Dixie Sun Larry King, the king of broadcast interviewing, visited St George Thursday Dec r 4 As the of DSC Danny quarterback Southwick, King was asked to be the keynote speaker for the Rotary Bowl banquet King appeared before 650 people at the Dixie Center to speak at the football banquet which was held before the national championship game between Dixie State and step-fathe- Butler, Kan . King has been in the broadcasting business for 46 years He is host of the popular Larry Kmg Live show on CNN, which has been the sta tion's highest-rateprogram and recently celebrated its d anmversary last June Born Lawrence Harvey 18th Ziegler on Nov 19, 1933, King grew up in Brooklyn, New Ever since he can York remember, he has always wanted to be on the radio When I was a kid at a very young age I had a lifetime dream to be on the radio," said Kmg Kings father died when he was rune and a half years old King went on to graduate high school and at the age of 22 with the encouragement of some family, King went to Miami to get a job on the radio On May 1, 1957, 1 went on the air for the first time They changed my name from Larry Ziegler to Larry King and I legally changed my name that next year, said Kmg during the press conference at the Dixie Center Kmg never thought that he would make it as big as he has now I just wanted to be on the radio and television and interview people I never imagined that I would make it so far I never thought Id be m the Hall of Fame and that Id won Emmies I also never thought that I would be the r to Danny Southwick, thats something to say Hes a great kid Hes done great this year step-fathe- Kings desme for interviewing people has allowed him to have over 40,000 interviews I love askmg questions, my job is like having someone pay you to have fun, said King The connection with Kmg DSC and quarterback, Danny Southwick, started back m 1996 when Kmg met Southwicks mother Shawn m Beverly Hills We met outside m front of Tiffanys and Ive been enjoying her ever since, said Kmg via telephone We got married m 1997 and smce then we have had two little boys, Chance who is four years old and Cannon who is three years old," said There are no digital photography currently offered to students attending DSC The thought of implementing digital photography would come with its own obstacles -- expense for example It would cost a lot of money to go said art professor, Glen Blakley From making such purchases as digital cameras, printers, software, etc digital photography has its share of expenses digital-LOT- , However ing costly implement- digital photography Kmg would be, King's wife Shawm remem- keepmg up with the changing times9 bers the first time she met I the broadcast icon thought he was very mce, he said we could be just friends at first, said Mrs Kmg isnt it essential m Digital photography is necessary for today, and its a lot Their just friend status didnt last long as they got married m 1997 He was so much fun and mterestmg Hes very hes loyal to his friends and he is hilarious, said Mrs Kmg Life can be challenging at times bemg married to Larry Kmg Its a very busy life, but very mterestmg Sometimes its crazy with too much gomg on, said Mrs Kmg Kmg ended the mght with encouragement for future journalists, The big thing is staying with it Youve got to really want it 100 If you love what you do, youre half wav home Haws compare negatives. Digital photography is hai d to compete wnth as a photog rapher Its competitive with emulsion photography, and makes it harder to get your prints as good, said Salter However important digital photography may be, artists, speaking mainly of photog raphers, feel that digital photography will never quite match up to the traditional art of emulsion photography I would like to take a digital photography course, along with regular photography, not mstead of, said Salter Emulsion photography as an art form, m my opimon, should remain as an offering for students At the same time we cant ignore the applications of digital photography in every domam journalism, PR, etc," said Eric Young, Fme Arts Chair Will digital photography come to Dixie State College m the near future9 Only time will tell But for students like Salter, emulsion photography is smtmg DSCs photography students just fme Digital photography just as isnt as hands on, its not excitmg, said Salter |