December 29, 2011 SHOCK – A Dictatorship Manipulates a Photo! Read all about how the North Korean state news agency digitally altered a photo from Kim Jong-il’s funeral.I know, I can’t believe it either … Categories Photojournalism
December 28, 2011 Using Project Argo as a Teaching Model Matt Thompson writes over at Idea Lab about what he’d do differently if he were launching NPR’s Project Argo in 2012. Going through his five points, there’s an awful lot we, as visual journalists, can put to good use. And I think I shall in my classes. The big one, the one I’ve been hammering journalism students and journalists on... Categories Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 26, 2011 Memory Tips You never want to forget anything, so a bigger memory bank would be great, right? Same thing goes for memory cards, right? Bigger is better, so the Lexar 128 GB SD card would be awesome. Wouldn’t it? Uh, no. Scott Bourne over at PhotoFocus gives us five tips on how to handle memory cards, and I’ll add one more –... Categories Thoughts & Theory
December 25, 2011 Happy Holidays Here’s hoping your culturally relevant December celebrations bring you much joy. An maybe some cool stuff … Categories Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
December 23, 2011 Yearend Reading I’m on the road, catching up with family and friends for a while, so it will be quiet the next few days around here. But, to keep you busy, Photoshelter has posted list of what they think are the best photo blog posts of the year – that’ll keep you busy for a while. (Thanks to NPPA President Sean Elliot... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism
December 22, 2011 Winter Break Project for Students Over at the NPPA Visual Student blog, Brian McDermott has posted the last of a three part series on Designing a Better Portfolio Website. Part one looked at understanding your audience and building a better structure. Part two looked at finding inspiration and developing a basic understanding of the coding that underlies all sites. Part three looks at the design... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Photojournalism
December 22, 2011 Western Weegee Arthur Felig, much better known as crime photographer Weegee, spent more than four years out west working in Hollywood. Over at the New York Times’ Lens blog, David W. Dunlop takes a look at the western Weegee work that is now being exhibited in a museum. Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
December 21, 2011 The Digital Darkroom In the old days, it was not unusual for photojournalists to ship unprocessed film from wherever they were in the filed back to a central lab. That lab would process, edit and print the film, then send it off to various publications. The printer had to interpret the images and adjust contrast and tonality to match what they perceived as... Categories Business & Industry/Competitions/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 20, 2011 I Want a Balloon And not just some little mylar thing, a big, red, helium filled balloon that carries a camera on an intravalometer. Why? Because my next big hobby could be grassroots mapping. It’s a process that lets you map an area on your own. Because I, in my mind, apparently have too much time on my hands … Categories Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia/Tech Talk
December 19, 2011 Advanced Storytelling Workshop Registration Opens FYI, registration for the NPPA’s Advanced Storytelling Workshop has opened. It’s running April 15-20 in San Marcos, Texas. Categories Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism