Author: Mark E. Johnson

October 10, 2011

Next NPPA Student Chat Set for Oct. 16

Over at the NPPA’s Visual Student blog, they’ve announced the next student chat session. On Sunday, Oct. 16, at 9 p.m. (Eastern, for our western readers) NPPA President Sean Elliot, Student Committee Chair Bettina Hansen, Student Chapters Committee Chair Michael P. King and Student Representative Maddie McGarvey will join me for a live chat about finding internships and jobs. You...

Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry

October 10, 2011

Paying It Forward

Patrick Fallon has a post up on the NPPA’s Visual Student blog asking recent and soon-to-be photojournalism grads what advice they would give freshman or those just starting out. Some good advice in there, particularly about not being negative and building relationships with those a few semesters or years ahead of you.

Categories Advice & Learning/Thoughts & Theory

October 10, 2011

The Peak of Film Photography

Interesting chart over at PetaPixel that looks at the explosive growth of photography – and how the film side of it plummeted around 2000.

Categories Business & Industry/Tech Talk

October 10, 2011

Over at the Gear Geek …

This week I’m taking a look at the Black Rapid camera strap system. Very different from what I’ve traditionally used, worth a look.

Categories Tech Talk

October 9, 2011

Don McCullin on War Photography

Interesting talk by war photographer Don McCullin where he talks about his start, his war coverage and the landscapes he now shoots which many think look like a continuation of his conflict photography.

Categories Craft/Photojournalism

October 9, 2011

Billy Weeks Wins the 23rd Annual Gordon Parks International Photography Contest

Totally inside baseball here, but Billy Weeks has been a huge supporter of my students and has become a very dear friend, so when he posted on Facebook that he had won the 23rd Annual Gordon Parks International Photography Contest I just had to share it with you guys. Billy is a true community journalist – he cares about communities...

Categories Business & Industry/Competitions/Journalism/Photojournalism

October 8, 2011

Categorizing Online Video

Alfred Hermida ovaer at Reportr.net put up a post this past week on How Online Video is Different from Television and, while it doesn’t go as deep as the headline infers, he has an excellent breakdown of the types of video seen online. He’s come up with five categories of video that work well on the web: experiential, direct, speak,...

Categories Journalism/Photojournalism/Video

October 7, 2011

Getting Wired

David Hobby over at the Strobist put up a short primer on … extension cords. Yep, those bright orange cords you see at the hardware store? With some weird numbers on them? You need to pay attention.

Categories Tech Talk

October 7, 2011

The Myths Behind Apple’s Apple

CNN has a neat piece up that delves into the myths surrounding Apple’s apple logo. I had heard some of these, but not all. Totally geeky read if you’re a graphics guy or fanboy.

Categories Graphic Design/Tech Talk

October 6, 2011

Do You Know Your Story?

Great post by Bill Wadman about researching your subjects – and what they’re expertise is in. Being the photographer in the room will only get you so far. Being someone who is invested in telling the story of the people in the room will get you much further. This has me thinking that I may ask my students to write...

Categories Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory