Author: Mark E. Johnson

August 23, 2011

Why You Need a Hood

No, not a place to hang out … the little lens hoods that come with many zoom lenses (and some primes) should always be on. I will admit to laughing a bit whenever I see someone walking around with their’s on backwards, because it doesn’t help with what it’s supposed to do or what it can do: In addition, many...

Categories Tech Talk

August 23, 2011

AP and Corbis to Jointly Market Images

This is … shocking? The Associated Press and Corbis have announced they will cross-promote and market images from their collections. This raises lots of questions as AP has traditionally not licensed its work for commercial usage where Corbis has. The rights management here is going to get messy, me thinks.

Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

August 23, 2011

Cheap Studio Lighting for Video

Cool little video from SLRlounge on building a cheap lighting kit for studio use. (Thanks to Lawton Howell for the lede.)

Categories Tech Talk

August 22, 2011

Over at the Gear Geek …

Got some strange video codec? Tired of the Red Line of Doom in your favorite NLE? Over at the Gear Geek, I’ve got a solution for you.

Categories Tech Talk

August 22, 2011

Sports Journalism Internships

FYI … The Sports Journalism Institute is now accepting applications for its 2012 class to be held June 1-8 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. Students will complete an eight-day class at the university followed up with paid internships in newsrooms across the country. Editing and online candidates are urged to apply and may receive priority. Find the...

Categories Advice & Learning/Journalism

August 21, 2011

How Reuters Watches the Online World

Interesting look at how Anthony DeRosa, Reuters’ Editor of Social Media, tracks events around the world with social media.

Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Tech Talk

August 20, 2011

Remember, It’s Not the Gear …

Chuck Fadely linked to this on Facebook. A strong word or two, so be careful where you are when you click play … but the message is right on. An open letter to Canon from safetyhammer on Vimeo.

Categories Tech Talk

August 20, 2011

Shooting a Triple Play

The Boston Globe’s Jim David talks about how he shot all three outs on a triple play.

Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

August 19, 2011

On Analog Photography

This is kind of cool, but not what I expect from CNN … a short film on analog photography.

Categories Craft/Tech Talk

August 19, 2011

An Awesome Foundation

That’s not hyperbole, that’s actually the name: The Awesome Foundation. According to an Idea Lab article, the foundation started when Tim Hwang asked 10 friends to put aside $100 a month to be used for microgrants given to awesome projects. This isn’t a venture capital firm, according to their web site there are no strings attach. Just, you know, go...

Categories Business & Industry/Competitions