Mark E. Johnson – Page 249 – Visual Journalism

June 9, 2009

The lost negative of "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"

It took more than 57 years, but Rudy Mancuso is at last getting credit for his iconic 1951 image of the Giants winning the pennant. In a story for the Wall Street Journal, Joshua Prager talks about how the amateur photographer took the image, lost track of the negative and then had it returned shortly before his death.

Ethics & Legal/Good Work

June 8, 2009

The other side of Polaroids

Many of you know that Polaroid has shut down production of its instant films – the days of those white bordered prints are seriously numbered. But there is another, lesser known, Polaroid film that has been a mainstay of photographers for years – Type 55, a 4 inch by 5 inch instant negative film. On the New York Times’s Lens...

Craft/Good Work/Tech Talk

June 6, 2009

David Burnett's look at D-Day veterans

David Burnett is one of my heroes, and getting to meet him in person two years ago was a great moment for me. His passion for stories is admirable, but it’s his passion for telling ongoing stories I find most remarkable. He doesn’t shoot assignments, he tells stories – and sometimes those stories take years to unfold. Over on Time.com,...

Good Work

June 4, 2009

Here's a GREAT opportunity for you … or not

To go with the last post, here’s a nice Craigslist ad posted by a (probably fictional) photographer looking for some help.

At Work/Business & Industry

June 4, 2009

So, are you ready to be a freelancer?

It’s a tough market out there – everyone has a tight budget, but, really, if you do this one at a discount, next time we’ll get you the right price … oh, how many times has the working creative heard that? Thanks to Jon-Michael Sullivan for passing this along. And, to those of you hiring photographers, think about how silly...

At Work/Business & Industry

June 1, 2009

Can you out-shoot an eight-year-old?

Maybe … maybe not. Take a look at this story and then ask yourself how does he do it? What do you see in his images that you don’t see in yours?

Advice & Learning/Good Work

May 29, 2009

2009 Mountain Workshop

FYI … this is one of the best out there. The Western Kentucky University Photojournalism department is now accepting applications for the 2009 Mountain Workshops which will be held in Murray, KY Oct. 27-31. Once again we are offering three concurrent workshops; Photojournalism, Multimedia and Picture Editing. The application for MWS ’09 is posted at… http://www.mountainworkshops.org/how-to-apply-for-the-mountain-workshops/ There is no application...

Advice & Learning

May 27, 2009

Start your multimedia kit NOW

One of the easiest ways to start doing simple video is with a Flip Ultra or Mino – and you can get the Mino for $95, shipped, now on Woot.com. We have an Ultra and a newer Mino and use them far more than we expected to – great fun and, if you treat it well, great quality.

Multimedia/Tech Talk/Video

May 26, 2009

New locale, new look, same students

This is the start of a new blog life – the University of Georgia’s Photojournalism program is on the move. While I don’t have any regularly scheduled summer classes, I am teaching a Maymester course centered on video journalism for the web. The students have been in the field for the last few weeks shooting and are now in-house, storyboarding...

At Work/Business & Industry

May 18, 2009

Space Shuttle Silhouette

I’ve been a space junkie since I was a kid. I don’t know why, but the space shuttles have always been something really cool. (And I really, really want to be in Florida for a launch …) So I’ve read some and looked at stuff and think I’ve seen a lot of photos – but the third image here just...

Good Work

Author: Mark E. Johnson

The lost negative of "The Shot Heard 'Round the World"

The other side of Polaroids

David Burnett's look at D-Day veterans

Here's a GREAT opportunity for you … or not

So, are you ready to be a freelancer?

Can you out-shoot an eight-year-old?

2009 Mountain Workshop

Start your multimedia kit NOW

New locale, new look, same students

Space Shuttle Silhouette