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January 23, 2008

Bernie Boston, 74

Bernie Boston has passed. Boston was the D.C. photo chief for the L.A. Times when I met him in 1992. Several of you have heard the story of that very uncomfortable meeting. He was as kind and gracious as any one could ever be, yet I was scared to death he was about to sue me … I wish I’d...

Business & Industry/Craft/Thoughts & Theory

January 22, 2008

"No Photography with Nice Cameras"

Or so fears David Pogue over at the New York Times.

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Tech Talk

January 22, 2008

Twenty Days, Twenty Thousand Photos

Turned into one video by the Toronto Star’s Lucas Oleniuk. You can question its journalistic objectivity, I suppose, but … wow.

Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 21, 2008

Skip the Film …

… but buy extra batteries. It was only a matter of time, I suppose, before someone decided to market themselves as a photographer who doesn’t actually, you know, make photos. Time magazine has an article on hiring your own personal paparazzi. While it makes me wince a little bit, I guess if there’s no pictures there’s really no copyright to...

Business & Industry/Thoughts & Theory

January 17, 2008

Alexia Foundation for World Peace Competition

Many of you know of this as I’ve spoken of it often, but here’s a reminder to get your proposal together and get it in: The Alexia Foundation for World Peace’s annual competition is now accepting entries. The student deadline has been extended to February 6, 2008. You need a written proposal for a story that addresses the issues the...

Competitions

January 16, 2008

"7 Bad Habits"

One for everyone – “7 Bad Habits of Digital Photographers.“

Advice & Learning/Tech Talk

January 14, 2008

Guest Speaker Jim Stovall – Thursday, Jan. 24, 11 a.m.

Professor Jim Stovall will describe the Tennessee Journalist, the student news web site he created at the University of Tennessee. Prof. Stovall was the brainchild behind Dateline Alabama and runs JProf.com, as well. He’ll be here to talk with us about student news web sites and is a jack-of-all-codes, so to speak, and can help us think about what we’re...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Multimedia/Tech Talk

January 14, 2008

Rock Photographer Jim Marshall

Being in Athens, many of my students want to shoot music scene stories. There’s one guy who they should all study – Jim Marshall. For almost 50 years he’s shot the biggest and the best stars, from the typical on-stage antics to the behind the scenes moments that let you understand who these people are. He’s posted an interview on...

Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 12, 2008

Mike Johnston on Lens Sharpness

Over at The Online Photographer, Michael Johnston has a piece up on lens sharpness – how sharp is sharp enough? Does lens resolution affect the apparent sharpness of an image as much as we think?Geeky, in an old school kind of way. Every photographer develops, over time, a favorite lens. One that does something special that they can capitalize on....

Craft