Author: Mark E. Johnson

September 10, 2007

CPOY Contest

Contest season is starting up … first up is the College Photographer of the Year, hosted by the University of Missouri. Deadline is October 5 and there’s no entry fee.And check out past winners … some nice stuff in there. Go get famous.

Categories Competitions

September 10, 2007

iDMAa Conference in Philly

Dr. Scott Schamp writes about it better than I can … so go read his 10 reasons why you should go. I may.

Categories Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

September 10, 2007

Great Relief – Rugby Photo Boycott Lifted

I spotted this just recently and was about to blog it … but it all seems to be settled now. Not sure what some of those terms mean, though …

Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism

September 10, 2007

Syracuse Student Detained, Questioned

While shooting for a class on the sidewalk in front of the Veterans Administration hospital in Syracuse, student Mariam Jukaku was brought in to a security office and told to delete her images.

Categories Ethics & Legal

September 7, 2007

Resizing Algorithms

This popped up on David Pogue’s blog this evening – a new chunk of software that can “dynamically resize” an image. It’s going to take me a few days to put into words the absolute fear this has just instilled in me.

Categories Ethics & Legal/Tech Talk

September 4, 2007

In the mail today …

Yes, in the POSTAL mail, not the electronic kind, came a flier (who sends fliers) from Penn Camera advertising … film and paper supplies for students. And a Promaster 2500PK camera and lens package for $169.95. Granted, there are inkjet supplies on here, too. And if you’re still shooting film some of these deals look good. But … mailing a...

Categories Tech Talk

August 30, 2007

Color Tests

We should talk about color theory in class a lot more than we do, I keep trying to get it in there and it just keeps slipping by. So in its place, here’s a small online game for looking at color gradations. See how you do.

Categories Advice & Learning/Graphic Design/Thoughts & Theory

August 29, 2007

Back in Class

One of the truly neat things about where I teach is that we supply equipment to all of our students. Everyone in the Introduction to Photojournalism course is issued a digital camera and lens that they use for the entire semester and advanced students get a body, three lenses, flash and access to more gear than I think I have....

Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work

August 29, 2007

One More Reason I Shouldn't Buy a New MacBook Pro

This really doesn’t belong here, but, darn, it is funny …

Categories Tech Talk

August 27, 2007

My Sides Hurt …

Scott Schamp, director of the New Media Institute at UGA’s Grady College, is teaching a class in Second Life this semester. It’s an experiment, of sorts, to see how a virtual world could be used for learning. Based on his latest blog entry, I think Dr. Schamp is in for a long and entertaining semester. To quote: But last Friday,...

Categories Advice & Learning