Mark E. Johnson – Page 51 – Visual Journalism

March 25, 2014

Refresher Time

Every now and then, it’s good to get a little refresher on how to be a pro.

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

March 24, 2014

Stop Stealing Photos for Your Stop Stealing Software Ad

DL Cade at PetaPixel sums this up succinctly – “Well this is awkward …” Seems the Business Software Alliance put out an anti-piracy ad using – you guessed it – a pirated image.

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

March 21, 2014

Spring Sprang, Time to Clean

Good reminders from Adorama’s Mason Resnick on cleaning out your camera bag. Of course, I have some dozen camera bags that I now feel compelled to go vacuum out …

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

March 21, 2014

Getting the Cranky Out

I’m about to go hide in the Photo Cave for several hours. It’s not that I don’t like my cave, it’s just I wasn’t expecting to be in there today … and this has made me cranky. I’ve been ranting for several hours now that I shouldn’t have to do this, that it’s someone else’s fault. A sure sign I’ve...

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

March 19, 2014

Lynsey Addario Featured in Audi Promo

It would be easy to say she has sold out, but if the sponsorship dollars fund more work, I’m all for it.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

March 18, 2014

The General’s Selfie

Apparently I’m a few days behind the curve on this, but General Colin Powell posted what we now call a selfie over the weekend – from sixty years ago. I have one from the 1980s I could dig out … but won’t.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

March 18, 2014

News Chopper Down in Seattle

Multiple reports that the KOMO-TV helicopter has crashed in Seattle.

Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

March 17, 2014

After and Before in Photoshop

A little fun to get back in the swing of things after being on the road for a week …

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

March 14, 2014

The Ethics of Managing Conflict Journalism

James Estrin has a must read story at The New York Times’ Lens blog looking at the apparent use of activists and untrained photographers in Syria. There are portions of this that horrify me – including the triggering act of an 18 year old, apparently equipped and paid by Reuters, who was killed recently. The ethical concerns involve more than...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 12, 2014

Speeding Up the Transmitting Process

I have several feelings about this project the Toronto Star is developing, allowing their photojournalists to transmit images from the camera straight to the web with no editing process. On the geek front, I want one. On the journalist side, where is the journalism? How do you know what’s important and what isn’t? Where is the editing in this? Still,...