Mark E. Johnson – Page 65 – Visual Journalism

November 2, 2013

Sources Matter in Breaking News

Steve Fox, who professes journalism at the University of Massachusetts, took on CNN’s Jake Tapper during Friday’s Los Angeles shootings, starting by asking for sources on information Tapper was posting. Tapper’s response? the time for your sourcing lecture is not right now, professor. Ahem. First, Fox asked for a source and wasn’t lecturing. Second, FACTS STILL MATTER. And facts come...

Ethics & Legal/Journalism

October 30, 2013

Location Is Everything

Because nothing else has any value. Or so it would seem to the National Association of Realtors who wanted a photo, for free, from David Hobby.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 29, 2013

Whoa … Cheesy, but Gorgeous

The Atlanntic’s In Focus blog takes a look at Reuters photographer Denis Balibouse’s story on a Swiss family that makes Gruyere cheese and it is drop dead gorgeous. Talk about seeing well …

Good Work/Photojournalism

October 29, 2013

An Iconic Image, Almost Unseen

Imagine if one of the most famous images from the 125 year history of National Geographic was never published … Steve McCurry talked with the TODAY show about how he Afghan Girl almost wasn’t chosen. Watch the whole piece, there’s a surprise in there about his childhood injury. For more on his new book, Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs,...

Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

October 28, 2013

Unfortunately, We Have No Budget …

Over at The New York Times, Tim Kreider takes on those who ask for free work.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 25, 2013

Souza on Obama

Photo District News’ David Walker has an interview up with President Obama’s photographer, Pete Souza. Not journalism, but worth a read.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 24, 2013

Heisler on Portraiture

Photo District News has a series of excerpts up from Gregory Heisler’s new book – worth clicking through to see how he handled Hugh Grant, Muhammad Ali, Daniel Boulud and Herman Shaw. Love this from the Hugh Grant segment on posing subjects: So, as the photographer, you have four choices: (1) be satisfied with whomever they show you; (2) tell...

Good Work/Photojournalism

October 24, 2013

Yeah, That’s A Moment …

I doubt you’d make this with your iPhone … check out this amazing image made by Allen Hughes during a surfing competition in California. Great composition, light and moment. Almost makes me want to shoot surfing …

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

October 23, 2013

How to Disarm a Police Confrontation

Brilliantly handled. (Thanks to David Schick for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

October 22, 2013

Workflow Webinat at PhotoShelter

Tomorrow, 4 p.m., PhotoShelter is hosting a webinar on The Photographer’s Workflow with Jared Bauman. I’ve done several of these, all very useful.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

Author: Mark E. Johnson

Sources Matter in Breaking News

Location Is Everything

Whoa … Cheesy, but Gorgeous

An Iconic Image, Almost Unseen

Unfortunately, We Have No Budget …

Souza on Obama

Heisler on Portraiture

Yeah, That’s A Moment …

How to Disarm a Police Confrontation

Workflow Webinat at PhotoShelter