Mark E. Johnson – Page 96 – Visual Journalism

January 11, 2013

Cowboys in Manhattan

Fred R. Conrad wanted to be a cowboy when he was a kid., but that didn’t happen – he ended up as a staff photographer for the New York Times. After three decades there, he finally got a chance to cover cowboys in Manhattan. Really nice gallery of images. Pay close attention to the subtle moments and the exquisite edge...

Good Work/Photojournalism

January 10, 2013

Everyone Is Guilty

Michael Zhang at Petapixel has collected a pair of videos about paparazzi and how they harass celebrities when they venture out. It’s despicable how these people act …

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

January 10, 2013

Streaming Faster

NPR’s Sami Yenigun takes a look at bandwidth and video streaming, something almost all of us need to be paying attention to these days.

Multimedia/Tech Talk/Video

January 10, 2013

Another Eulogy for Kodak

I should probably stop posting these, the end times for my yellow memories is pretty near … but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a piece up looking back at how Kodak influenced the growth of their staff over the years. And since we can’t bring Kodak back, maybe we can bring back the company-supplied scooter and side car? I really...

Business & Industry/Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 9, 2013

New WordPress Themes for Photograhers

WordPress.com has launched a new series of themes aimed at photographers. If you're not self-hosting your photo portfolio, this just became a better option for you.

Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 9, 2013

A Funny Camera?

I will admit, and I hate to do this, but … I miss brasses-out cameras. The paint on old film bodies used to wear off from years of use, letting you see the brass top and bottom plates. Some people would be horrified at the idea of a worn camera, but so some of us … well … It was...

Craft/Tech Talk

January 9, 2013

Looking in the Right Direction

Over at the Poynter Institute, David Griner looks at the history of a 1992 photograph from a Ku Klux Klan rally in Gainesville, Georgia – and how it has come back to life over the last 20 years. The photojournalist who made the image, Todd Robertson, is an alum of the program I now teach in, though he’s not in...

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

January 8, 2013

Humor for the Old Timers

Never seen this comic before today, but if you’ve been around long enough, you’ll laugh.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

January 7, 2013

NPPA Best of Photojournalism Call for Entries

It’s contest time … the Best of Photojournalism competition run by the National Press Photographers Association is now taking entries. And … it’s free to enter. You’ve got until the end of the month to get your 2012 images together and entered.

Competitions/Craft/Photojournalism

January 5, 2013

NPPA, WHNPA Statement on Congressional Photo

The National Press Photographers Association and the White House News Photographers Association have issued a joint statement on the altered photo of the Democratic women of the 113th Congress. At issue is, of course, whether you should ever manipulate a “news” photo. Answer: NO. But there’s a deeper issue here, too, because more and more of these government handout photos...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

Author: Mark E. Johnson

Cowboys in Manhattan

Everyone Is Guilty

Streaming Faster

Another Eulogy for Kodak

New WordPress Themes for Photograhers

A Funny Camera?

Looking in the Right Direction

Humor for the Old Timers

NPPA Best of Photojournalism Call for Entries

NPPA, WHNPA Statement on Congressional Photo