Author: Mark E. Johnson

December 28, 2012

Shrinking Our Footprint

I suspect he’ll get a lot of flack for this, but NPPA President Sean Elliot is asking the question a lot of our audience is asking: do we really need so much media coverage of tragedies? For the record, I’m with Elliot on this (and have talked with him about this issue). The last things the residents of Newtown, Conn.,...

Categories Ethics & Legal/Journalism

December 28, 2012

AP’s Top Photos of 2012

That time of year … here’s what the Associated Press thinks were their best images.

Categories Good Work/Photojournalism

December 28, 2012

Photographic Museum of Humanity Grant

FYI … The Photographic Museum of Humanity is pleased to announce its 2013 Grant, an international photographic contest that aims to finance photographers and discover new talents. Magnum photographer Martin Parr, Time Magazine director of photography Kira Pollack, and Perpignan young reporter of the year Sebastián Liste compose the jury that will award a total prize of USD $4,500 in...

Categories Business & Industry/Competitions/Photojournalism

December 27, 2012

Ummm … No.

This seems like a really bad thing to do to your negatives. Just saying’.

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk

December 27, 2012

White House News Photographers Association’s Student Contest

Still a lot of time to get your images together and to them as the deadline isn’t until February 2, 2013. There is a fee to enter, but the chance to get recognized in the 2013 White House news Photographers Association’s Student Contest is easily worth the $25. Historically, the number of entrants here has been a little low, again...

Categories Competitions/Photojournalism

December 27, 2012

Fighting Copyright Suits

Photo District News’ David Walker takes a look at the other side of copyright claims, talking with those accused of having infringed on copyrights and how they are fighting back. This excerpt troubles me: (Matthew) Chan insists—despite accusations to the contrary from his critics, and his refusal to pay Getty anything—that he believes in copyright law, and the right of...

Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

December 26, 2012

Google Fellowships

Applications are now being taken for the 2013 Google Fellowships, they’re due by January 31, 2013. From their site: Who should apply? We’re looking for students who are passionate about journalism and the role that technology can play in the industry and the pursuit of their craft. Students from all majors and degree programs who possess the following qualities are...

Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism

December 26, 2012

Photographic Statues

After reading Mike Johnston’s piece on the statue of John Daniels at Kitty Hawk, I’m wondering – how many other statues of photographers are out there? I have a poster print of Daniels’ image, perhaps one of only a handful he made. It wasn’t his camera, it wasn’t his trade, but he had put himself into a position to make...

Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

December 22, 2012

The First DSLR

The George Eastman House has acquired the first digital single lens reflex camera ever made. Built in 1989 on a Canon F1, only two were ever produced. This predates the tethered Nikon F3 camera by a couple of years which I had thought was the first DSLR. Very cool …

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk

December 20, 2012

Tools for Journalists

Over at the Poynter Institute, Chip Scanlan has a list of tools the multimedia journalist needs. I agree with all of them except one – I’ve had two clients and several students bring me files from the Nikon 5100 and every single frame looked horrible. The video is okay, but the still photos looked very over-compressed with more artifacting than...

Categories Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk