October 19, 2012 Portrait of a Presidency Over at Times’s LightBox blog, Pete Souza talks about his time as President Obama’s photographer. Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
October 17, 2012 News Video Workshop Returns After taking a year off, the NPPA’s News Video Workshop is back on for March 17-22 in Norman, Oklahoma. Some very cool things planned for this, worth getting yourself to if you can. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video
October 17, 2012 The Ethics of Political Coverage The second tenant of the National Press Photographers Association’s Code of Ethics, which all members must sign, reads: Resist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities. It’s a pretty simple statement – don’t allow people to lie to you, it goes nicely with the Society of Professional Journalists “Seek truth and report it” code. So what do you do when you’re... Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism
October 10, 2012 Second Tim Hetherington Grant Applications The second annual Tim Hetherington Grant is now taking applications through November 15. The annual grant, worth € 20,000, will be awarded to a photographer to complete an existing project on a human rights theme. The judges will look for the qualities that defined Tim’s career when reviewing the applications: work that operates on multiple platforms and in a variety... Categories Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism
September 20, 2012 Let the Aruging Begin … Don’t you love a good list? Even when it’s an insane one like, say, the 100 most influential photographers of all time? A list that puts Robert Capa at 95. And omits James Nachtwey completely? And no Matthew Brady? Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine aren’t here? Special thanks to NPPA President Sean Elliot for giving me something else to be... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
September 20, 2012 The Relevance of Picture Agencies In an article at the Wall Street Journal, Mary Panzer questions whether photo agencies like Magnum are still relevant in the modern media era. It’s a good question, and one I don’t really want to think about too much. More troubling is the fact that with the decline of the press and its demand for relevance, and the rise of... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
September 17, 2012 Canon Goes Full-Frame and Cheap(er) Canon has announced their EOS 6D, an entry level full-frame camera with a 20 megapixel sensor in a body that weighs 20% less than their EOS 5D Mark III. Last week, Nikon introduced a similar model, the D600, at the same $2,100 price point. Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
September 13, 2012 One for the Nikon Geeks At the big Photokina trade show, Nikon introduced a new, full-frame D600 camera that should retail for about $2100. I think that makes it the lowest-price full-framer out there. Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
September 13, 2012 Pricing Multimedia It’s one of the most persistent questions my students ask me – how much should I charge for this freelance gig? I have some answers, but the multimedia realm is a whole new world to me. Over at Photo District News, Brad Horn answers some questions about how he prices this stuff and it’s a great read. This one graf... Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism
September 12, 2012 I need some aspirin … over at the Nieman Lab web site, Dan Kennedy has an interview with Gage Skidmore, a 19-year-old student who has been shooting politicians and giving the images away for free. To quote the kid: I don’t really think I’ve had an effect on professional photojournalists, as I still see their photos widely used by many... Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism