Business & Industry – Page 7 – Visual Journalism

February 5, 2018

When Assisting Means Employed

David Walker at Photo District News has taken a look at several legal issues related to large-scale photo shoots, ones where “assistants” are routinely hired to help with the production. The common industry term “assistants” means something different in New York and California. Most of us think of assistants as independent contractors, paid a flat rate to work on a...

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January 20, 2018

Southwestern Photojournalism Conference Moves … East?

Yep, what has been in Texas for years is now in Nashville, Tennessee, February 15-17. I’ve heard many great things about this event and, if I didn’t have a conflict, I would head there myself.

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January 18, 2018

China’s 79-Year-Old Sports Photographer

Hong Nanli is my new sports photography hero and will be yours, too. (Thanks to Mark Hertzberg for the link.)

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January 8, 2018

LOOK3 Festival Shuttered

Photo District News is reporting that the LOOK3 photo festival, held for the last decade or so in Charlottesville, will not continue due to financial issues. This was on my bucket list for a long time, the line up was always intriguing and the atmosphere, reportedly, amazing. But I’ve also heard there was minimal, if any, discussion on the business...

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December 30, 2017

The Year in Pictures, Then and Now

Allen Murabayashi compares The New York Times’ 2008 and 2017 Year in Pictures presentations over at the PhotoShelter blog. The differences in technical quality and how images are toned are substantial. The evolution of digital cameras I seen through greater resolution, dynamic range and low light sensitivity, but the way photographers are handling post-processing is really evident. Tools that were...

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December 23, 2017

Visuals for Radio

My friend Regina McCombs posted a gallery of the work her staff and stringers did this year for Minnesota Public Radio – a gallery of stunning visuals. Think about that – great visuals made for radio. What a wonderful world we live in.

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December 8, 2017

Personal Boundaries

The Deer Center for Journalism and Trauma interviewed nine female journalists about the issues they have faced in the field and how to deal with them. This should be required viewing for everyone who is a member of the media or who interacts with the media. So, essentially, everyone on the planet. (Thanks to alum and friend of the program...

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November 14, 2017

On Why Journalists Need Access

The Washington Post’s David Nakamura takes a look at the photo(s) posted by The New York Times’ Doug Mills of the presidents visit to Manila. .@realDonaldTrump joins other leaders in a handshake with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, right, during the opening ceremony of the 31st ASEAN Summit pic.twitter.com/mfqTU8AmUr — Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) November 13, 2017 There is a lot to...

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November 13, 2017

Avedon and Civil Rights

Interesting look at the way Richard Avedon was trying to get segments of the publishing industry to move forward during the Civil Rights era by Philip Gefter for The New York Times.

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October 1, 2017

The History of Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier took the photographic community by storm several years ago, long after she had produced an astounding body of work. Now, researcher Ann Marks has shared some of what she has learned with the Associated Press, shedding new light on Maude’s work. (Thanks to Susan Walsh for the lead.)

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