Craft – Page 26 – Visual Journalism

April 30, 2012

Architects, Photography and Professionalism

My reading habits tend to wander and a few months ago I got hooked on Bob Borson’s Life of an Architect, which has almost nothing to do with photography, photojournalism or journalism but is a nice look in to the thought processes of modern design. (Yes, I’m a Modernist. I wanted to be a Postmodernist, but I couldn’t hack it.)...

Craft/Photojournalism

April 27, 2012

Why Photojournalism is an Awesome Job

Over at the Chicago Tribune, Alex Garcia takes on the career surveys that say photojournalism is a bad choice. Could not agree more.

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

April 26, 2012

Mike Davis on Photos

The Image Deconstructed recently interviewed Mike Davis, a guy I feel like I know though I’m not sure I’ve ever talked with him in person. (I have seen him speak at a couple of conferences so maybe that’s it.) I love his approach to building images and stories. In the interview he was asked about the language he was using...

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

April 25, 2012

Where’s the Journalism Line?

I’ve seen Richard Koci Hernandez speak just once, but he made a massive impression. I have his Multimedia Journal book and recommend it to all my students. And I was thrilled to hear he had made the transition to teaching several years ago. You could say I’m a fan, I suppose. Carol Ness has a story up about him at...

At Work/Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

April 24, 2012

Pictures with Purpose Workshop

My good friend David LaBelle is pairing up with another good friend, Billy Weeks, and two other smart people, Greg Cooper and Fran Gardler, for the 2012 edition of the Pictures with Purpose workshop. This year the workshop will be in Chattanooga, Tenn., from July 31-August 5. There are limited seats (just 12 people will be accepted) and the cost...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism

April 20, 2012

Poetry About Photography

Watch, listen, remember. (Thanks to Melissa Harward for the link.)

Craft/Thoughts & Theory

April 12, 2012

You’re Never Sure, You’re Never Sure

Mary Ellen Mark talking about shooting, love the section about not chimping because you can never be sure that you have it, so you have to keep shooting.

Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 8, 2012

David Burnett on Digital Imagine

And, of course, a bunch of other things over in an interview with John Camp at The Online Photographer. It’s in two parts, the first dealing with some of what he’s doing day to day and the second delving a bit into some ethical questions. Here’s a graf I love: In the end, when you analyze the characteristics of Tri-X,...

Business & Industry/Craft/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

April 4, 2012

Fauxtographor

This is probably funnier if these ads are aimed at your demographic … (Thanks to Greg Mironchuk for the link.)

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

March 26, 2012

Magic Hour App

Okay, this is uber-geeky … Elfinda Apps has a free app for iOS called Magic Hour that takes your current location and tells you when the photographic “magic hour” will be. You can even set it up to give you a heads-up when you’re coming close to the times of day when the light will be best. Cost? Free. (Thanks...

Craft/Tech Talk

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