January 26, 2008 "The Capa Cache" This is amazing … 70-year-old negatives, long since thought lost, from Robert Capa have turned up in Mexico, according to a New York Times article. Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 23, 2008 Bernie Boston, 74 Bernie Boston has passed. Boston was the D.C. photo chief for the L.A. Times when I met him in 1992. Several of you have heard the story of that very uncomfortable meeting. He was as kind and gracious as any one could ever be, yet I was scared to death he was about to sue me … I wish I’d... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Thoughts & Theory
January 12, 2008 Mike Johnston on Lens Sharpness Over at The Online Photographer, Michael Johnston has a piece up on lens sharpness – how sharp is sharp enough? Does lens resolution affect the apparent sharpness of an image as much as we think?Geeky, in an old school kind of way. Every photographer develops, over time, a favorite lens. One that does something special that they can capitalize on.... Categories Craft
October 20, 2007 You Can Fool Some of the People All of the Time … So, Leica is well known for special edition cameras that commemorate all kinds of things (such as the M6J, the MP Hermés or the Royal Wedding M6), but this is just silly … for $180, you can get a White Stripes Special Edition Holga or Diana camera (turn down your volume before clicking). Current price of a Holga online: about... Categories Craft/Tech Talk
October 19, 2007 Our Consitutional Responsibility Greg Mironchuk, an old friend and a damned fine photojournalist, sent the following to the National Press Photographers Association’s discussion list. I’m reposting it with his permission because, every now and then, we need to be reminded of why we are journalists … Newspapers are an integral part of the “System Of Checks And Balances,” here in the United States.... Categories Craft/Journalism
October 17, 2007 Stop Talking About Gear And start thinking about how to use it better. Ken Rockwell, who has a ton of information on his site about cameras and lenses, wrote a diatribe a while back about why the camera you use doesn’t matter. Some of his analogies are weak, but this one always rings true: We all know how to play the piano: you just... Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
September 19, 2007 The New Yorker on the Leica What an odd pairing, but … the New Yorker has a piece on the Leica M-series of cameras. Categories Craft/Tech Talk
September 11, 2007 The Forgotten Lens Well, hopefully none of the 3710 students have forgotten this lens as each of you was issued one last month … Regardless, an interesting treatise on the wonder of the basic 50 mm lens over on Gary Voth’s site. I’ve decided my 24 mm is my standard lens, but have been thinking a second body with a 50/1.4 would be... Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Tech Talk