Craft – Page 6 – Visual Journalism

December 24, 2015

The Why Behind the NY Times’ Year in Pictures

James Estrin put together an interview with The New York Times’ Meagan Looram and Jeffrey Scales, the photo editors who selected this year’s Year in Pictures. Q: What is a Pictures of the Year photo? How do you define that? Jeffrey: A masterfully crafted photograph. Use of frame, focus choices, compelling drama, the things that define great photography. Photojournalism, specifically....

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

December 10, 2015

Failing 719,999 Times

This is persistence – Alan Mcfadden took six years and 720,000 frames to get one photo. But, wow … so worth it.

Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism

November 30, 2015

Walter Iooss, Jr., on College Football

Nice collection of images by the legendary Walter Iooss, Jr., from his early days covering college football. This was pre-autofocus, pre-14 frames per second, pre-64 GB memory cards, pre-histogram. Old school – manual focus, manual exposure, shooting on chrome film so the exposure has to be perfect in the camera. Ahh, those were the days … And if you scroll...

At Work/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

November 17, 2015

The Legacy of King Cotton

Really nice package from Reuters photojournalist Brian Snyder on how little cotton is being grown in the south now. A very elegant presentation and a nice slice of life in the former land of King Cotton.

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

November 6, 2015

How Do You See Someone?

Canon did a little experiment …

Advice & Learning/At Work/Craft/Photojournalism

November 5, 2015

Emotional Rollercoaster

Peter Turnley has spent decades moving us from love to sorrow, friendship to famine, hope to hate in his images. How he does it, I have no idea. But if you’re not moved by his work, you may just be dead: Now I may have to go buy another book … just when I promised myself I wouldn’t buy any...

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 3, 2015

Seeing Beyond Your Vision

Peripheral vision plays a big role in photojournalism. The ability to look at one thing and see what’s happening all around it allows us to build better stories, to see what others might not. The New York Times’ Angel Franco took a Widely camera to Cuba 20 years ago and the way he used it is fairly unique. For another...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

October 5, 2015

Picture Africa … and Everywhere Else

Close your eyes for a moment and picture Africa. What did you see? Where did that image come from? Good thought piece by Jorrit R. Dijkstra on how we have seen the continent over the last century. Now, close your eyes for a moment and picture where you are. What did you see? Where did that image come from? And...

Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

September 8, 2015

It’s Never Been Easy

Every now and then one of your photographic heroes writes something about the calling that has us transfixed. This time, it’s Ed Kashi: For those who want to do this, I believe one must possess a voracious appetite for knowledge, a maniacal desire to engage with the world, very deep, personal interests that will you to explore issues, places, themes,...

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August 30, 2015

Keeping an Image In Context, 47 Years Later

Over at the Los Angeles Times, Steve Lopez brings us back to the story of Juan Romero and how, after 47 years, he is coming to peace with his place in life. Romero’s name is one few know, but his face is a part of one of the most haunting news photos ever – Romero was the teenage busboy who...

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The Why Behind the NY Times’ Year in Pictures

Failing 719,999 Times

Walter Iooss, Jr., on College Football

The Legacy of King Cotton

How Do You See Someone?

Emotional Rollercoaster

Seeing Beyond Your Vision

Picture Africa … and Everywhere Else

It’s Never Been Easy

Keeping an Image In Context, 47 Years Later