Ethics & Legal – Page 27 – Visual Journalism

June 29, 2012

Combat Insurance

One more thing to add to my business lectures … Alysia Santo has a story up at the Columbia Journalism Review talking about independent photojournalists working in conflict zones – and who covers their insurance. In most situations, it seems, they just don’t have any. (Thanks to Greg Mironchuk for the link.)

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

June 20, 2012

Cell Phone Cameras and the Pros

Over at the Poynter Institute, Keith Jenkins has a post up about professional photojournalists using cell phone cameras for their work assignments. It’s a nice introduction to the topic, though I wish it delved a little deeper. Yesterday I was interviewed by a reporter for our student newspaper about the effects of Instagram on professional photographers (will post a link...

Craft/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

June 18, 2012

Instagramming the Icons

Over at PetaPixel, Allen Murabayashi takes a look at the current practice of “re-taking” iconic images with Instagram – essentially applying filters to classic photos. It’s pretty horrifying …

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

June 10, 2012

Revisiting the BBC-Syria Massacre Image

Several weeks ago I linked to a piece by John Harrington about a photo the BBC published claiming to be from a massacre in Syria. As a quick recap, the BBC published a photo they were sent from an “activist” that claimed to show rows of white-clad bodies, the victims of a massacre in Houla. The problem was the images...

Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

June 8, 2012

Olympic Lens Restrictions

This won’t affect the photojournalists covering the London Olympics, but all those dentists* who have been debating which big lens to bring to the opening ceremonies are in for a surprise – ticket holders will be limited to lenses of less than 30 centimeters (11.8 inches) in total length. * Am I picking on dentists? Well, I only know one...

Ethics & Legal/Tech Talk

June 6, 2012

When to Step In, When to Shoot

Lauren Pond has a piece up at the Washington Post titled, “Why I watched a snake-handling pastor die for his faith.” Well worth the read, and then some deep thought about what our responsibility is to our subjects.

Ethics & Legal

June 5, 2012

Sputter Sputter … There’s a Fill Flash Tool in Photoshop Now?

I’m scratching my head at this one, as I haven’t seen anything about this (and a web search didn’t bring me any more info), but over on the National Press Photographers Associations’ Ethics Matter blog, John Long, Peter Southwick and Steven Raymer have all chimed in about the ethical issues regarding using a digital fill flash tool. There have been...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

May 30, 2012

Marine General Restricts Combat Photography

Maj. Gen. Charles Gurganus has decreed that Marines under his command are no longer allowed to shoot personal photos while on patrol in Afghanistan. The impetus appears to be to eliminate photos of American soldiers defiling the corpses of the enemy. I have a tremendous amount of respect for all of our service members (being the son of one, as...

Ethics & Legal

May 29, 2012

Another “Citizen Journalist” Lies

The BBC was fooled into publishing a nearly-decade old photo provided to them by an activist, according to a post by John Harrington. Still think “citizen journalism” is the panacea publishers keep telling us it is?

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

May 15, 2012

How an Edit Can Affect Meaning

Steve Myers has a post up at the Poynter Institute about a collection of photos by Stacy Kranitz and how an edit by CNN changed the meaning of a project she was working on. I have long held that it is just as easy to edit in a bias as it is to be a biased shooter.

Ethics & Legal

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Combat Insurance

Cell Phone Cameras and the Pros

Instagramming the Icons

Revisiting the BBC-Syria Massacre Image

Olympic Lens Restrictions

When to Step In, When to Shoot

Sputter Sputter … There’s a Fill Flash Tool in Photoshop Now?

Marine General Restricts Combat Photography

Another “Citizen Journalist” Lies

How an Edit Can Affect Meaning