Good Work – Page 48 – Visual Journalism

December 30, 2009

Nocturne is Back Up

Vince Laforet, formerly of the New York Times and the guy who did the first Canon 5D Mark II video a few years ago, has reposted his latest work. Nocturne was shot completely with available light at an ISO of 6400 on the new 1D Mark IV from Canon. There’s no journalism here, but man, what journalism you can practice...

Good Work/Tech Talk/Video

December 24, 2009

Best Movie Poster Designs of the Decade

This has nothing to do with visual journalism, but does relate to visual communication … so, here are the top 10 movie posters of the decade as selected by Adrian Curry on The Auteurs site. (I particularly like the I Am Trying to Break Your Heart poster, but maybe that’s because I want to see it more than the others.)...

Good Work

December 18, 2009

On Craft, Again

There are times I wish I could fit more discussions about the craft of both photojournalism and its underlying photography into my courses. Alas, with only three semesters to prepare my students for a lifetime of visual storytelling, it gets left on the side. At least one of my professors will be aghast when I admit I don’t teach printing...

Craft/Good Work

December 16, 2009

This May Be Why I Don’t Do Freelance Design Work

Every designer I know has been through this sort of thing, but have you ever wondered what would happen if stop signs were designed by a committee?

Good Work

December 11, 2009

Not Enough B-roll? Help is Available!

This is a bit of a stressful time for some students. (Some, not all.) So a little humor, particularly for those going into or having gone through a video journalism class here.

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Video

December 10, 2009

Time’s Top 10 Magazine Covers

Here they come – everyone’s got a top 10 list this time of the year. Time magazine has posted what they think are the top magazine covers of the year … and not one of them is their own. (Personally, I love the elegant simplicity of their number three choice. But I am a monochromatic kind of guy.)

Business & Industry/Good Work/Graphic Design

December 2, 2009

Study Typography in Rome

I will fully admit to being in love with typography. There is no explaining it – a beautifully formed ligature or perfect kerning makes me happy. I’ve taken a few classes, but never worked in the field. But, oh, how I wish I could go to Rome and study typography … time to talk to my boss about some, uh,...

Advice & Learning/Good Work

November 29, 2009

“Why We Ride”

Nice set of portraits done by Troy Harvey, a recent grad from the Brooks Institute of Photography, looking at the Ride Fact Crew. Really like the simplicity, the consistency and the pairing of rider and bike. There’s a video with interviews, as well, that will give you a peak at how he lit the portraits.

Good Work/Video

November 28, 2009

“The Lesson”

For her master’s project at Ohio University, Francis Gardler has been researching and interviewing Dave LaBelle – who, as a gentle reminder, will be here on campus Tuesday, December 1, at 2 p.m. in the Photojournalism Lab. She’s posted an excerpt from her video online … spend the time with it, listen to it. Really listen to what he says....