Good Work – Page 50 – Visual Journalism

September 9, 2009

More Kodachromes from the FSA

Time.com has posted an audio slideshow of more color photos from the depression, complete with a simple narration that tells some of the back story. I know it’s silly, but it’s so darn cool …

Good Work/Photojournalism

September 8, 2009

Day in the Life: The White House

Okay, several days … but this time lapse piece of what events at the White House looks like is pretty cool. Reuters photojournalist Jason Reed spend a few weeks working on the idea and has strung together a set of images that paint an interesting picture of life on the White House beat.

Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism

September 7, 2009

Casualties of War: Do You Move It? Do You Run It?

The Associated Press has come under a lot of fire this past week for moving an image of a mortally wounded American soldier in Afghanistan. The soldier was hit by a rocket propelled grenade in August and the wire service held the image until this past week. They were not being censored – it was their decision to hold it....

Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Journalism

September 3, 2009

Scott Strazzante on Portraits

Are portraits “threatening to become the photographic stable of the newspaper business?” In some places, they already are.

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work

August 31, 2009

FDR in Photos

A nice collection from Time.com looking at how President Franklin Roosevelt used news photography to his advantage. Of course, Time has an (obviously) retouched image in there that they’re not saying anything about … guess I need to write them another letter.

Good Work/Photojournalism

August 29, 2009

The Early 1940s … In Color

This is a small, but very cool, collection of Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information photos from the early 1940s – in color. Look at the way the light works in so many of these … just, wow.

Good Work

August 19, 2009

Because Sometimes We Need a Little Levity

… here’s a story on a photo-crashing squirrel. You can thank Daniel Shirey for this.

Good Work

August 13, 2009

Shooting Cheap

Our good friend Dave LaBelle was featured on Good Morning Arizona talking about shooting with disposable cameras. Yeah, he’s good enough to beat most of us with high end digitals …

Craft/Good Work

August 13, 2009

Shooting a Magazine Cover

Okay, it’s a bit geeky … but this video by Peter Belanger of how a MacWorld magazine cover gets shot, edited and designed is kind of cool. And you thought the stop, pan, blur assignment took a lot of time …

Good Work/Graphic Design/Multimedia/Tech Talk

July 16, 2009

Life.com Looks at the Klan

Jon Vibe spotted this … Life.com has a selection of photos from Anthony Karen’s upcoming book, “The Invisible Empire: Ku Klux Klan.” The editors refer to the photos as “unnerving,” so you know. There is a good discussion in the captions about gaining access and trust.

Good Work/Photojournalism

Category: Good Work

More Kodachromes from the FSA

Day in the Life: The White House

Casualties of War: Do You Move It? Do You Run It?

Scott Strazzante on Portraits

FDR in Photos

The Early 1940s … In Color

Because Sometimes We Need a Little Levity

Shooting Cheap

Shooting a Magazine Cover

Life.com Looks at the Klan