January 5, 2015 Photojournalism Scholarships The National Press Photographers Foundation is now taking application for eight $2,000 scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate studies. Deadline is March 2. Categories Advice & Learning/Competitions/Photojournalism
January 5, 2015 Photojournalism Day at UGA On behalf of the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, I am inviting you to join us as we welcome the National Press Photographers Association to Athens. The NPPA, the leading organization for visual journalists, is moving its headquarters to UGA this spring and we are looking forward to partnerships in the areas of education, research and... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism
December 17, 2014 NPPA Northern Short Course – March 12-14 Registration is open for the National Press Photographers Association’s Northern Short Course, this year scheduled to run March 12-14 just outside of Washington, D.C. I got my start at an NPPA event and still, a quarter century later, look forward to the inspiration and camaraderie. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
December 16, 2014 Berlin Photojournalism Study Abroad A little advertising for my colleagues down the road … the University of Florida runs a two-week program each May in Berlin, taught by photojournalism professor John Freeman. I’ve had several students do this, all have had stellar experiences. Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
December 15, 2014 Crowdfunding, from Behind the Scenes I’m over at PBS’ MediaShift today talking about how we crowdfunded our fall workshop. Still amazed at both the support and the work the kids did in October. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
December 7, 2014 Stephen Crowley On Covering Politics PDNOnline’s David Walker talked with The New York Times’ Stephen Crowley about his work covering Washington politics. When asked what fascinates him about the topic, he answered: It’s the sport of kings. You have teams, you have strong players and weak players and trades, and schemes. It’s always a story. And it’s a vocation you can do that actually benefits... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
November 25, 2014 Gear Posts, Redux Most years I write a series of posts about buying gear for my kids here at University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. I’ll be doing some updates to the posts later this week, but start with these: Where to Buy New or Used? Full Frame or Crop Sensor? Lenses Some of the prices have shifted and... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
November 19, 2014 Gordon Parks Show in Atlanta This opened last week and should be a spectacular show: Gordon Parks at the High Museum in Atlanta. Many of these images have never been seen before, including some color images three families in the south. Hours are available on the High Museum’s site. And November is college month – $5 with your college ID to get in. Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
November 18, 2014 The Language of Photography We talk about the language of the photograph in my classes quite a bit, whether the kids recognize it or not. There’s a parallel language, spoken by photographers, and there’s a dictionary for it … who knew? Future students may have to study this … lots of quiz possibilities there. Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
November 13, 2014 How to Recognize When the Problem Is You Don Giannatti has a great rant over at Lighting Essentials about photographers who suck but don’t yet know it. He runs through 10 clear reasons why you aren’t successful and he’s on target with all of them. As we approach the end of the semester, I’m starting to get the gear questions*. Most of my kids get that it’s not... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory