Advice & Learning – Page 15 – Visual Journalism

September 29, 2014

NPPF Scholarship to Honor Rich Clarkson

Rich Clarkson is still active in the field of photojournalism which makes this pretty stunning: the National Press Photographers Association gave him the Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award for lifetime achievement in 1972. To further honor him, the National Press Photographers Foundation has created a new scholarship in his name.

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

September 25, 2014

Help a Photojournalism Student Out

Many of you know I run a couple of workshops for my kids every year. The fall one is usually a one-day affair, the spring one a three-day event. Funding for these events is always tricky, so we’re trying something new. How would you like to give back a little to help a photojournalism student out? Next month I’m taking...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

September 24, 2014

Atlanta Photo Exhibit

A little late, but for any Atlanta-area readers, the Atlanta Press Club will have a show and discussion on Profiles of Poverty at the Metro Atlanta Chamber on Tuesday, September 30. Panelists Renee Brock, Joeff David, Steve Morton and David Tulis will be on hand to talk about the work. Wish I’d known sooner, let me know if you go.

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Photojournalism

September 17, 2014

Photographer Excuses

Something a little lighter … maybe. Jeff Guyer at DIY Photography has posted 24 Things Photographers Say (And What They Really Mean). Anyone care to add some more? And read through the comments, some really high ISO people in there … (Thanks to David Tulis for the link.)

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 5, 2014

Are Amateurs the Enemy?

There has been much consternation over the last, oh … 15 years … about the rise of the amateur and how he or she is impacting the profession of photojournalism. It is true that may photojournalists succeeded solely on their technical skills as photographers. Those are the ones who are most worried. As camera technology has advanced, the expertise needed...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 29, 2014

Flipping Busy Week …

So, I have this friend. She’s brilliant and charming and funny and I would follow here anywhere. But I have to stop talking around her – every time someone says something interesting around Katy Culver, she asks them to Tweet about it. Or write about it. Or show up on a podcast. This week’s rundown: I did a Twitter chat...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

August 27, 2014

A Few Days Late …

But I agree with most of what Jeanette D. Moses at PopPhoto says about things I wish my kids knew before classes started. Much of it I do cover, but the idea that photography involves math seems to throw a lot of them …

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

August 22, 2014

Free Photo Books

I haven’t vetted all of these, but this is a pretty good deal. LightStalking’s Ritesh Saini has collected 23 free photography e-books in one post and Tiffany Mueller has another set of 23 more. Too much to try and download? The fine folks at Lifehacker have compiled them all into one 500 MB file (down at the bottom of the...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

August 17, 2014

Photoshelter Deal for Students

To all the students heading back to campus, PhotoShelter has a deal for you – a year of free services and a massive 70% off the second year. If you don’t have a solid web presence yet, this is the time to get working on it.

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

August 14, 2014

NPPA Protests Ferguson Police Tactics

As journalists have come under fire and been detained, the National Press Photographers Association’s has sent a letter of protest to the Ferguson, Missouri police.

Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

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