Category: Advice & Learning

June 5, 2014

Reborn, Again

Maggie Steeber on Being Reborn Through Photography. Not much more to say.

Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

May 15, 2014

On Simplifying

The legendary David Alan Harvey on simplifying …

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

April 25, 2014

The Growth Curve of a Young Photojournalist

Melissa Lyttle has put up a post on hitting the plateau as a photographer, something we all wrestle with.

Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 25, 2014

Summer Habits

My kids are wrapping up and getting ready to wonder off into the ether of either summer break or the future. Outside of the structure classes and deadlines, it can be hard to stay focused on learning. Doable, but complex to drive yourself to shoot and grow. Jeff Meyer over at PetaPixel gives us seven things to work on every...

Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

April 23, 2014

The Intern’s Plan

We are just days away from freedom the end of the semester and that means a whole new grip of kids are heading out the door, ideals in hand and ready to rock their first internship or job. The vibe in the Photo Cave is a mix of shear fear at finishing up their final projects and overflowing enthusiasm for...

Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Photojournalism

April 8, 2014

More Info on Business Practices

Alum Dylan Wilson sent along a link to a post by Robert Seale on business practice for photographers, a very good read. Towards the end Seale has a list of books you must own, I’ll add one more that’s due out this summer – John Harrington’s More Best Business Practices for Photographers. Harrington talked about this book at the NPPA’s...

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

April 2, 2014

Getty Grants for Editorial Photography

Getty Images is putting up 5 grants worth $10,000 each for photojournalists pursuing major projects. There’s an addition $10,000 grant for a project focused on “women or girls achieving positive results in their communities or personal lives.” This is a fantastic chance for students to get a major grant to fund things they are passionate about. Applications are being taken...

Categories Advice & Learning/Competitions/Photojournalism

April 2, 2014

Ochberg Society Exhibit in Athens

We will be hosting a traveling exhibit of images from the Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism here at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication for the next few weeks. It opens on Thursday, April 3, with a 4 p.m. panel discussion featuring CNN’s Jan Winburn, Moni Basu and David Rust, and ShareWIK’s Diana Keough. This...

Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 1, 2014

Pioneer Press Going All iPhone, Big Nikon Sale Ahead

Ben Garvin sent along a link to a note this morning saying the Pioneer-Press is going all iPhone for photography. Hard to argue with their reasoning, really. Also, all their Nikon gear will be going up for sale shortly on eBay. Given the trends in the industry and the cost cutting at the university, I have been seriously rethinking the...

Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

March 7, 2014

What Do You Really Do?

NPR did a really cool thing to coincide with the release of the monthly jobs report – they asked people to post a photo and answer what’s their job title and what do they really do. This is an awesome project for publications to try for the next one – go find people in your community and do short profiles...

Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Photojournalism