Photojournalism – Page 104 – Visual Journalism

September 12, 2012

I need some aspirin … over at the Nieman Lab web site, Dan Kennedy has an interview with Gage Skidmore, a 19-year-old student who has been shooting politicians and giving the images away for free. To quote the kid: I don’t really think I’ve had an effect on professional photojournalists, as I still see their photos widely used by many...

Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism

September 7, 2012

Well, Scratch California Off the Vacation List …

Why? Well, in Los Angeles, you can now be arrested for taking photos. Now I could go on and say that all cops are goons who hate the media. But I know that’s not true – my brother is a police sergeant (not in LA) and he’s a smart, well educated guy who doesn’t make ridiculous snap decisions. Come to...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 6, 2012

Burnett Fan Club Post #317

You’re probably sick of me linking to stories about David Burnett. Tough, here’s another one from Film Is Not Dead. And, aside from a massively wrong word choice in the second graf (arrogation in place of inauguration), it’s pretty good as it has Burnett talk about his experience covering the Olympics. Loved this quote: The one worry of the Olympics...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 5, 2012

The Professional Instagramer

That headline was hard to type … as a journalist, I find much of what I see on Instagram as not-journailsm. It’s art, some of it amazingly good, but the filtering and intentional degradation of images bothers me when it’s put forth as journalism. And I know I should now yell, “YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!” But that’s the...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 4, 2012

How National Geographic Catches Lies

Over at the Poynter Institute, Craig Silverman has a post up about how the National Geographic catches faked photos in its contests. (Dan) Westergren (Senior Picture Editor at NatGeo’s Traveler magazine) says one fundamental question judges ask of every entry is, “Does this picture show what it felt like to be there at that moment, to combine the human elements...

Advice & Learning/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 31, 2012

Better Truthiness Through Photography

Science Daily is reporting on a recent study lead by Eryn J. Newman of Victoria University in New Zealand that looks at the effect of photos on readers’ decisions about whether a statement is true or not. More evidence that photojournalism needs to be both true and accurate, I think. (Thanks to Billy Suratt for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 30, 2012

Steroids, Ethics and Photojournalism

Sean Elliot, president of the National Press Photographers Association, wrote an intriguing post questioning whether you can draw a parallel between steroid use in athletics and manipulations in photojournalism. It’s a great question that he poses and I think the answer is yes. Photojournalism – not photography, photojournalism – is about truth, accuracy and fairness. Doctoring your images in Photoshop,...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 29, 2012

California Anti-Paparazzi Law to be Challenged

A California statute that allows prosecution of photographers who drive recklessly while pursuing subjects is going to be challenged in court. Uhh … if they drive recklessly, isn’t that already against the law? Why single out photographers? (Thanks to Mickey Osterreicher for the link.)

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

August 27, 2012

Photoshelter Webinar on Assisting

Photoshelter has a webinar scheduled for 4 p.m. this Thursday on How to Make it As a Photography Assistant. Drew Gurian, who has worked as a first assistant to Joe McNally, will be talking about his experiences and offering advice on the pros and cons of assisting.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk