September 2, 2008 The State Fair on Speed Ben Garvin, late of the Berkshire Eagle and now of the Pioneer Press, has strung together 4,000 still photos to make a two minute video-esque look at the Minnesota State Fair. Categories Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
September 1, 2008 NPPA Flying Short Course – Sept. 26 in North Carolina Get it on your calendar now – the National Press Photographers Association’s Flying Short Course will be dropping in to Boiling Springs, N.C., on Friday, September 26. That stop is less than three hours from Athens. One of the best in the business on business will be talking – John Harrington. And a whole slate of other great folks, too.... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism
August 22, 2008 "Last Stop" The New York Times has a neat multimedia feature up on the city’s subway system. But they’re done it with a little twist: Ever wonder where the train goes after you get off? The rode all of the lines to the end, and then did photos, audio slide shows or videos about the areas at the end of the lines.... Categories Audio/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
August 20, 2008 On Marginalized Women Outside of the realm of photojournalism, but certainly worth looking at – Women are Heroes is a project looking at marginalized women, photographing them and then displaying their images in their communities. Categories Photojournalism
August 20, 2008 NPR on Shooting at the Olympics Short piece on how Michael Steele and Getty Images cover track events in Beijing. Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
August 13, 2008 "Aloft" David L. Ryan Talks About Shooting from the Air (and not about bigfoot, alicia sacramone or ricky berens) Boston Globe photojournalist David L. Ryan has long been known for his aerial photography, and now there’s an audio slide show of him talking about it. (If you looked really carefully, you might see me in the Boston Marathon photos. I can’t see me, but maybe you could …) Categories Craft/Multimedia/Photojournalism
July 30, 2008 A 14 Year Journey Scott Strazzante and MediaStorm have published his story looking at the transition of a farm into a sub-division, as told through the farm’s family and one of the new home’s families. It is awesome. The story is great, it is well told and it is beautifully shot. Every time I tell my students to shoot more, I will now have... Categories Audio/Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
July 11, 2008 And One More … Not as blatant as the Iranian missile mess, but maybe as sensational as some of Weegee’s work … further research has shown that the image of a baby with two legs casts on may not be what it originally was reported. I could launch into a bit about not knowing the sources of your information because of the automation of... Categories Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
July 11, 2008 Weegee in the Times Weegee was the first real spot news photographer in a lot of people’s eyes. Born Usher Fellig, when his family came through Ellis Island he changed his name to Arthur, he prowled the streets of New York City from the mid-1930s through the late 1940s, always first on a crime scene with his Speed Graphic and cigar. The New York... Categories Advice & Learning/Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
May 18, 2008 "Pay More Attention" That title is a bit of a play on what this post is about. In, ahem, January 2007, my colleague Tim Atherton launched a blog – Muse-ings. I noted its existence and made a note to follow it … sigh, then never did. I stumbled across the note this morning and started poking at it. I came across one recent... Categories Craft/Photojournalism