Category: Photojournalism

December 3, 2014

WPOW Elections

Congrats to UGA VJ alumna Melissa Golden on her election as president of the Women Photojournalists of Washington. As a heads up, the WPOW traveling exhibit will be visiting Athens in January 2015. Pencil January 9 into your daybooks for an opening and panel discussions here in Athens.

Categories Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 29, 2014

PDNedu Student Photo Contest

Photo District News’ student photo contest has a December 8, 2014, submission deadline – great way to get a lot of people to see your story.

Categories Competitions/Photojournalism

November 29, 2014

A Kiowa with a Camera

Nice piece and gallery by The New Yorker’s Amy Connors on Horace Monroe Poolaw who spent 50 years documenting the Kiowa American Indian tribe of Oklahoma. Love the way his daughter quoted him: I do not want to be remembered for my pictures, but through my pictures I want my people to remember themselves.

Categories Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 28, 2014

Smartphone or HD Video Camera?

CNN’s Harvey Logan puts to rest the idea that an iPhone can substitute for a true HD video camera. And he’s only looking at the image, not talking about audio controls. If it’s the camera with you, then use it. But if you’re a pro, have a pro-level camera with you …

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk

November 28, 2014

Gear Guide: Camera Bodies

Last year, I put together a series of posts on buying gear for my kids. Some things have changes, some have not – this is an update to last year’s post more than a new one, so some of it will seem familiar. Note that prices and links date back to November 2014, camera companies are constantly updating the equipment...

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

November 25, 2014

Behind All the Images

The New York Times’ Jeffrey Furticella gives us a really nice look at how seven photojournalists made an image of the catch everyone’s talking about. (Thanks to Cody Schmelter for the link.)

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk

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 25, 2014

See Anew

What if everything you photograph has already been seen? What’s the point? See something new. Everyday.

Categories Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 20, 2014

Poynter-ONA Leadership Academy

This looks pretty cool … and free. The four-and-a-half day program for 25 promising women leaders will include guidance on the business of journalism, individual leadership style, navigating newsroom culture, entrepreneurship and one-on-one coaching. Poynter and ONA will collaborate to build an agile, interactive curriculum led by prominent women faculty in the startup, tech, media and academic fields. Applicants will...

Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 19, 2014

Photos With Words

One of my favorites, Peter Turnley, posted a small piece to one of my favorite web sites, The Online Photographer. It’s a simple set of photos – a train ride through New York on Halloween. Elegant and evocative and, for all my intro kids, with IDs … Love this comment from a gentleman called Paul: His apparent lack of interest...

Categories Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory