February 5, 2014 Free Camera, No Delivery Ever wanted a Hasselblad? Apparently, there are 13 of them available, for free, for anyone who wants to go pick one up. Darn, my calendar is booked for this weekend … Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
February 3, 2014 Storytelling Through Commercials Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute breaks down the storytelling in the Budweiser Super Bowl commercial. And that’s why I love Poynter – great teaching in just under eight minutes. Categories Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video
February 3, 2014 Why You Shouldn’t Cut Photographers Two sentences from Edmond Terakopian’s piece that will convince you to read it: People never remember a great article they read months ago or a great piece of video footage from years ago. They will however remember pictures they saw decades ago. And the science backs that up. Categories Good Work/Graphic Design/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
February 2, 2014 How Earth Rise Came To Be Every fall, I have my students write a short paper on what they think is the most important photo ever made. The responses run from the expected to the surprising, and when they ask me what my choice would be, I always say Earth Rise. Late last year, as the 45th anniversary of the day it was made came, NASA... Categories Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
February 2, 2014 On Assignment with Alex Webb Want to know how a Magnum photojournalists thinks his way through an assignment? Here you go – Alex Webb in Korea. Love this line: I only know how to approach a place by walking. Get out of your car, sling your camera over a shoulder and just walk … (Thanks to Greg Mironchuk for the link.) Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
February 1, 2014 NPPA Educational Grants Available The National Press Photographers Association has put out a call for applications for grants to support still photojournalists attending educational programs. Deadline to apply is February 14. Hope to see you at the Northern Short Course or one of the other great NPPA events. Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism
February 1, 2014 “One must not think about doing things in life, one must do them.” For those who don’t know his work, Don McCullin has been one of the preeminent war photographers of the last half century. While his work has moved away from the dark days of conflict, his newer work is still stunningly good. As a tease, here’s a three minute interview with him done by Alfred Dunhill … This next piece is... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
January 29, 2014 Monetizing Traffic or Content? Very good piece over at The Atlantic by Alexis C. Madrigal on the kids behind Twitter phenom @HistoryInPics – and why it, like a few other similar endeavors, are basically stealing other people’s work for profit. The audiences that Di Petta and Cameron have built are created with the work of photographers who they don’t pay or even credit. They... Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 24, 2014 Best Non-camera Camera Review Ever? When Nikon introduced the Df a few months ago, a lot of us old guys swooned a little … it looked so familiar to us. Of course, it also looked way too cool and obscure, thereby hitting the dual markets of old photographers and young hipsters. So, how does it hold up for the hipster crowd? Lee Morris at Fstoppers... Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
January 23, 2014 Call Me Stodgy, I Guess The Associated Press recently severed their relationship with a photographer who altered an image out of Syria. It was found that Narcico Contreras took out a video camera from the back of an image he transmitted in September. He also was a co-winner of the Pulitzer last year for images from Syria. From the AP story: “I took the wrong... Categories Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism