Category: Photojournalism

November 24, 2013

Gear Week: Where to Buy

Throughout the week, I’m going to write a series of posts about buying gear. As we near the end of the semester with graduations and holidays approaching, the number of questions I get from students about putting together a kit skyrockets. This is the first one, following will be entries on the types of cameras out there, lenses, specific bodies,...

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

November 23, 2013

Photoshop and Lightroom for Cheap

There has been much consternation amongst the visual masses over Adobe’s decision to move to a subscription model. I’ve run the numbers in the past and think it’s not a horrible deal. But this makes it much sweeter: If you sign up by December 2, you can get Photoshop and Lightroom for $10 a month on an annual contract.

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

November 22, 2013

Well, This Wasn’t Petty …

A few days after three dozen news organizations sent a letter to the White House complaining about access, the White House releases a photo of photojournalists in the Oval Office. It is not being received very well … (Thanks to Mickey Osterreicher for the link.)

Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 22, 2013

Morel Awarded $1.22 Million in Copyright Case

Reports are out (National Press Photographers Association and Reuters) that a jury has found for Daniel Morel in his copyright case against Agence France-Presse and Getty Images, awarding him $1.22 million in damages. Morel claimed that AFP picked up his images of the 2010 Haitian earthquake from Twitter and distributed them to their subscribers and Getty without securing a license....

Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

November 22, 2013

It’s Either Private or It’s Not, Mr. President

I’ve written about this numerous time before, but it’s bubbling up yet again as the White House Correspondents’ Association and three dozen news organizations have sent a letter to the president’s press secretary protesting the restrictive photography policies of the White House. At issues is the increasing number of hand-out photos shot by employees of the federal government who were...

Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 20, 2013

Northern Short Course Volunteer Applications

Head over to the volunteer section of the NPPA’s Northern Short Course page and you’ll find info on how to apply to be a student volunteer at next year’s event, scheduled for March 13-15 in Warwick, R.I. Applications aren’t due until January, but why wait?

Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

November 19, 2013

Rules for Storytelling

This can’t be of any value as it’s not a prime-number list, but I’m still sharing – Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. Not all apply to journalism, but a surprising number do.

Categories Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

November 18, 2013

Dining With the Tick Tock Crowd

I’m feeling a little ashamed … in August, my good friend Mike Roy sent me a link to a film he made for NJ.com on the Tick Tock Diner. I got buried and didn’t watch it until this weekend. It’s about 25 minutes long, so go get your lunch, lean back and spend 24 hours with the people who make...

Categories Good Work/Photojournalism/Video

November 18, 2013

User Generated Content! Spot News! UFOs!

Yep … Indiana’s WHTR posted a doctored tornado photo that, ahem, included a UFO. Why do we like user generated content so much? (Thanks to David Schick for the link.)

Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

November 18, 2013

Photographer Shot in Paris Newspaper Office

NPR is reporting that a photographer’s assistant has been shot inside the offices of Liberation. The BBC is reporting the victim is a 27 year old assistant photographer, who had just arrived to work on a fashion shoot. Police believe it is the same man who broke into the offices of BFMTV on Friday, firing several shots in the lobby.

Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism