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November 18, 2013

Don’t Sit on the Fence, Open the Gate

The Chicago Tribune’s Alex Garcia has a good read on whether he should start using his Instagram account more, knowing there are copyright issues inherent in that decision. He reiterates a statement I’ve heard a lot in the last few months, that if you want your work to be found then you need to go where everyone else is –...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 17, 2013

Portraits of War

I’m a little behind on this, should have posted it last week on Veteran’s Day … but the Washington Post put together a gallery of war photographers with some images and short bios on some of the luminaries in the realm.

Good Work/Photojournalism

November 17, 2013

Paying Homage

If I ever travel to France, I now know what my favorite news organization will be – Libération last week decided to run empty boxes where photos would have been to show how important photojournalism is to them. Awesome.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

November 14, 2013

A Resurgence of Film?

Sometimes, Twitter leads me to strange places … take, for instance, this post by Neil Turner who may (or may not) be lamenting a return to film because it’s more valid. (I may not have this right, go read it for yourself.) There was some head scratching here on the back hallway as I saw these words fall into place:...

Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

November 13, 2013

PopPhoto and Ethics

I sort of stopped reading the technical photo magazines. It’s not that I didn’t like them, it’s just … well … I already know I’m a geek and I’m not good at controlling that geekyness, so I stopped a few years back. But one column by Stan Horaczek has me thinking I need to support PopPhoto again. Here’s a lesson...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

November 12, 2013

If It Feels Like We’re Targeted …

… that’s because we are being targeted for cuts in the newsroom at a much higher rate than our colleagues, according to a Pew Research Center report. How bad is it? Data from the last three years alone further highlight this job insecurity. From 2010 through 2012, ASNE recorded an 18% reduction in full-time photographers, artists and videographers. That compares...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

November 11, 2013

Why Local Photojournalists Matter

If ever you need evidence about why local publications have to keep their photojournalists, here it is in my local paper this morning. Richard Hamm’s photo of Mary Brown spotting and then running towards her son at Saturday’s football game? You can’t do that with an iPhone.

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

November 6, 2013

Alexia Foundation Entries Open Next Week

Start getting your proposal together, the Alexia Foundation will start accepting proposals on Nov. 15. CALL FOR ENTRIES: ANNOUNCING THE 2014 ALEXIA FOUNDATION GRANTS The Alexia Foundation is pleased to announce that it will begin accepting applications for its 2014 Professional and Student Grants starting Nov. 15, 2013. The deadline for submissions for the Professional Grant is 2 p.m. Jan....

Competitions/Photojournalism

November 5, 2013

Batch Watermarking Through Photo Mechanic

Had one of those moments the other day, you know the ones where you go I knew that but had totally forgotten it? This one was about using Photo Mechanic to batch watermark images. (Thanks to Sean Elliot for the link.)

Photojournalism/Tech Talk