October 22, 2013 Workflow Webinat at PhotoShelter Tomorrow, 4 p.m., PhotoShelter is hosting a webinar on The Photographer’s Workflow with Jared Bauman. I’ve done several of these, all very useful. Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
October 22, 2013 Ansel Adams: Master Marketer Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Jonathan Blaustein takes a look at how Ansel Adams marketed himself with great results. Amazing how many of the techniques he used apply today. Shameless Sales Pitch: Think you need to get better at marketing? The NPPA’s Busines Blitz will be here in Athens this Saturday, October 16, with a section on... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism
October 22, 2013 Journaling Your Destination The University of Georgia has a neat program, started a few years ago, called the First Year Odyssey, made up of one-credit classes and every first year kid must take one. When they started, I tossed some ideas into the ring – the courses are designed by faculty to introduce students to their area of expertise. None of my ideas... Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
October 21, 2013 When Going Pro Means Shooting Less The ever-erudite Michael Johnston over at The Online Photographer writes that the only thing he wants to do is work, but that he hasn’t really done that since he was a student. He makes an excellent point – I probably shot a lot more when I was a student because it consumed me completely. There wasn’t an assignment from The... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism
October 19, 2013 WHNPA Student Photo Contest As a heads up, getting close to the opening of entries for the 2014 White House News Photographers Association’s Student Contest. Rules will be posted in early November, but take a look at past winners to see what it’s like. Categories Competitions/Photojournalism
October 17, 2013 NPPA Student Quarterly Clip Winners The last round of winners in the National Press Photographers Association’s Student Quarterly Clip Contest have ben posted. These images were made between May and July, all students should spend some time looking to see what the standard is for photojournalism images right now. The next deadline is November 7 for images made in August, September and October – start... Categories Advice & Learning/Competitions/Photojournalism
October 16, 2013 The iPhone is Good, But … … not that good. Looking at the samples, I see: Lack of sharpness Blown highlights Out of control backgrounds Loose compositions Ghosting Oversaturation So, no. It’s not there. Ten frames per second does not make a sports camera. (Thanks to Steven Sande at The Unofficial Apple Weblog for the link.) Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
October 16, 2013 Sports Photo of the Year? There are some compelling argument to be made that Stan Grossfeld’s shot from Sunday night’s Red Sox-Tigers ball game is the sports photo of the year. Time’s Sean Gregory has the story behind the photo. Love this quote: “Most people, with this digital stuff, look at the back of the camera,” says Grossfeld, 61. “I’m an old film guy, so... Categories Good Work/Photojournalism
October 15, 2013 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Early Registration Ends Tonight Yep, early registration for the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar ends at midnight tonight – log in, get your tickets and get ready to learn. I can’t make all three days, but I’ll be there for Saturday’s speaker lineup. Want to see mind glowingly good portraiture? They’ve got Gregory Heisler. Sports your thing? Brad Smith from Sports Illustrated is on tap. Coverage... Categories Advice & Learning/Photojournalism
October 15, 2013 Drone Photography Webinar Hmmm … this looks like it’ll be cool: PhotoShelter has Eric Cheng doing a drone photography webinar on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 4 p.m. ET. No charge, as usual. Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk