Category: Photojournalism

October 24, 2013

Yeah, That’s A Moment …

I doubt you’d make this with your iPhone … check out this amazing image made by Allen Hughes during a surfing competition in California. Great composition, light and moment. Almost makes me want to shoot surfing …

Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

October 23, 2013

How to Disarm a Police Confrontation

Brilliantly handled. (Thanks to David Schick for the link.)

Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

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