Tech Talk – Page 12 – Visual Journalism

February 21, 2014

Video Postcards from South America

OhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGodOhMyGod – I so want to do video postcards like David Guttenfelder did across South America for the New York Times Magazine. So freaking cool …

Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

February 20, 2014

Camera Obscura Images in Atlanta

The High Museum in Atlanta has an exhibit of Abelardo Morell’s The Universe Next Door. It opens this weekend and runs through May, if you’re in the area, worth taking a look – very cool stuff.

Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

February 19, 2014

What CNN Wants Next

Great two part interview with CNN’s Victor Hernandez over at NetNewsCheck.com by Michael Depp that looks at how the future is being seen. The second part is focused on what CNN is looking for in new hires: We’re increasingly looking at things like an individual’s digital portfolio and what they’re doing with social media and how active they are on...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

February 18, 2014

How the AP and Getty Cover the Olympics

Nice piece over at Gizmodo by Mario Aguilar about how the Associated Press and Getty Images are covering the Winter Olympics – everything from the technology to the philosophy is covered. Browsing the wire, you notice that the AP’s photos also have a grittier, newsier look about them. They tend not to be as closely cropped so that you can...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

February 11, 2014

How Technology Will Change the Look of Hollywood

I’ve been moving to more and more LED lights around the house. They’re still pricey, but they’re efficient and the light quality is pretty nice. Now some municipalities are switching streetlights over to LEDs for the same reason … and that can have some dramatic effects for our friends in the movie business.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

February 11, 2014

Lens Guide

Probably not needed for most of the readers here, but point your friends to this piece by Simon Crisp on how to choose your next camera lens. *Thanks to Ken Kaminesky for the link.)

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

February 7, 2014

Instagram and the AP’s Guttenfelder

I really wanted this piece to go so much deeper … the Associated Press’ David Guttenfelder talks about shooting and posting to Instagram.

Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

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 …

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.

Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video