March 28, 2013 A Really Good Underwater Housing This is the kind of story that restores my hope for humanity … and makes me want to get an underwater housing for my camera. Categories Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory
March 25, 2013 Learn About Snow Fall On Tuesday, John Branch from The New York Times will be talking about the stunning Snow Fall project he wrote late last year. If you haven’t experienced – and that’s a deliberate word choice – this, you have to click on the link. He will be speaking at 12:30 in the Tate Reception Hall, which is on the first floor... Categories Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
March 22, 2013 Format or Erase All? I’ve always taught my students to reformat cards after they have downloaded and backed up their images. Occasionally, someone tells me I’m wrong … and, well, according to Michael Johnston over at the very well regarded The Online Photographer – I’m right. And for the right reason, too. So, to recap, when you put a card back in and need... Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
March 22, 2013 Notes on Book Publishing Yesterday, we had our second annual Business of Visual Journalism symposium here and one of our speakers, Laurie Shock from Shock Design, left a copy of her presentation to share. Since I had a lot of requests, I’ve posted it online. I did pull out a lot of the images she used because of some copyright concerns as well as... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
March 19, 2013 Your Shot, or Mine Nice piece over at PetaPixel looking at James Hodgins marketing idea – let the client bring a camera, then compare their images to his. Certainly is making a case for hiring him. Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
March 18, 2013 Nature vs. Nurture Nice post by my friend Stanley Leary about the nature versus nurture debate in photography – are you born good or is it that you just have a nice camera? The answer? Neither. I believe it is the combination of nature and nurture that makes for the great photographers. What this means is that those who work hard and learn... Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
March 13, 2013 Shooting in Extreme Conditions Webinar On April 2, you can join former Combat Photographer Stacy Pearsall for an online webinar on Shooting in Extreme Conditions. It is free, but there are a limited number of seats available for this. I would love to say Pearsall is one of my former students, but I'm pretty sure I just stood at the front of the classroom and... Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
March 12, 2013 It’s Not About the Lens … … it’s where you point it. Of course, with that lens, it is kind of about the lens … Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
March 10, 2013 Time to Check Your Time So, did you update the clocks in your camera this morning? Most manufacturers have software that will do this for you, which may seem more complex than just digging into your menus and setting it. The advantage comes if you have more than one camera – by picking up the time from your computer, you can keep them in sync,... Categories Tech Talk
March 10, 2013 On Depth of Field, Separation and Bokeh It’s a classic post topic – let’s argue about some small, mechanical aspect of photography, which will get everyone riled up and generate lots of traffic. Even better if we take some shortcuts in the initial post, giving us the opportunity to craft a second one, generating even more comment traffic. I just didn’t think The New York Times’ David... Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk