Thoughts & Theory – Page 11 – Visual Journalism

April 22, 2015

The Consequence of Deception (Updated)

Putting on my ranting cap … As a journalist, journalism educator, parent and generally presentable guy, I abhor lying. If you lie to me once, I will always suspect you are lying to me. It doesn’t matter how big or how little that original deception was, in the back of my mind there will always be a little bell ringing...

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April 20, 2015

“If you don’t see it, I don’t believe the impact truly hits you.”

CBS News’ 60 Minutes aired a piece this week on the 2013 sarin gas attacks in Syria which used some extremely graphic video from the scene. Al Tompkins put together a piece on it for the Poynter Institute, well worth going through. That quote above is from Scott Pelley who explained why they used the video. The piece is online,...

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April 14, 2015

The Processes of Ansel Adams

This is a nearly 60 year old short documentary on Ansel Adams, but it’s still relevant – the level of preparedness comes through nicely. Of course, now I want a battered limousine with a shooting platform on it …

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April 7, 2015

Scott Simon on Storytelling

Was looking for something else entirely, but I am happy to have found this …

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April 1, 2015

Fotodiox Introduces Canon to Nikon and Nikon to Canon Adapter

I have a lot of old Nikons around but shoot Canons now, this will be great when it ships.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

March 30, 2015

The Constitution Under Attack in Arkansas

Once again, the Constitution is under attack, this time by State Senator Jon Woods (R) of Arkansas. Here’s the thing, though … it’s a redundant law. The courts have already ruled on most of what is in here – that an individual person has the right to control how their image is used for commercial purposes, but not for journalistic/editorial...

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March 26, 2015

The Disappearing Art of the Print

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Rena Silverman talks with master printer Chuck Kelton about the shrinking number of photographers who need a custom printer. I have, at home, a very nice larger format Canon printer that is capable of making stunning prints. And I rarely print … which is a shame, because studying an image that you...

Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 23, 2015

Did You See the Eclipse Photo From the Space Station?

If you did, then you were lied to.

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March 21, 2015

Blocking Photojournalists Physically and Virtually

A lot has been written about Texas Representative Jason Villalba’s proposed state legislation that would make it a crime to photograph or video record a police office from within 25 feet of them. But it’s risen to a new level of silliness as a photojournalism student asked him a question via Twitter and the response was to block her. Transparency...

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March 17, 2015

A Crisis in Credibility

As part of the National Press Photographers Association’s Northern Short Course, I moderated a panel discussion on ethics and credibility in photojournalism. On the panel were Yunghi Kim, a New York based photojournalist who works around the globe, Tom Kennedy, a former director of photography at National Geographic and currently the executive director of the American Society of Media Photographers,...