Category: Thoughts & Theory

March 20, 2012

Raw or JPEG?

I converted over to a fully-raw workflow a few years ago, sucking up hard drive space and slowing down my workflow in an effort to get every bit of pixel quality I could. Now, over at The Online Photographer, Ken Tanaka has a post up on how using the raw format is throwing away a lot of engineering expertise the...

Categories Craft/Thoughts & Theory

March 19, 2012

Moving Light

Sometimes, I think I see light in the same way David Parker does … Light from Sunday Paper on Vimeo. And sometimes, I think I need to sleep more. (Thanks to Jim Richardson on Twitter for the link.)

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video

March 13, 2012

OUT OUT OUT IN – The POYi Chatroom

Those crazy kids over at S*** Photojournalists Like have decided to skewer the contest judging that’s going on around the world at this time of year, specifically the Pictures of the Year International folks and their online chatrooms. Be warned – the language is strong here, but you’re smart enough to have figured that out form the redacted site headline...

Categories Competitions/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 3, 2012

This is NOT OKAY (UPDATED)

Over on the National Press Photographer Association’s discussion list, Jim Dean posted a link to a story on PoliceOne.com about Louisiana sheriff’s deputies who were using a photo of a local reporter for target practice. From the story: “I don’t think there was anything sinister about it. I don’t think it was meant to be a threat,” Sheriff Jack Stephens,...

Categories Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 3, 2012

The Guardian and Open Journalism

Well, if this doesn’t get you excited about journalism, please lean in close to the nearest mirror … (Thanks to Walt Stricklin of the Birmingham News for the link.)

Categories Business & Industry/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 1, 2012

UGA Career Week

This is a long, long post, so it will continue after the break … While we believe that a university education should prepare you more to be a productive member of society than for a specific career, we understand there’s a need for that latter directive. We teach a lot of classes, talk about industries and prepare kids, intellectually and...

Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video

February 12, 2012

Impossible Photography

Photogrpaher Erik Johansson talks about his artwork at TED. Not journalism, but the conflict of what we do and what artists do is always in our heads and he has a nice line around the five minute mark that touches on ethics: I personally think that it’s easier to actually create a place than to find a place because then...

Categories Craft/Ethics & Legal/Thoughts & Theory

February 10, 2012

Friday Humor: Shtuff People Say to Photographers

I’m starting to love this meme …

Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory/Video

February 9, 2012

Is it the Camera or the Photo?

(Thanks to Jason Flynn for the link.)

Categories Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

February 3, 2012

Digital Altering of a Photo Leads to Suspension at Sacramento Bee

The National Press Photographers Association is reporting that the Sacramento Bee has suspended photographer Bryan Patrick for digitally compositing two images into one. In a correction published on Wednesday evening, the publication also announced they are investigating the incident further. In a story on the Poynter Institute’s site, NPPA President Sean Elliot referred to the incident as a “betrayal.” An...

Categories Ethics & Legal/Thoughts & Theory