Thoughts & Theory – Page 41 – Visual Journalism

September 12, 2007

The Error of Our Ways?

I took a cognitive psychology class years ago (with a brilliant professor who’s moved on from Syracuse) who had us analyze science stories in mass media publications and then compare them to the original research. So when this Editor & Publisher story about research comparing “user” sites and traditional media came along, I was, well .. shocked. “Mass media” means...

Business & Industry/Thoughts & Theory

September 10, 2007

iDMAa Conference in Philly

Dr. Scott Schamp writes about it better than I can … so go read his 10 reasons why you should go. I may.

Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

August 30, 2007

Color Tests

We should talk about color theory in class a lot more than we do, I keep trying to get it in there and it just keeps slipping by. So in its place, here’s a small online game for looking at color gradations. See how you do.

Advice & Learning/Graphic Design/Thoughts & Theory

August 21, 2007

Some Days, It Pays to be a Pack Rat

Not many, but some. While rooting around for something else I found a yellowed sheet of paper I must have been handed in grad school by my mentor, Prof. David Sutherland. And so I share it with you … ARE YOU THINKING PICTURES?Questions to keep in mind: Does the photo communicate quicker, stronger, better or more eloquently than a simple...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 21, 2007

So Totally Off Topic, It's Funny

Okay, so this probably isn’t appropriate, but one of my former students was declared the winner of a video contest, and a loser complained that the rules weren’t followed to the letter, so they took away her prize and opened up the voting again. So, head over to Hall and Oates’ web site (yes, that Hall and Oates) and help...

Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

August 14, 2007

Pretensious Pretentions

I have often read the Leica-infused writings of Erwin Puts but a recent post on his site has me thinking I’m done there. He argues that because the workflow in digital is different from the processes involved in silver halide films that digital is not photography. Baloney. If that’s true, then all those Tri-X shooting masters who switched to Kodachromes...

Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

July 17, 2007

Newsweek and the Bad Photo Editor

Every magazine photo editor (and newspaper and wire service editor, too) makes a mistake at some point in their life. At the bad end of the scale are the days when you doctor someone’s teeth or move a pyramid to fit a cover. But the other end of the scale can be just as damaging at times, when it’s minor...

Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

July 14, 2007

The YouTube Aesthetic

Khoi Vinh has a short post on the YouTube Aesthetic – how television commercials are now trying to look more amateurish. In a few days, I’ll be set up to start scanning old slides again. I’ve finished my grandfather’s collection (well over 6,000 photos) and am about to start my father’s. Most of these photos have a lot of family...

Multimedia/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

June 19, 2007

Why Newspapers are in Trouble

First, go read this. Now, think about it. Does it hurt yet? Because I keep looking at the date to see if it’s April 1 or something … is there any actual news here? If I call up the paper and say, oh, I don’t know … “I’m creating a new automobile company, based in Bogart, and if we get...

Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

May 25, 2007

Oh, the Email I Get

Across the transom this morning came this … I am a graduate student at UGA, and have an impending wedding on July 29th. Due to the budgetary constraints I face, I am unable to hire a professional photographer for the wedding. I talked to a few of my friends who went through Grady for their undergrad and they suggested that...