January 10, 2013 Streaming Faster NPR’s Sami Yenigun takes a look at bandwidth and video streaming, something almost all of us need to be paying attention to these days. Categories Multimedia/Tech Talk/Video
January 10, 2013 Another Eulogy for Kodak I should probably stop posting these, the end times for my yellow memories is pretty near … but the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a piece up looking back at how Kodak influenced the growth of their staff over the years. And since we can’t bring Kodak back, maybe we can bring back the company-supplied scooter and side car? I really... Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
January 9, 2013 New WordPress Themes for Photograhers WordPress.com has launched a new series of themes aimed at photographers. If you're not self-hosting your photo portfolio, this just became a better option for you. Categories Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
January 9, 2013 A Funny Camera? I will admit, and I hate to do this, but … I miss brasses-out cameras. The paint on old film bodies used to wear off from years of use, letting you see the brass top and bottom plates. Some people would be horrified at the idea of a worn camera, but so some of us … well … It was... Categories Craft/Tech Talk
January 9, 2013 Looking in the Right Direction Over at the Poynter Institute, David Griner looks at the history of a 1992 photograph from a Ku Klux Klan rally in Gainesville, Georgia – and how it has come back to life over the last 20 years. The photojournalist who made the image, Todd Robertson, is an alum of the program I now teach in, though he’s not in... Categories Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 8, 2013 Humor for the Old Timers Never seen this comic before today, but if you’ve been around long enough, you’ll laugh. Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk
January 7, 2013 NPPA Best of Photojournalism Call for Entries It’s contest time … the Best of Photojournalism competition run by the National Press Photographers Association is now taking entries. And … it’s free to enter. You’ve got until the end of the month to get your 2012 images together and entered. Categories Competitions/Craft/Photojournalism
January 5, 2013 NPPA, WHNPA Statement on Congressional Photo The National Press Photographers Association and the White House News Photographers Association have issued a joint statement on the altered photo of the Democratic women of the 113th Congress. At issue is, of course, whether you should ever manipulate a “news” photo. Answer: NO. But there’s a deeper issue here, too, because more and more of these government handout photos... Categories Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory
January 5, 2013 Moving Up to a Small Publication I admitted the other day that, at some future point in time, I might head back to a small publication to tell stories again. Turns out, Jonas Bendiksen of Magnum had the same idea – and did it. Dig through that gallery at Wired.com – small town, great images. It can – and should – be done. Categories At Work/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
January 4, 2013 Surprise! This Is A Lie – UPDATE Yesterday, the women of the Democratic women of the 113th Congress gathered on the steps of the Capital for a photo. Except, not everyone was there. So why not just Photoshop the four missing Representatives in later? Sure, it’s a PR photo. But if you’re going to make it publicly available, it should be disclosed. You can take a look... Categories Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory