Visual Journalism – Page 127 – Notes from aside the camera

April 30, 2012

Webinar: What Photo Buyers Want

Get your popcorn and Coke ready, Photoshelter is running a webinar on Tuesday, May 1, at 4 p.m. Eastern, with Jamie Wellford, the senior international photo editor for Newsweek. No cost, but you do need to register.

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 30, 2012

A Film Legend … Shot Film

The Museum of the City of New York has a collection of images up shot by legendary Hollywood film maker Stanley Kubrick, all shot on subways around the city in the 1960s. (Thanks to Andrew DeVigal for the link.)

Good Work/Photojournalism

April 30, 2012

Architects, Photography and Professionalism

My reading habits tend to wander and a few months ago I got hooked on Bob Borson’s Life of an Architect, which has almost nothing to do with photography, photojournalism or journalism but is a nice look in to the thought processes of modern design. (Yes, I’m a Modernist. I wanted to be a Postmodernist, but I couldn’t hack it.)...

Craft/Photojournalism

April 28, 2012

Falling Bears and Copyright

There’s an interesting story brewing around an image that everyone is linking to. Andy Duann is the Colorado University student who made the image of the falling bear earlier this week. (The bear, for the record, is fine.) Andrew Beaujon has a story up at the Poynter Institute’s site that looks into the legal aspects of this, because Duann is...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

April 27, 2012

Why Photojournalism is an Awesome Job

Over at the Chicago Tribune, Alex Garcia takes on the career surveys that say photojournalism is a bad choice. Could not agree more.

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Photojournalism

April 26, 2012

Mike Davis on Photos

The Image Deconstructed recently interviewed Mike Davis, a guy I feel like I know though I’m not sure I’ve ever talked with him in person. (I have seen him speak at a couple of conferences so maybe that’s it.) I love his approach to building images and stories. In the interview he was asked about the language he was using...

Craft/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

April 25, 2012

A Digitized Visual History of New York City

New York City’s Department of Records has released more than 800,000 archival images of the city online. The collection, some dating back 100 years or more, also includes maps, motion-pictures and audio recordings. Britain’s MailOnline has a nice collection of them up now, from street scenes to bodies in elevator shafts, it’s a stunning portrait of the city. If you’re...

Photojournalism

April 25, 2012

Where’s the Journalism Line?

I’ve seen Richard Koci Hernandez speak just once, but he made a massive impression. I have his Multimedia Journal book and recommend it to all my students. And I was thrilled to hear he had made the transition to teaching several years ago. You could say I’m a fan, I suppose. Carol Ness has a story up about him at...

At Work/Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

April 24, 2012

When DSLRs Go Social

The newest DSLR from Nikon, the D3200, has a WiFi adaptor that will upload photos straight to a smartphone, easing transfer to social media platforms. An Android app will be available for the May release, iOS expected later in the year.

Tech Talk

April 24, 2012

Pictures with Purpose Workshop

My good friend David LaBelle is pairing up with another good friend, Billy Weeks, and two other smart people, Greg Cooper and Fran Gardler, for the 2012 edition of the Pictures with Purpose workshop. This year the workshop will be in Chattanooga, Tenn., from July 31-August 5. There are limited seats (just 12 people will be accepted) and the cost...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Photojournalism