Visual Journalism – Page 130 – Notes from aside the camera

April 6, 2012

Silver, Light, Chemistry and a Stunning Hook

I want you to click play on the video below and keep your cursor over the pause button, watching the time tick off. When it hits 57 seconds, stop it and ask yourself what this video is about. Then watch the rest. If that isn’t the greatest lead in ever, I don’t know what is. There is No Way you...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Good Work/Journalism/Tech Talk/Video

April 6, 2012

New Word: Skeuomorphism

I love it when I learn a new word, and today it’s skeuomorphism – the act of creating a new object that looks like, but is neither made like nor functions like, the object which it appears to be. Think of hubcaps made to look like wire wheels, the leather texture around Apple’s iCal application or any image processed through...

Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 5, 2012

“It was the first time my camera felt like an extension of my hands.”

Joe McNally … my God, he gets it so right. Just this one graf from a letter he sent to a guy in the military who, when he finishes his time, wants to do this … Part of the pull of course is that photography involves an all out effort. You have to be at the top of the ladder...

Thoughts & Theory

April 5, 2012

Picture Editing Ethics

I have shied away from this, not sure if I want to wade into it … but you guys should see it. I have long said that the decisions a picture editor makes are as important, ethically and journalistically, as the decisions a new photographer makes. And when there are no news photographers in the mix, as is the case...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

April 4, 2012

A Vintage Nikon Bokeh Meter

I am, by my count, exactly three days late with this story, but it’s worth a read. Over in the Photo.net forums, Matt Laur is looking for a manual for a vintage Nikon bokeh meter he found in a storage auction. Fascinating read, especially some of the early comments … (Thanks to Michael Johnston at The Online Photographer for the...

Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

April 4, 2012

Fauxtographor

This is probably funnier if these ads are aimed at your demographic … (Thanks to Greg Mironchuk for the link.)

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

April 3, 2012

Picturing Success

Wired.com has a nice piece up about the Jasper Herald and why it has been such a hotbed of photojournalism for more than three decades. The answer? Go read … and then tell your publisher.

At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

April 3, 2012

Shooting Stars

Canon has announced a new version of one of its prosumer models, the EOS 60Da – a model specifically designed for astrophotography. From the Canon web site: Increased IR sensitivity for astrophotography allowing crisp, clear images of reddish, diffuse nebulae. To capture the full range of colors given off by diffuse nebulae in the sky, the EOS 60Da features a...

Tech Talk

April 3, 2012

What if We Talked of Hammers Like Cameras?

Every time a new camera comes out, some troll lights up dozens of message boards about how bad it is. Or how much better their choice is. And heaven help the poor soul who goes looking for advice in the wrong forum … Over at LensRentals.com, Roger Cicala decided to have a bit of fun, creating a thread about nails...

Thoughts & Theory

April 2, 2012

Emerging Photographer Grant

David Alan Harvey’s Burn Magazine and the Magnum Foundation have opened applications for its Emerging Photographer Grant. Deadline is May 15, 2012, and there’s a $25 application fee.

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