Visual Journalism – Page 135 – Notes from aside the camera

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,...

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.)

Business & Industry/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

March 2, 2012

New Canon Gear

The web has been buzzing the last few days about the imminent release of Canon’s 5D Mark III and it’s now here. The specs are what everyone expected, I think – 22 MP chip, an ISO that tops out at 102,800 (!) (I know other cameras are hitting that, but still – !), 6 frames per second, etc. Dpreview.com has...

Tech Talk

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...

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

March 1, 2012

White House News Photographers Association Student Photography Contest

There’s just two weeks left to get your entries in to the White House News Photographers Association’s 2012 Student Photographer of the Year contest. This could be great exposure for you, win, lose or draw – get your stuff together and get it in ASAP. For the UGA kids, if you win, dinner’s on me. I am totally not above bribing...

Competitions/Craft/Photojournalism

February 29, 2012

The Morgue Lives!

I am irrationally excited by this: The New York Times has launched a Tumblr site with images from their morgue. And not only are they publishing some long-lost and forgotten images, they’re shooting you what’s on the back of the print. Awesome, eh?

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism

February 28, 2012

SEO for Photographers

Photoshelter has posted a new edition of their SEO for Photographers Workbook & Bootcamp, a free publication to help you get found. I’ve been a fan of Photoshelter for a while (though not a client) (yet). They provide a ton of really good information and … well … stay tuned, we’ll have a special announcement about them here in the...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry

February 28, 2012

The Baseball Factory by Billy Weeks

Longtime supporter Billy Weeks has been featured on the CNN Photos blog with a set of images about baseball in the Dominican Republic, a project he’s been working on for several years. Check out photos four, seven and ten for a true look at what these kids are playing on and with.

Good Work/Photojournalism

February 26, 2012

NPR’s Ethics Handbook Now Online

This is NPR. And these are the standards of our journalism. And, with that, one of the fastest growing members of the national media put the results of a long process online for all to see. This level of transparency is ideal – let our audience know what we believe.

Ethics & Legal

February 25, 2012

NPPF Scholarship Deadline Approaching

The National Press Photographers Foundation’s scholarship applications are due by March 1. They have some $14,000 available. From the site: Bob East – $2,000 Bob East was a colorful and widely known veteran photographer at The Miami Herald. He died from a surgical accident in 1985, after more than 45 years in the profession. NPPA’s national secretary; he mentored many...

Advice & Learning