March 3, 2012 He Had the Picture Stan Stearns, the UPI photographer who made the iconic image of John F. Kennedy, Jr., saluting at his father’s funeral, has passed at 76. Categories Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
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,... Categories 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.) Categories 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... Categories 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... Categories 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... Categories 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? Categories 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... Categories 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. Categories 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. Categories Ethics & Legal