Visual Journalism – Page 149 – Notes from aside the camera

November 22, 2011

Your Future in Journalism

Not much to say here … “If you don’t like to write, you won’t be happy in journalism.” (Thanks to a slew of people on Facebook and the NPPA Listserv for sending that along.)

Journalism

November 18, 2011

What Photographers Should Care About

Over at GoingPro, Scott Bourne writes about the things we, as photographers, should and should not care about. This … this is a topic I could go on about for days. Here are a list of things I could not care less about: Cameras Lenses Flashes Software Computers Social media Megapixels Filters Plugins Photoshop actions Workflow However, there are things...

Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

November 17, 2011

Funding for Women Media Entrepreneurs

J-Lab is awarding grants to women with an entrepreneurial idea to the tune of $12,000. Got a brilliant new media idea? Check out the guidelines and apply by Jan. 27, 2012. From the release: Washington, D.C. – J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism at American University has been awarded $250,000 from the McCormick Foundation to fund eight innovative women-led news...

At Work/Business & Industry/Tech Talk

November 17, 2011

Past as Prelude

David Hobby has a great post up over at the Strobist about emulating those who inspire you to help you learn technique. Has me thinking about a whole new class of assignments that look to the past to help teach the present and inspire future innovation.

Craft/Thoughts & Theory

November 16, 2011

Expression Over Perfection

Over at PhotoFocus, Scott Bourne writes about how to relax your portrait subjects. He’s got five tips that will help you get a better expression out of them. I’ll add one more: Whenever I get a reluctant subject who says they’ve never had a picture of themselves they like, I simply respond, “Well, then you haven’t found your right photographer...

At Work/Photojournalism

November 15, 2011

NPPA Grant Winners Announced

Congratulations to Victor J. Blue, Gabriela Busilova, Mary F. Calvert, Matt Eich, and Mark Ovaska who have all won a $3,000 grant to continue work on stories from the National Press Photographers Association.

Business & Industry/Competitions/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 15, 2011

Imagining a Non-imaging Kodak

A little late on this … and that’s a terrible headline, too. But last week, Kodak sold off its Image Sensor Solutions business to an equity firm for, supposedly, $200 million. Which means that Kodak no longer manufactures or sells anything that actually records an image outside of some film stocks. How did this happen?

Business & Industry/Tech Talk

November 15, 2011

The Need for Photo Editors

National Press Photographers Association President Sean Elliot wrote in a recent edition of News Photographer about the need for photo editors and a dangerous trend that seems to be spreading – the laying off of them. His column is now on the NPPA web site and worth a read.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

November 14, 2011

Over at the Gear Geek …

This morning I’m showing off one of the most useful things I’ve found in a while – it’s called the Wingstand and, if you have a tablet and an external keyboard from Apple, you’ll want to check this out.

Tech Talk

November 13, 2011

After 42 Years, Bill Luster Retires

Heather Graulich has a piece up on the NPPA web site looking at the retirement of a legend, the Louisville Courier-Journal’s Bill Luster. Congrats, Mr. Luster – but keep shooting.

Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory