November 28, 2010 Combat Camera Prep … for Rugby? It’s a war out there, folks … we better train. (Thanks to the Associated Press’ Susan Walsh for the link.) Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Good Work/Video
November 28, 2010 The iPhone Tripod Adapter Have read about this a few times over the last few months, reports are that The Glif is now shipping for $20. It’s a multi-use tripod bracket for iPhones–it will hold your phone in both directions or can be used as a table-top brace. Pretty cool … Categories Tech Talk
November 27, 2010 As Expected … the Kuwait Camera Ban is not True The Kuwait Times published a retraction for their story on the banning of DSLR cameras. Sort of saw that coming … Categories Ethics & Legal
November 26, 2010 The President’s Photographer on PBS I recorded this the other night and just finished watching it … hunt around in your local listings, this National Geographic piece on Pete Souza, President Obama’s photographer, is very well done and does a nice job of explaining his role as an historian. Well worth an hour of your time. Categories Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Video
November 26, 2010 A Little Humor for Your Thanksgiving Recovery Day (I Hope) This oddball story has been referenced by, um, every single photo blog I have read in the last week or so. It’s only coming from one source and, to be honest, it seems to crazy to be true. Could the country of Kuwait really ban all DSLR cameras? I don’t think so … Categories Tech Talk
November 24, 2010 Even the Photo Contest Entries Are Better … National Geographic runs an annual photo competition and Boston.com’s The Big Picture blog has plucked 47 of the entries for a recent post. And, yeah, even their readers’ are better shooters … look at the light, look at the moments. Jealous now? Categories Competitions/Good Work
November 22, 2010 Would You Like Fries With That? Or maybe you prefer a few lines of Shakespeare? Either way, a recent story by the Sacremento Bee says about 8% of drama and theater majors end up working in the food service industry, the highest percentage they found. Of course, journalism ranked second at 4.1% … so, yes to the fries and, perhaps, the basics on last night’s city... Categories Business & Industry
November 22, 2010 Study Photojournalism in Berlin Next Summer John Freeman at the University of Florida has been running a summer photojournalism program in Berlin for the last few years and it is something worth looking into. Several of my students have gone and all have reported back that it was a great experience. The two weeks (May 20-June 2) in Berlin costs under $1900 (plus airfare) and they... Categories Advice & Learning/Multimedia/Photojournalism
November 21, 2010 The President’s Photographer Pete Souza is on his second tour as a presidential photographer and CBS profiled him and his work recently. The thought of the access makes many photojournalists drool, I’m sure … Categories Business & Industry/Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism
November 20, 2010 Photographing A Dollar On American Public Radio’s Market Place last night, they did a story on photographer Jonathan Blaustein who has been photographing one dollar’s worth of food at a time. It’s an interesting project, not so much for its technical excellence or sophistication but as a visual documentation on what food costs. On his site, Blaustein has a fuller set of images... Categories Good Work