Visual Journalism – Page 241 – Notes from aside the camera

January 5, 2010

The Street Photo Hustle

I love this New York Times story about Louis Mendes and how he’s shooting Polaroids with a Speed Graphic on the streets of New York. He even talks about craft … “They’re not really photographers, more like picture hustlers,” he said of the shooters who hire the barkers. “They just push a button. They don’t know aperture priority from shutter...

At Work/Business & Industry/Craft

January 4, 2010

Alexia Foundation Competition

Disclosure – I have worked with the Alexia Foundation in the past and I have a great deal of admiration for this program, there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t enter. See me and I’ll help. Study photojournalism in London Alexia Scholarship pays all tuition for fall semester at Syracuse University London Program in England Cash grants, equipment and...

Advice & Learning/Competitions

December 30, 2009

The DV Rebellion Advice for Graduates Post

I’m pointing you over to another blog run by a Grady faculty member for Grady students – Prof. Jim Biddle’s DV Rebellion – because he has a post up for graduates that you need to read. Particularly parts like this: WHAT ARE YOU INVESTING IN? Laptops and editing systems are good if you intend to freelance…but what else do you...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry

December 30, 2009

Nocturne is Back Up

Vince Laforet, formerly of the New York Times and the guy who did the first Canon 5D Mark II video a few years ago, has reposted his latest work. Nocturne was shot completely with available light at an ISO of 6400 on the new 1D Mark IV from Canon. There’s no journalism here, but man, what journalism you can practice...

Good Work/Tech Talk/Video

December 30, 2009

Every National Geographic Issue on One Hard Drive

National Geographic has had a DVD set of all their issues out for a while. (A previous CD-ROM version caused a little bit of a legal issue for them, as well.) Now, they’ve created a newer version that’s delivered on a hard drive. And is updatable (though there’s no hint as to what an update will cost). Who’ll be interested...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Photojournalism

December 29, 2009

UGA Students Talk about Grady’s Photojournalism Emphasis

As we were wrapping up the fall semester, I asked four students who were completing the photojournalism emphasis to talk a bit about their experiences. This is a little self-serving in that they’re all enthusiastic about the program, but, hey, I was doing the interviewing and still had to grade their final portfolios …

Advice & Learning

December 28, 2009

Rules and Lessons

There have been few multimedia sessions I’ve attended at conferences that affected me as much as seeing Richard Koci Hernandez at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar a few years ago. None. So when he wrote a book, I bought it. And when he tells me there are rules and lessons for learning multimedia, even though I’ve heard them all before, I...

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

December 28, 2009

Alexia Foundation Competition

Disclosure – I have worked with the Alexia Foundation in the past and I have a great deal of admiration for this program, there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t enter. See me and I’ll help. Study photojournalism in London Alexia Scholarship pays all tuition for fall semester at Syracuse University London Program in England Cash grants, equipment and...

Advice & Learning/Competitions

December 28, 2009

NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop

FYI … NPPA Advanced StoryTelling Workshop April 11-16, 2010 Texas State University San Marcos Texas Lots of people take pretty pictures; we will teach you to craft them into memorable stories. This exciting week-long program is designed for experienced TV and newspaper photojournalists, reporters, and video journalists (VJs) – anyone who tells stories with moving pictures, sound and words. Everyone...

Advice & Learning

December 27, 2009

Peeve Pathology

Not my phrase, tribute goes to Michael Johnston over at The Online Photographer in a post that’s up now. He defines it as those little things in photography that drive individuals insane – blue replacement, noise, grain, whatever. I’m a bit torn on this as I’ve been wrestling with the concept of craft in photojournalism over the last few months....

Craft/Tech Talk