Visual Journalism – Page 250 – Notes from aside the camera

November 5, 2009

R&B: Parkour @ UGA

A look at the “Jam of the Century” on the UGA campus …

Advice & Learning

November 5, 2009

Why We Matter Outside of Journalism

Andrea Jones (who bills herself as, “an ink-stained-turned-pixel-stained wretch,” which I love) tells us the Five Reasons You Should Hire a Photojournalist. To her five I’d add what Laurie Moot said in class last year: “Other people just aren’t as good at doing things as we are.” Which closely ties into Jones’ fourth reason: “Photojournalists are problem solvers.” And, really,...

At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

November 5, 2009

Welcome Note

Thoughts & Theory

November 5, 2009

Amy Vitale on Shooting Video

The Poynter Institute’s Al Tompkins talked with photojournalist Amy Vitale on her new work in video. Vitale, whose still credits include National Geographic, Newsweek and Geo, has this comment towards the end: This is the best time to be a photo journalist. We have more tools available than ever before and we also have an audience bigger than anytime in...

At Work/Business & Industry/Tech Talk/Video

November 5, 2009

Digitizing Memory

I do it as much as anyone else. There’s a camera with me all the time and, much to my family’s dismay, I use it. I shoot short videos to embarrass them with later. My phone has a little program called Evernote that lets me store snippets of information for later retrieval, and it’s synched to my home and work...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

October 15, 2009

Prior Restraint or Patriotism?

The U.S. military in Afghanistan has changed the rules which members of the media must follow when embedded with a unit. The key change is in section 14: 14. Media will not be allowed to photograph or record video of U.S. personnel killed in action. Thoughts?

At Work/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

October 7, 2009

McNally and Kelby: Just One Light

Love this …

Tech Talk

October 5, 2009

Big Trees

This has popped up in a few places from a few people, and I’ve been just enough out of it to not remember who has sent it to me. So, whoever you are, um, thanks … This month’s National Geographic has a cover story on redwoods – the massive, ancient trees. And there’s a foldout image that will blow your...

Good Work/Tech Talk

October 5, 2009

Internship Opportunity: The Associated Press

I have received a deluge of very strange emails of late (and some of them may be mocked soon on a post here), but this one’s legit: As many of you know, the Associated Press offers a highly competitive intern program each year. A minimum of two of the positions are offered to photographers or photo editors. The application deadline...

At Work/Business & Industry

September 29, 2009

Photojournalist Wins Genius Award

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been named a MacArthur Fellow for 2009. The award comes with a $500,000 grant over five years to pursue her work unfettered by financial concerns and is often referred to as a “Genius Award.” If you wander through her portfolio, you’ll see her sense of light is very strong, bringing a beauty to some truly horrific...

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