Visual Journalism – Page 253 – Notes from aside the camera

September 9, 2009

More Kodachromes from the FSA

Time.com has posted an audio slideshow of more color photos from the depression, complete with a simple narration that tells some of the back story. I know it’s silly, but it’s so darn cool …

Good Work/Photojournalism

September 8, 2009

Day in the Life: The White House

Okay, several days … but this time lapse piece of what events at the White House looks like is pretty cool. Reuters photojournalist Jason Reed spend a few weeks working on the idea and has strung together a set of images that paint an interesting picture of life on the White House beat.

Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism

September 7, 2009

Casualties of War: Do You Move It? Do You Run It?

The Associated Press has come under a lot of fire this past week for moving an image of a mortally wounded American soldier in Afghanistan. The soldier was hit by a rocket propelled grenade in August and the wire service held the image until this past week. They were not being censored – it was their decision to hold it....

Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Journalism

September 7, 2009

Reporter's Guide to Multimedia Proficiency

Okay, I admit I haven’t read this as a whole, but I read all of the pieces as Mindy McAdams, Flash Goddess, posted them over the last year or so. She’s now compiled a 42 page PDF of her advice on stepping up your online journalism game. Given the thoroughness and inventiveness of her past work, this is a Must...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Audio/Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 5, 2009

Whoa, Journalism Costs Money?

I guess I’m bitter to the point of trying to be ironic … but, regardless, here’s another assessment of where journalism is and how it’s, well, expensive to do, this time from Mother Jones magazine. Because make no mistake: This is a zero-sum equation. Less journalism = less accountability. Corruption, nepotism, cronyism, and propaganda thrive when reporting dies. That’s not...

Business & Industry/Journalism

September 3, 2009

Scott Strazzante on Portraits

Are portraits “threatening to become the photographic stable of the newspaper business?” In some places, they already are.

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work

August 31, 2009

FDR in Photos

A nice collection from Time.com looking at how President Franklin Roosevelt used news photography to his advantage. Of course, Time has an (obviously) retouched image in there that they’re not saying anything about … guess I need to write them another letter.

Good Work/Photojournalism

August 31, 2009

Canon Live Learning Workshops and Classes in Atlanta

Our good friends at Canon sent along a note about their Live Learning Workshops which will be in Atlanta on October 3 and 4 this year, dealing with sessions on HD Video Basics, EOS Speedlite Creativity, and Nature/Landscapes. They’ve offered a $40 discount to UGA students for this, so give it some thought. Several of the instructors are top-notch folks,...

Advice & Learning

August 29, 2009

The Early 1940s … In Color

This is a small, but very cool, collection of Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information photos from the early 1940s – in color. Look at the way the light works in so many of these … just, wow.

Good Work

August 28, 2009

Sneaking in a Radical Moment

I try to keep this about photojournalism/visual journalism/multimedia journalism and, occasionally, a bit of humor. If you’ve sat in my classroom, though, you know I’m concerned about journalism in general and journalism education at a pretty high level. To say I’ve bruised my brain while beating my head against a brick wall from time to time would be an understatement...

Advice & Learning/Journalism