Visual Journalism – Page 259 – Notes from aside the camera

April 17, 2009

Rural Health Care in North Georgia

Over the last few months, the students in Documentary Photography have been working with students in Prof. Patricia Thomas’ Health and Medical Reporting class to look at health care issues in the rural counties around Athens. A few moments ago, the final package went live on The Grady Journal. Working in teams, 22 students produced eight videos, eight audio slide...

Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Video

April 16, 2009

Truth With A Camera Workshop

This note came in from Josh Metzler about the Truth With A Camera workshop, well worth investigating as I’ve heard many positive things about it … Truth With A Camera will be held here in Guadalajara, Mexico at the end of May. We’re very excited about the workshop, which continues a 15-year tradition in the workshop which has before been...

Advice & Learning

April 12, 2009

Women in Photojournalism Photo Competition

Women in Photojournalism Call for EntriesJuried Exhibit and Gallery Reception Information There are no categories, only your interpretation of the theme, “Celebrating Our Past Looking, Towards the Future”. Your photographs can represent your definition of the theme through people, place, action or event milestone. Submissions must be by women photojournalists. Single entries only. Photos must have been taken between July...

Competitions

April 3, 2009

Get A Job, Kid …

And here’s something that may help: The Poynter Institute’s News University has an upcoming webinar on getting your first journalism job. It’s cheap, and you can do it from the comfort of your chosen coffee shop. It goes live on April 8 from 2-3 p.m. (though they usually archive them for later viewing).

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry

April 1, 2009

Can Design Save Newspapers?

So asks Jacek Utko at this year’s TED conference.

Business & Industry/Graphic Design

March 31, 2009

Earth Hour Sequences

Boston.com’s Big Picture blog has collected a series of time-lapse photos from Earth Hour. Most of these come from Reuters, and I have to give them credit for coordinating this idea – very thoughtful. (Some of the images came from other places, too.) Click on each image to watch it fade, click again to watch it come back.

Good Work

March 29, 2009

Grimm Infographics

It’s not a typo – it’s Little Red Riding Hood done as a Flash infographic.

Graphic Design

March 22, 2009

Building Your Web Site

Over on the Photopreneur site is a post on “How to Catch a Photo Editor’s Eye.” While not aimed at the journalism realm, there is a lot of good info in there – particularly on letting the images shine, not the web site. Personally, I think Flash is a fantastic tool for interactive design. But it can also be slow...

At Work/Business & Industry/Graphic Design

March 21, 2009

Juggling on Assignment

Adam Westbrook, a reporter for a British radio station, talks about balancing the needs of audio, stills and video while on assignment. (Thanks to Koci at Multimedia Shooter for the link.)

Advice & Learning/At Work/Audio/Business & Industry/Multimedia/Tech Talk/Video

March 19, 2009

Flash Day in DocPhoto

Tech Talk