Visual Journalism – Page 263 – Notes from aside the camera

January 21, 2009

Streaming Video Hits New Records

CNN.com reports that Tuesday’s presidential inauguration shattered records for online video streaming with 7.7 million people watching the event. (For the record, I wasn’t one of them as I couldn’t get the feed to load … grr …)

Tech Talk/Video

January 20, 2009

New View of the Inauguration

It may seem simple, but it means a lot to be able to get something different from a Presidential Inauguration. Chuck Kennedy managed to do it, with a low and wide remote shot from Tuesday’s event.

Craft/Good Work/Tech Talk

January 20, 2009

UGA PJer in DC

Documentary Photography student Rachel Bailey has skipped out on class today to be in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration. (With my permission, for my class, at least.) She’ll be bringing us a first-person report on the Grady Journal site this week, but in the meantime has managed to get two photos published on the New York Times’ web site –...

At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work

January 11, 2009

Study Photojournalism in Berlin

John Freeman, at the University of Florida, sent along information on his May class that will be taught in Berlin this spring. I know one UGA student is already enrolled, and in 2005 several students went and reported it to be a great experience. (Work from that trip is still available for viewing.) So why would I tell you about...

Advice & Learning

December 11, 2008

"Do You Have a Photograph of Jesus?"

It happens all the time – photo archivist get a call looking for a photo of something … something that could not have been photographed. Laurie Hill has built a video based on the strange requests the Hulton Archive and Getty Images get. Thanks to Mike Johnston at The Online Photographer for the link.

Business & Industry

December 9, 2008

And Now for Something Completely Different

So we’ve been talking about audio slide shows in our classes, everyone’s building one (or more) for their final portfolios. In those discussions, we’ve talked about sequencing still photos in such a way that they emulate video, to some extent. Well, some folks in Germany seem to have gone a few steps further … watch, and enjoy. And think about...

Multimedia

December 8, 2008

SEO for Photographers

“SEO” is “search engine optimization,” and it’s a little black art we all need to learn. It’s what helps your web site get found on the net. It’s not enough just to build a beautiful site, you have to keyword it and structure it so potential clients can find you. Levi Wardell over at Black Star Rising has a good...

At Work/Business & Industry/Graphic Design

December 5, 2008

Alexia Foundation Competition

It’s time to start pulling your portfolio together and getting your writing chops worked out. This is an excellent competition – I know, because I worked with the Alexia Foundation for several years. Go do it. Study photojournalism in London Alexia Scholarship pays all tuition for fall semester at Syracuse University London Centre in England Application deadline is Feb. 1, 2009....

Competitions

December 4, 2008

Where the (Wild) Jobs Are

NPR is looking to hire web producers for Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Why do we care? Read this: Dedicated Web Producer for Morning Edition, responsible for the show’s overall online identity with a special focus on social media, blogging and Web 2.0 functionalities. (Emphasis mine.) Yep, your mad Facebooking skills might pay off …

At Work/Business & Industry

December 3, 2008

The Migrant Mother's Daughter

CNN has a story on the daughter of the Migrant Mother, Dorothea Lange’s iconic image from the Great Depression. Embedded video from CNN Video

Journalism/Photojournalism