Visual Journalism – Page 268 – Notes from aside the camera

August 26, 2008

Local Speaker: Jim Fiscus

FYI … This Thursday, August 28th, the featured speaker in ADPR 3150 will beadvertising and editorial photographer Jim Fiscus. If you’ve been to theNational, you might have seen Jim’s portrait of the hip hop band Outkast in thebar (terrific photo!). We’ll meet at 6 p.m. in room 248 of the SLC. Here’s a bit more info about JimFiscus: In 15...

Advice & Learning

August 22, 2008

"Last Stop"

The New York Times has a neat multimedia feature up on the city’s subway system. But they’re done it with a little twist: Ever wonder where the train goes after you get off? The rode all of the lines to the end, and then did photos, audio slide shows or videos about the areas at the end of the lines....

Audio/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

August 22, 2008

Killer Multimedia Story Idea

The Poynter Institute’s Al Tomkins has links to great stories about the decline of inner-city grocery stores – I see this as a great college-town story, too. Where are students getting their groceries? Athens, Ga., has a lot of grocery stores, some along bus routes, but is there a subset of students (perhaps international students) who don’t have cars that are...

Multimedia

August 21, 2008

Film vs. Digital

Okay, I admit, I haven’t had this argument in a very long time. And I don’t want to have it. Really, I just don’t care anymore. It has been almost two years since I ran a roll of film through a camera and, as discussed in this post by National Geographic’s Director of Photography David Griffin, I shot film because...

Craft/Tech Talk

August 20, 2008

On Marginalized Women

Outside of the realm of photojournalism, but certainly worth looking at – Women are Heroes is a project looking at marginalized women, photographing them and then displaying their images in their communities.

Photojournalism

August 20, 2008

NPR on Shooting at the Olympics

Short piece on how Michael Steele and Getty Images cover track events in Beijing.

Photojournalism/Tech Talk

August 18, 2008

Sun-Sentinel Redesign

Wow … this is … different … Images of the newly-redesigned paper are available on the VisualEditors site, and they are a departure from almost everything I’ve ever seen in a newspaper. Will have to follow this closely …

Business & Industry/Graphic Design

August 18, 2008

Planning Ahead – Southwestern Photojournalism Conference

In Fort Worth, Texas, from February 27 through March 1, 2009 the Southwestern Photojournalism Conference will feature: James Nachtwey, Freelance, New York, NY Ashlie White, Director of Communications Adaptive Technologies Inc. Raleigh, NC Scott Strazzante, Staff Photographer Chicago Tribune Bob Carey, NPPA President & Professor at Gardner-Webb University Billy Calzada, Staff Photographer San Antonio Express-News Matt Miller, Director of Photography Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Stanley Leary, Freelance, Roswell, GA A good line...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry

August 17, 2008

David Burnett at the Olympics

His take on the mid-way point of covering the games, as much introspection as reflection.

At Work/Business & Industry/Craft/Journalism

August 13, 2008

"Aloft" David L. Ryan Talks About Shooting from the Air (and not about bigfoot, alicia sacramone or ricky berens)

Boston Globe photojournalist David L. Ryan has long been known for his aerial photography, and now there’s an audio slide show of him talking about it. (If you looked really carefully, you might see me in the Boston Marathon photos. I can’t see me, but maybe you could …)

Craft/Multimedia/Photojournalism