Visual Journalism – Page 283 – Notes from aside the camera

November 28, 2007

Internship: Washington Times

FYI … Summer Photo Intern – The Washington Times Washington, D.C., is the place to be this summer as candidatesrace to the White House. The Washington Times is a metro daily located in the District ofColumbia, with an award-winning photo staff. We are nowaccepting applications for our summer internship program. Ourcoverage, which centers on national political trends, stressesthoughtful, analytical long-term...

At Work/Business & Industry

November 28, 2007

New Lincoln Photo

Some of you may have seen the news that a “new” photo of President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg was found. Now, the New York Times has a column about the photo and it asks some questions we, as photojournalists, should be thinking about. In class this week we talked about the differences between “general news” photographs and “documentary” photographs. How...

Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

November 28, 2007

60 Ways to Find Inspiration

Over on the Photopreneur blog, they’ve got a list of 60 things you can do to get inspired.

Good Work/Tech Talk

November 26, 2007

Curiosity Befits the Journalist

This is the type of story I love: A journalist sees something that makes them ponder and then they search out an answer. In this audio slide show on the New York Times’ web site, J. Adam Huggins explored where New York City manhole covers come from. Nicely executed. And the Times did a follow up after safety concerns were...

Good Work/Journalism/Multimedia

November 25, 2007

REVIEW: Flip Ultra

My wife was sent a Flip Ultra video camera from Pure Digital Technologies for her to review on her bargain finding web site. Since she doesn’t deal with technology stuff as much as we do, she handed it off to me. First impressions were positive. It’s a simple little device, easily fits in a shirt or jeans pocket. The model...

Tech Talk

November 24, 2007

News Photographers Refused Access to Illinois High School Football Championship Games

The Illinois High School Association, who oversees high school sports in the state last night denied access to several newspapers, according to an article in the Pantagraph. At issue here is the policy of newspapers to sell reprints of published photos. The IHSA is considering this a commercial use of the images, and they claim ownership of the commercial rights...

Ethics & Legal/Thoughts & Theory

November 24, 2007

Black Friday (Updated 11/26)

Ugh. I hated Black Friday when I was shooting. Dealing with the mall PR office to get permission to shoot, then still having to deal with the mall cops … just, ugh. And for what? Pictures of people shopping. Blechh. So how would this work in video for a newspaper site? Check out how the San Jose Mercury News did...

Tech Talk

November 23, 2007

Upon Reflection …

The Reuters photo blog has a collection of photos of reflections. Something to think about as you put together an end-of-semester portfolio – can you make one that works?

Good Work

November 21, 2007

Five Legal Horrors

Not as catchy as Richard Feynman’s “Six Easy Pieces,” but you get the point … over on Photopreneur is a listing of five recent court cases involving photographs. Worth taking a look at. The lesson on some: You can’t use any photo you take any way you want.

Ethics & Legal

November 19, 2007

"A New Dawn"

David Stephenson’s two year coverage of a woman going through drug court is up on the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader’s web site. Broken into several chapters, it follows her through the courts and treatment programs and ends up … close to where she started.

Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism