Visual Journalism – Page 290 – Notes from aside the camera

September 11, 2007

The Forgotten Lens

Well, hopefully none of the 3710 students have forgotten this lens as each of you was issued one last month … Regardless, an interesting treatise on the wonder of the basic 50 mm lens over on Gary Voth’s site. I’ve decided my 24 mm is my standard lens, but have been thinking a second body with a 50/1.4 would be...

Advice & Learning/Craft/Tech Talk

September 10, 2007

CPOY Contest

Contest season is starting up … first up is the College Photographer of the Year, hosted by the University of Missouri. Deadline is October 5 and there’s no entry fee.And check out past winners … some nice stuff in there. Go get famous.

Competitions

September 10, 2007

iDMAa Conference in Philly

Dr. Scott Schamp writes about it better than I can … so go read his 10 reasons why you should go. I may.

Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

September 10, 2007

Great Relief – Rugby Photo Boycott Lifted

I spotted this just recently and was about to blog it … but it all seems to be settled now. Not sure what some of those terms mean, though …

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

September 10, 2007

Syracuse Student Detained, Questioned

While shooting for a class on the sidewalk in front of the Veterans Administration hospital in Syracuse, student Mariam Jukaku was brought in to a security office and told to delete her images.

Ethics & Legal

September 7, 2007

Resizing Algorithms

This popped up on David Pogue’s blog this evening – a new chunk of software that can “dynamically resize” an image. It’s going to take me a few days to put into words the absolute fear this has just instilled in me.

Ethics & Legal/Tech Talk

September 4, 2007

In the mail today …

Yes, in the POSTAL mail, not the electronic kind, came a flier (who sends fliers) from Penn Camera advertising … film and paper supplies for students. And a Promaster 2500PK camera and lens package for $169.95. Granted, there are inkjet supplies on here, too. And if you’re still shooting film some of these deals look good. But … mailing a...

Tech Talk

August 30, 2007

Color Tests

We should talk about color theory in class a lot more than we do, I keep trying to get it in there and it just keeps slipping by. So in its place, here’s a small online game for looking at color gradations. See how you do.

Advice & Learning/Graphic Design/Thoughts & Theory

August 29, 2007

Back in Class

One of the truly neat things about where I teach is that we supply equipment to all of our students. Everyone in the Introduction to Photojournalism course is issued a digital camera and lens that they use for the entire semester and advanced students get a body, three lenses, flash and access to more gear than I think I have....

Advice & Learning/Good Work

August 29, 2007

One More Reason I Shouldn't Buy a New MacBook Pro

This really doesn’t belong here, but, darn, it is funny …

Tech Talk