Visual Journalism – Page 291 – Notes from aside the camera

August 22, 2007

Ack!!

Okay, some of you know how much I loved and miss my Leica. It’s a great camera, but it is not a camera for amateurs … even if the amateur happens to be one of the greatest guitar players to ever live … or a famous celebrity who I wouldn’t notice walking down the street if not for her outrageous...

Tech Talk

August 22, 2007

Smoky Mountain Stories

Friend and supporter Woody Marshall at the Macon Telegraph sent along a link to Smoky Mountain Stories – a collection of photo stories done last spring by University of North Carolina students. Worth spending some time on.

Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism

August 21, 2007

Some Days, It Pays to be a Pack Rat

Not many, but some. While rooting around for something else I found a yellowed sheet of paper I must have been handed in grad school by my mentor, Prof. David Sutherland. And so I share it with you … ARE YOU THINKING PICTURES?Questions to keep in mind: Does the photo communicate quicker, stronger, better or more eloquently than a simple...

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Thoughts & Theory

August 21, 2007

So Totally Off Topic, It's Funny

Okay, so this probably isn’t appropriate, but one of my former students was declared the winner of a video contest, and a loser complained that the rules weren’t followed to the letter, so they took away her prize and opened up the voting again. So, head over to Hall and Oates’ web site (yes, that Hall and Oates) and help...

Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

August 21, 2007

What A Ride!

David Handschuh at the New York Daily News has a SoundSlides piece on a roller coaster club. This is done with the newer version of SS which allows pans and zooms, which I usually hate. (A.k.a. the Ken Burns effect), but here I don’t mind it quite so much. Make note of how clean and graphic the images are.

Good Work/Multimedia

August 20, 2007

For the Canon Fans

Canon has announced two new cameras – the EOS-1Ds Mark III and the 40D (which hopefully has a higher level of QC). The Mk III ups the megapixel war to 21 MP … which means you’ll need to buy more cards, DVDs, RAM, etc. to keep up. Ugh. Where’s my 2.74 MP D1? That’s all we really need for newspaper...

Tech Talk

August 14, 2007

Pretensious Pretentions

I have often read the Leica-infused writings of Erwin Puts but a recent post on his site has me thinking I’m done there. He argues that because the workflow in digital is different from the processes involved in silver halide films that digital is not photography. Baloney. If that’s true, then all those Tri-X shooting masters who switched to Kodachromes...

Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

August 13, 2007

Don't be a Newspaper Person, Be a Storyteller

It’s a theme I talk about a lot, it’s one you should buy into, as well. And Inside Higher Ed has a story on “New Media Meets Campus Media” you should look at.

Business & Industry/Journalism/Multimedia/Tech Talk

August 2, 2007

Working From Home? Tips to be Cheap

This is slightly inside-baseball-ish, but here are some tips on how to save money on the business side of life. (Hey, no one’s paying me to do this – I find tips where I can, even if they come hyperlocally.)

Business & Industry

August 2, 2007

AP Photojournalist Tossed from Cuba

The Miami Herald has a story about Cuban photographer Cristobal Herrera who photographed Fidel Castro fainting and falling on two separate occasions. Seems the government has essentially exiled him from his home.

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism