Visual Journalism – Page 294 – Notes from aside the camera

June 8, 2007

And speaking of Flickr …

Imagine you’re 14-years-old and post a self-portrait of yourself on Flickr. A few years later, you find it on the cover of a pornographic DVD. So, you have a copyright violation AND a problem with missappropriation of her likeness. Probably not a child endangerment or pornography charge, though. But the producer’s response is … well, let’s just say it says...

Ethics & Legal

June 8, 2007

Seadragon and Photosynth

Another video presentation from the TED conference earlier this year. A Microsoft initiative, Seadragon and Photosynth can link photos from different photographers of the same place to create hyper-real navigatible views of locations. (Video runs about eight minutes) Okay, so there are some copyright concerns here (they’re scraping photos out of Flickr), but the ability to recreate something lost based...

Good Work/Multimedia/Tech Talk

June 7, 2007

Twins with Lukemia

Former student Andy McFee has spent the last six months interning at the Chattanooga Times Free Press (one of the best photojournalism internships in the country, but don’t bother applying – it’s only for UGA students …). He worked on a story looking twin boys who were diagnosed with leukemia a few weeks apart. It’s a simple presentation, and it...

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Multimedia/Photojournalism

June 7, 2007

A Little Late for This Year …

But bookmark this site for next year – the Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Va. I’ll probably see you there …

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Photojournalism

June 7, 2007

(Slightly) Off the Grid

But only slightly. Over on Subtraction.com, Khoi Vinh talks about web design and the grid – and bumping off of it ever so slightly. For those coming out of the recent graphic design Maymester class, take a look at how he uses the grid to design his web site. Look familiar?

Graphic Design

June 5, 2007

Students: Store This Away for August

Everyone else, read it now and start practicing. Marc Andreessen has put together a list of things to do to become more productive. Given that “multitasking” is now a must for everyone, finding a way to control our time is critically important. And with the total invasion of computers into our lives, we need to find ways to manage not...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry

June 4, 2007

From the "Why Didn't I Think of That:" Strobe on a Rope

Over at The Strobist, there’s a neat way of using what you’ve got to get better light during outdoor shoots. And, not to plug Nikon gear any more than necessary, but with my D200 and an SB800 I don’t need the synch cord anymore – the D200 has a “commander” mode that will completely control an SB800 or SB600 in...

Tech Talk

June 4, 2007

Respect at 40

The Detroit Free Press has put together a package looking at the 40th anniversary of the release of Aretha Franklin’s “Respect.” (Which was a cover of an Otis Redding song, which I did not know.) There are a lot of different sources in the main story – from her son to colleagues to academics. It flows fairly well, though (and...

Good Work/Multimedia

June 3, 2007

Ethics Discussion at the NPPA Photojournalism Summit

The National Press Photographers Association has been having their Photojournalism Summit in Portland, Ore., this week. In addition to a multimedia bootcamp (some of the stories done are online), there was also a panel discussion on ethics in the industry – and it sounds like it was a little bleak. John Long, who has been a long-time commentator on ethics...

Ethics & Legal

May 31, 2007

So You Want to be a Freelancer

Over on FreelanceSwitch.com, there’s a handy – and simple – quasi-checklist of things to think about when heading towards the self-employed realm. It’s not an end-all, be-all kind of list, but it’ll get you started.

Business & Industry