Visual Journalism – Page 46 – Notes from aside the camera

November 6, 2014

Tips for Low LIght

Over at PDNOnline, Matthew Ismael Ruiz has a summation of Gerd Ludwig’s talk at PhotoPlus Expo on how he handles low light situations. Part of his talk was about working in Chernobyl and photogrpahing the people affected by the radiation: When shooting underprivileged victims, you have to realize that when you point the camera at them, you temporarily increase their...

At Work/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

November 3, 2014

FAA Colluded to Limit Media Access in Ferguson

Reading this makes my blood boil. We either have a free press or we don’t. Thankfully, the Constitution and the courts have held that we do have a free press – that means a couple of government individuals don’t get to decide how the media do their jobs.

Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism

November 3, 2014

Wish I Knew Then …

Many, many people have uttered the phrase I wish I knew then what I know now … and often they’re lamenting not learning something in school that they had to figure out on their jobs. In that vein, Sarah Jacobs at PhotoShelter has a post of the Top 10 Things Photographers Wish They Learned in Photo School that you should...

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

October 30, 2014

Stock Is Not the Answer

And, to be clear, neither are freebies released under Creative Commons licenses … but Wired’s Clive Thompson took a look at the problem of stock photography earlier this year. Right problem, not sure if it’s the right solution …

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 28, 2014

Honoring Those Who Served

Retired Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall has a piece up on Guideposts talking about how she started shooting portraits of veterans. Which would be a great story, but the fact that she’s a combat-wounded veteran herself makes it just a little bit better. Almost hidden down at the bottom is a link to Pearsall talking about her portraits. I was lucky...

At Work/Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

October 27, 2014

Fake Ice and Other Studio Tricks

Nice piece by commercial photographer Tony Roslund that gives a look into some of the tricks he uses to photograph glass bottles and beverages.

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

October 26, 2014

Maybe My Kids Need More Time …

I try to keep things pretty tight on my academic schedule – assignments for the intro class go out on a Wednesday and are due the following Friday. Nine days seems like enough time for them to do some research, find a subject, try it out, see it doesn’t work, find another subject, get that one to work out then...

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October 26, 2014

A Photojournalist-Eye View of Covering Football

The Columbia Tribune’s Daniel Brenner mounted a camera to his head and let it roll for eight hours while covering the Missouri-Georgia football game. They get shuttles at Missouri? Nice … (Thanks to Jake May for the link.)

At Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

October 24, 2014

On the Ground Coverage

The New York Times’ Lens blog has a post and video up of staff photographer Ozier Muhammad covering the People’s Climate March. A simple take, but worth spending a few minutes on. Sometimes the size is so overwhelming it’s hard to find a picture. (Thanks to Grant Blankenship for the link.)

At Work/Photojournalism

October 24, 2014

Why We Should Have Cameras in the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, the highest court in the country, does not allow cameras – either still or video – in its courtroom for oral arguments. They allow sketch artists and release audio recordings, but no visuals. John Oliver thinks they should … For the record, so do I.

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