Visual Journalism – Page 46 – Notes from aside the camera

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.

Ethics & Legal/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

October 23, 2014

Updating Sideline Policies – Monopods Are Allowed, Stop the Hysteria

Oklahoma University has updated their sideline police following an incident on Saturday where a player was injured after leaving the field and landing on a $10,499 lens. There are many posts in other forums complaining about the banning of monopods used to support long lenses – THERE IS NO SUCH BAN. Read the statement from Oklahoma University: No tripods are...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

October 22, 2014

MediaStorm Internship Applications Due November 1

MediaStorm, one of the top multimedia production companies, is looking for spring interns. You won’t create, but you will help produce.

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