Visual Journalism

April 25, 2014

They Are People, Not Subjects

My good friend David LaBelle is at it again, this time talking about a man he met in New York City. I can point my camera “at” you or I make a picture “with” you. One is a cowardly drive-by shooting, while the other is a collaborative, shared experience. One objectifies, capturing subjects as objects, graphic elements in a broader...

Categories Craft/Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 24, 2014

Geek Alert: The Best SD Cards

Yeah, this is pretty geeky … how do you choose the best SD memory card? Kimber Streams at The Wirecutter has the answers. (Thanks to Michael Schwartz for the link.)

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk

April 23, 2014

Lighting 3,000 People

Yes, you read that right – Gregory Heisler shot last week’s cover of Sports Illustrated featuring 3,000 Bostonians at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. And he lit it. How do you decide on the quality of light for 3,000 people? When you work with light, you have the ability to completely set a tone and a mood—people have...

Categories Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

April 23, 2014

The Intern’s Plan

We are just days away from freedom the end of the semester and that means a whole new grip of kids are heading out the door, ideals in hand and ready to rock their first internship or job. The vibe in the Photo Cave is a mix of shear fear at finishing up their final projects and overflowing enthusiasm for...

Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Photojournalism

April 21, 2014

Choosing How to Expose

It’s the end of the semester and most of my kids have gotten exposure down – they’re making conscious choices about ISO, aperture and shutter speed and why certain combinations work for certain things. But it takes a lot of work to get them here … If I were to send them this piece by Michael Johnston over at The...

Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

April 16, 2014

By Us, For Them

Two pieces floated through the ether to me this morning. The first is a personal essay by the Boston Globe’s John Tlumacki, reflecting on his coverage over the last year of the Boston Marathon attacks and subsequent recovery. His work on the recovery of the victims is just as strong as the work he produced last year – work that,...

Categories Ethics & Legal/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 15, 2014

Local Talk on Covering Grief and Loss

The University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is hosting Jessica Handler on Thursday, April 17, for a luncheon talk on covering grief and loss. It’s free and there’s pizza, why wouldn’t you want to come?

Categories Journalism/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

April 14, 2014

Making Something Great

Sometime tomorrow, the Boston Globe will release a documentary on five runners who did finish last year’s Boston Marathon – and this could be amazing. For those in New England, it airs on NESN tonight at 9:30. Reporter Geoff Edgers and multimedia producer Darren Durlach were simply told, “Just make something great” by the Globe’s editor, Brian McGrory. I hope...

Categories Photojournalism/Video

April 14, 2014

The Story of Bliss

It’s going to be a stormy week here in Athens, so for all of you who have ever fired up a Windows XP machine, here’s the story behind the iconic wallpaper.

Categories Business & Industry/Photojournalism

April 10, 2014

The Camera as Companion

Preach it, Dave LaBelle, preach it. Why can’t I say things like that?

Categories Craft/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory