Visual Journalism – Page 76 – Notes from aside the camera

September 25, 2013

First Amendment Trampled in California

I was not surprised at the legislature, I am a little surprised at the governor, but now the courts will have to decide if a new “children’s privacy” law is constitutional in California. My bet? It’s not and will be struck down on its first challenge. Celebrity is a choice – if you don’t like the consequences of it, don’t...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 25, 2013

Smile … or Not

Robinson Meyer has an interesting piece over at The Atlantic about why no one is smiling in old photos. Many of us had thought it was because of the length of time those photos took to make, smiling required more effort than not. Turns out, they scoured and frowned to look more important. Who knew? (Thanks to Michael Johnston at...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

September 24, 2013

McGill Symposium on Journalistic Courage

For those near Athens, on Wednesday, October 9, we will be having our annual McGill Symposium on Journalistic Courage here at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. This is a series of four discussions, the opening one being with the Boston Globe’s John Tlumacki who was at the finish line of this year’s Boston Marathon....

Journalism/Photojournalism

September 24, 2013

The Value of IDs

My good friend Billy Weeks was interviewed by WUTC radio about a nearly 60 year old photo of a Chattanooga, Tennessee, couple. Why the interest? It was shot by Robert Frank for his The Americans project – but no one knows who they are. Frank never collected caption information and this couple, shot in the mid 1950s in the south,...

Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism

September 23, 2013

Not in a Million Years …

… do I think I could do what The New York Times’ David Frank did to get this story on a window washer. And that’s why he’s at the Times …

Craft/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

September 20, 2013

Why Model Releases Matter

The New York State Division of Human Rights, photographer Jena Cumbo and Getty Images have a pretty big problem on their hands. Cumbo shot a photo of 25-year-old Avril Nolan for a fashion shoot a while back, then sent the file to Getty to be put in their stock catalog from which the Division of Human a Rights licensed it....

Photojournalism

September 19, 2013

When Pretty Drives Aren’t That Pretty

Over on Jim Romenesko’s site, there’s an entertaining discussion of photo ethics going on regarding a cover of Down East magazine. So, if we allow (and this is a BIG allowance) that covers of lifestyle magazines shouldn’t be held to the same ethical standards as news coverage, when your cover story is titled “Maine’s Prettiest Drives,” shouldn’t your image show...

Craft/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 18, 2013

The Killing of a Photo

On Monday, the Associated Press picked up and transmitted a photo that was allegedly of victims of the Washington Navy Yard shootings. Shortly thereafter, unable to confirm that the images were related, they sent a kill order advising members and subscribers to not use the images. Late on Tuesday, the Poynter Institute’s Andrew Beaujon updated the story saying it appeared...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

September 18, 2013

John Stewart on the Washington Shooting Coverage

The Daily Show’s John Stewart on the coverage of Monday’s shootings in Washington, D.C.: So my final, not initial, conclusion is: This is deliberate. The chaos, the vomit onto the screen, the very thing we thought news organizations were created to clarify, is a feature not a bug. This is worth part of your day. Unfortunately, the need to fill...

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal/Journalism

September 17, 2013

Proof: “I Photograph to Understand”

You cannot do superior work if you’re indifferent. Damn, I wish I’d said that, William Albert Allard. Your browser does not support iframes. My old friend, Pamela Chen, helped produce this look into the world of National Geographic photographers. I cannot wait to see more.

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism