Visual Journalism – Page 88 – Notes from aside the camera

May 30, 2013

Processing, Second Post

I know I already posted that the Chicago Sun-Times has decided to layoff what appears to be their entire photo staff, but I’ve been processing this for another hour or so. And, still, I’m dumbfounded. It goes against everything we know about delivering the news, that you need to have as many channels as possible for your audience to choose...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

May 30, 2013

2013 Mountain Workshop Announced

FYI … We are very pleased to announce that Owensboro, Ky. will be the location for the 2013 Mountain Workshops. The workshops will take place Oct. 15-20. We will begin accepting applications on July 1 at: http://application.mountainworkshops.org The prices will remain the same as last year: • Photojournalism – – $625 prior to Sept. 15, $675 after Sept. 15 •...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

May 30, 2013

What Are They Thinking?

Chicago Sun-Times edition: multiple reports that the newspaper has laid off its entire staff of 20 photographers.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

May 30, 2013

Know Your Sources

Over at BagNews Notes, Michael Shaw looks into the take-down of a New York Times Lens blog post that raises all sorts of questions. There are some disturbing ethical questions raised in there, not the least of which is how well did the Times fact check this story or when they used the images in the International Herald Tribune last...

Ethics & Legal/Photojournalism

May 29, 2013

Light, Color and Gesture

The Big Picture put together a short documentary on photographer Jay Maisel that is about to become a must-watch for my intro students. I’m embedding it below, but click through to YouTube and watch it big, just to revel in his work some. I love this line about shooting: If you not scared that you’re going to lose it, it...

Craft/Good Work/Photojournalism/Thoughts & Theory

May 28, 2013

Shooting Color, When Color Wasn’t Cool

I have a circle of craftsmen around me. Not physically, but there, in my mind and, occasionally, at my side. These folks go beyond colleagues, beyond mentors – they are photographic friends, people who feel images as much as see them. People who passionately believe in the power of a single frame, a moment in time. An image that can...

Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

May 27, 2013

Ideas That Changed Graphic Design

My book budget may be taking another hit … over at Brain Pickings, Maria Popova has a write-up on a book titled 100 Ideas that Changed Graphic Design. And not I want it … badly …

Graphic Design

May 24, 2013

Eisie on Papa

Over at Life, Ben Cosgrove tells the story of how Alfred Eisenstadt went to Cuba to photograph Ernest Hemmingway … and it’s a harrowing tale. “He was,” Eisenstaedt once said of Hemingway, “the most difficult person I ever photographed.” Coming from a man who was a professional photographer across seven decades — someone who photographed presidents, emperors, socially awkward scientists,...

Good Work/Photojournalism

May 23, 2013

It’s Not the Tool …

Zach Arias has a segment of the web where he answers reader questions, and this one about upgrading lights rang pretty true. REMEMBER THIS!!! I’M GRABBING YOU BY THE SHOULDERS AND SHAKING YOU!!!! REMEMBER THIS…. You do not walk into a meeting with a potential client with your bag of gear. You walk in with your portfolio. Your portfolio and...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

May 23, 2013

Thinking Way Ahead … Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar

The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar has announced the dates for their 2013 event, moving from their traditional early-December slot to November 14-16. Lots of benefits to this as it won’t conflict with the SEC Championship in Atlanta now. More importantly, it won’t fall in the middle of exams for my students … hopefully this means more of them will get themselves...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism