Visual Journalism – Page 99 – Notes from aside the camera

February 25, 2013

Webinar: Get Organized

The folks at PhotoShelter have a webinar on getting your portfolio organized scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. Registration is free, well worth looking into. From the email: Get Organized & Build a Better Portfolio with Jasmine DeFoore As an award-winning photo editor, Jasmine DeFoore knows what busy editorial and commercial clients are looking for when hiring new...

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

February 17, 2013

The Last Roll of Kodachrome

Here’s the National Geographic piece on Steve McCurry and the last roll of Kodachrome, a little something to spend your Sunday morning on.

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February 16, 2013

Finding Vivian Maier Trailer Released

The movie trailer for Finding Vivian Maier has been released … can’t wait to see this.

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February 16, 2013

Saturday Morning Entertainment

Go ahead, read this piece by one Gary He about why he’s getting rid of his DSLRs and is only shooting on smartphones. And now you don’t need to watch cartoon reruns this morning … because, really? A smartphone for shooting breaking news when you’re being held a block away? You think that Nokia is better in low light than...

Tech Talk

February 15, 2013

Stopping Stock

This has been a pet peeve of mine for years so I’m thankful that Jeff Sonderman at Poynter is taking a look at the use of stock photographs on news web sites. They are misleading to the viewers, essentially visual lies – would you ever use a stock story to go along with an actual photograph? Seems absurd, doesn’t it?...

Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Photojournalism

February 15, 2013

On Moonlighting

Bob Borson reposted a piece he did on moonlighting architects and it’s well worth a read as there’s a lot of crossover with that and what staff photographers (and their employers) have to deal with. Be wary when acquaintances invite you to their weddings, too … just sayin’.

Business & Industry/Photojournalism

February 15, 2013

Will Watchup Work?

There’s a new iPad app called Watchup that, if you have an iPad and are concerned about journalism, you should look at. The free app will let you collate video streams and then play them back automatically – essentially, you can curate your morning news show and then set it to run while you do other things. I grabbed it...

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February 14, 2013

When Vermonters Get Cabin Fever …

They start writing insane legislation, apparently. I don't see how this could ever hold up in court, let alone pass through the legislature. This may be worse than Georgia's latest bit of craziness, except it has been unseasonably warm here. (Thanks to Mickey Osterreicher for the Vermont link.)

Photojournalism

February 12, 2013

Interview with John Morris

John Morris is a legend, there’s just no other way to frame a discussion about him. A picture editor for Life and The New York Times, he was everywhere, it seemed, when the great images were being made. Think about this: he edited Robert Capa’s D-Day film, producing the iconic image of a soldier crawling up out of the surf,...

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February 12, 2013

So God Made a Photographer

The folks at the Santa Fe Workshops have a little too much time on their hands … (Thanks to Ethan Rocke for the link.)

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