March 19, 2012 Moving Light Sometimes, I think I see light in the same way David Parker does … Light from Sunday Paper on Vimeo. And sometimes, I think I need to sleep more. (Thanks to Jim Richardson on Twitter for the link.) Categories Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory/Video
December 13, 2011 A Flashy Holiday Gift Last year, David Hobby and Joe McNally hopped on a big bus and spent 42 days wandering around America teaching folks how to use their flashes better. Now, you can buy it on DVD or a download you can play everywhere. Is this the greatest thing you could ever get as a holiday gift? Well, no. For me, that would... Categories Thoughts & Theory
October 4, 2011 Video Storytelling Workshop, Online The National Press Photographers Association is hosting an online workshop on video storytelling called Lighting, Writing and Surviving on Oct. 15. From the site: Join an all-star faculty on October 15, 2011 for an exciting day of presentations. Best of all, you don’t have to leave home to participate. Available On Line if you’re busy the 15th, all presentations are... Categories Advice & Learning/Multimedia/Photojournalism
September 5, 2011 How Detailed Can Your Lighting Get? Well, this entire lighting set-up is mainly to showcase … a sneaker. Okay, it’s a soccer cleat. On the foot of one of the greatest players of our time. But … still, that’s a lot of effort for a dirty shoe, right? My advanced class will be diving into lighting this week … not sure we’ll go this far, but... Categories Tech Talk
August 29, 2011 A Photographic Illusion If I had more time with my kids, we might spend some of it on tones, color, contrast and how light and shadow affect all of those. Or maybe if I was a better teacher I’d find a way to fit it in. Along with color theory, lots of color theory … Because then I could totally justify having them... Categories Craft/Tech Talk
August 28, 2011 The Edges of Light I’ve never used this phrase, but William Neill has an entry talking about his favorite type of light … which is the same as mine. A new phase to drag into the classroom. Categories Craft
August 23, 2011 Cheap Studio Lighting for Video Cool little video from SLRlounge on building a cheap lighting kit for studio use. (Thanks to Lawton Howell for the lede.) Categories Tech Talk
June 27, 2011 The Strobist Launches Boot Camp III David Hobby, more commonly known as The Strobist, has launched a summer photo project/contest. You’ll get five assignments over the course of the summer, to be posted to a Flickr group. Each will need to be limited to two speedlights to keep the costs reasonable. The first assignment came out this morning and it’s designed to get photographers out of... Categories Good Work/Photojournalism/Tech Talk
April 22, 2011 Flash in Class I usually reserve the big flash talks for the fall Advanced Photojournalism class, but we had questions in all of the classes over the last few weeks, so we decided to play a bit during class. Part of this was initiated by conversations about the Flash Bus stop in Atlanta a few weeks ago, part of it came out of... Categories Tech Talk
September 29, 2010 Stanley Leary on Looking for Light Stanley Leary has become a great resource and friend to my program at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. I have him come in every year to talk about business practices, something he does extremely well. He’s also started doing some video blogging, and the most recent one fits nicely with the next assignment for... Categories Advice & Learning/Tech Talk