photojournalism
The Romance of Photojournalism
From Columbia Journalism Review on what freelance photographers face [https://www.cjr.org/b-roll/heres-what-freelance-photographers-face.php]: > “Places that are trying to put up a slideshow that you almost got killed for and worked on for 3 years, for $1,500, which at the end of the day it’s
Anti-Photography Bill Introduced in Texas
What’s troubling about this is that it’s a trend (nationwide and worldwide) to define journalism as old world media, and restrict free speech rights. Bills like this have been ruled unconstitutional so far here in the U.S., but it remains popular enough for the left and the
"Visual Journalism" in the Instagram Era
An interview with “Photography Theorist” Fred Ritchin in Mother Jones [http://www.motherjones.com/media/2013/07/bending-the-frame-fred-ritchin-photojournalism-instagram] get details about his new book, “Bending the Frame: Photojournalism, Documentary, and the Citizen,” and his views on the state of photojournalism: > “There is enormous need for professionals who know how
Laid Off from the Sun-Times
Laid Off from the Sun-Times [http://laidofffromthesuntimes.tumblr.com/] is a blog rising from the ashes of the recent photographer layoffs at the Chicago Sun-Times [http://jimromenesko.com/2013/05/30/report-sun-times-lays-off-entire-photo-staff/] : > Rob Hart was replaced with a reporter with an iPhone, so he is documenting his new life
Photographer as Storyteller
The question often pops up around here: What exactly is storytelling in photography? Erin Feldman [https://twitter.com/ErinMFeldman] points us to an interview [http://storychicago.com/updates/photographer-storyteller] with photojournalist Matt Knisely, who gives his opinion: > “The entirety of the shot is brought to life through the subject,
The Little Camera That Could
> “When your subject comes to realise that you genuinely appreciate their time and want to make sure they too have something to show for the experience you’ve had together, they are far more willing to open up. That 5 minutes you would have had with someone becomes 30
Be Honest, Not Truthful
Photography may be at its most powerful when it tells a story [http://www.alesserphotographer.com/post/585498262/tell-a-story]. But is that story more powerful when it’s a truthful story? I think that’s a false pursuit. Erin Feldman [http://twitter.com/#!/ErinMFeldman], of Write Right [http://www.writerightwords.
The Pros Vs The Storytellers 2012 Edition
The 2012 National Magazine Award Finalists have been announced [http://magazine.org/asme/about_asme/asme_press_releases/2012-nma-finalists.aspx] . I see the usual suspects for photography honors: National Geographic, New York Times Magazine, Harpers and TIME. What I don’t see on the list: Popular Photography, Outdoor Photographer, Shutterbug,
Photo Stream's Hidden Benefit
Apple recently introduced Photo Stream [http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/photo-stream.html] in iOS 5. It’s function is to store, in the cloud, the last 1000 pictures taken with an iPhone (currently the most popular camera on Flickr), sharing them almost instantaneously with all your devices. The problem
How to Mess Up a Perfectly Good Camera
The New York Times [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/technology/personaltech/add-ons-to-turn-a-smartphone-into-a-semi-pro-camera.html?_r=4&ref=technology] makes a valiant attempt to understand the rise of camera phones: > As the technology that powers smartphone cameras has steadily improved, the point-and-shoot has become an endangered species. However,