Archive for 'Photography'
Photography Portfolios 2.0
Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Jim McNay, pictured above, and Mark Murray presented with me at JEA Anaheim. I have edited this post a couple times since I first posted it Friday morning before my presentation. I have added Zach Hetrick’s current website link and added Grant Morris’s answer about how he sold the a photo to Time Magazine. I [...]
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Concert Season
Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by Bryan Farley.
Is it Concert Season already? While musicians perform year-round, many tours are planned for outdoor venues when the weather is warmer and the days are longer. With more concerts, high school journalists have more opportunities to photograph concerts, whether the events are at large stadiums or small country fairs. This is also the week for [...]
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How I’m surviving my first year as adviser: Immediate Content
Posted on 15. Mar, 2011 by Evelyn Lauer.
When Niles West News debuted, I knew we had to update often; otherwise, readers wouldn’t come back to the site. But how immediate does an a student-run website need to be? Once you and your staff make the decision to “go online,” the ability (and the pressure) to be immediate is there. For most of [...]
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New app combines crowdsourcing, photojournalism
Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by Sarah Nichols.
Bringing readers quick coverage with meaningful visuals is a lot like the real estate market. It boils down to one thing: location, location, location. If reporters aren’t on the scene, it’s tough to get photos … or your readers will get the photos somewhere else. But a new app called Tackable might reshape newsgathering efforts, [...]
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Resizing images made simple
Posted on 16. Dec, 2010 by Sarah Nichols.
With so many new Web tools popping up, it’s easier than ever for student journalists to work from home — or from anywhere with an Internet connection. Although you likely use Adobe Photoshop at school for editing digital images, it’s easy to do basic resizing without it, which enables students to post to your site [...]
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Mobile Reporting Tools Guide Available at RJIOnline.org
Posted on 02. Dec, 2010 by Aaron Manfull.
Will Sullivan has created a great resource for reporting on the go. It’s a guide reviewing mobile tools of all shapes, sizes and purposes. The Gear Guide that he compiled has reviewed products in 15 different categories. The Applications section has categories ranging from Audio Editing Apps and File Transmission Apps to Note Taking Apps [...]
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More Light on a Concert Photography Presentation
Posted on 28. Nov, 2010 by Bryan Farley.
Emma Herlihy and Bryan Farley discuss examples of difficult lighting situations at a typical concert venue. This post follows up their popular presentation at the JEA Fall National Convention in Kansas City.
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Sharing Concert Photo Galleries
Posted on 13. Nov, 2010 by Bryan Farley.
Sharing is not the same as giving away… at least not with digital photography. Somehow, sharing can benefit the concert photographer, the viewer, and the music business. The people who grant access to concerts often ask how the coverage can benefit their performers Heart at Lilith Fair – Images by bryan farley After I photographed the band Heart this [...]
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Two WordPress Plugins to Speed Up Your Site
Posted on 28. Oct, 2010 by Jonathan Rogers.
After developing any site there comes a time when all the great stories, photos and videos start to slow down the load time. To fix this problem there are two WordPress Plugins that will compress photos and solve cache or coding problems. They are WP Super Cache and WP Smush.it. There are a few other [...]
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