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Framework – Visual Storytelling from the LA Times

gerik — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:39:58 +0000

Framework, the photography and video blog of the Los Angeles Times, celebrates the power and explores the craft of visual storytelling. The blog highlights the work of Times photojournalists who, frame by frame, document the drama, the emotion and sometimes the humor of life. Framework also aims to serve as a resource hub for photography, multimedia and video enthusiasts who share our passion. We will trade insights and discuss the tools and techniques of telling stories through images.

via Framework – Photos and Video – Visual Storytelling from the Los Angeles Times.

TNT Photo Blog

gerik — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:44:37 +0000

The Tacoma News Tribune’s photo blog.

Shooting from the Hip

gerik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:17:51 +0000

Check out Scott Stranzzante’s photo blog at the Chicago Tribune’s web site, Shooting From The Hip.

Photo Column Theme Idea

gerik — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:00:39 +0000

After a few unfortunate events set me back at work I missed the story I was planning on doing for my column. And now I was under the gun to find a new idea with less than a day to do it. So I was out and about looking around for a photo for our Our Town photo column and was thinking about different column ideas a newspaper could do.

One idea I liked I called Hour Town, a play off of the current column the Tribune does. With Hour Town a photographer would toss a dart at the map of the town and then go to that spot. Once there he or she would have 60 minutes to make a photo. If you are nice you could give them a block or two radius to work on. Or, tell them they can’t move from that spot. The rest is left up to the interpretation and creativity of the photographer.

I liked this idea for a few reasons. One it’s happenstance where the photographer is sent so the likelihood of being put in a place unfamiliar to them is high. Secondly I like that restrictions of time and place which can really drive the creative juices. Third it trades one type of stress, looking for a good idea and procrastinating about it, with another kind of stress, one that perhaps we’re not as much use to.

If you give it a try, let me know.

Vignette: Roanoke Times

gerik — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:17:37 +0000

Vignette: Roanoke Times photographers share their best photos – Roanoke.com.

Check out Picture This

gerik — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:29:21 +0000

Just noticed Picture This from the Seattle Times where “photographers offer a glimpse into what inspires their best visual reporting.”

Check out Photo Booth

gerik — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:25:12 +0000

The view from The New Yorker’s photo department

via Photo Booth : The New Yorker.

gerik — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:09:07 +0000

The Salt Lake Tribune’s staff photo blog: blog.tribphoto.com

Eyes On Fire

gerik — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:18:57 +0000

Eyes on Fire explores the story behind photos in the news by Michael Henninger of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Newspaper Photo Departments on Twitter

gerik — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:51:58 +0000

I’m putting together a list of newspaper photo departments using twitter. Here’s what I have so far, including a few photo agencies at the end. If you know of any I am missing please leave a comment. You can also follow the list on Twitter http://twitter.com/gerik/newspaper-photo-depts.

Agencies and Others
Reuters Pictures http://twitter.com/reuterspictures
Getty Images Editorial http://twitter.com/GettyImagesEdit
Associated Press http://twitter.com/AP_Images
National Public Radio http://twitter.com/NPRPictureShow
MSNBC http://twitter.com/msnbc_pictures
Corbis http://twitter.com/CorbisImages