Archive for February, 2008

Feb 26 2008

Photos - editorial vs. commercial use

Published by peter under photojournalism, videojournalists

Some months back I sold a series of photos to a national news organization. The photos covered a large festival in a local resort town. I sold around 40 photos and 3 or 4 were used in print and all made available in an online gallery.
Last week I received an email from a journalist informing […]

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Feb 06 2008

Videojournalism - using the on camera mic

Published by peter under video tech, videojournalists

There are two considerations: where the mic is positioned and how well it was built.
Having the mic on the camera is invariably problematic. It is always too close to the camera and often too far from the source. To mitigate boomy audio you need to get in close to the subject.
If your sound is […]

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Feb 03 2008

Shooting with the right side of your brain.

Published by peter under visual grammar

Most everyone knows they have a dominant arm/hand. Snowboarders, soccer players, gymnasts quickly learn that they also have a dominant leg/foot. Increasingly golfers, archers, hunters, baseball players are becoming aware that they also have a dominant eye. Professional baseball players who are cross dominant (left-eye/right hand) are significantly more successful than their conventionally wired peers.

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