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A nicely padded package recently showed up on my doorstep. Upon cracking into it, I found a signed copy of a snazzy looking paperback book titled, Shooter in the Crosshairs. Then my eye moved down the cover to see the author… Rick Portier. You may no Mr. Portier by his street name, Turdpolisher. Rick’s been [...]

For the past 4 years, it has been my honor to host some of the world’s best TV news clips at http://b-roll.net/tv. Back in 2007 we began the b-roll.net AWARDS and with an innovative online voting system, we changed the way photog video contests are judged. The democratic voice of all “b-rollers,” selected amazing stories [...]

Stephen Colbert has a brilliant take on the trend of “Citizen Journalist.” I wanna be a ME reporter. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Stephen Colbert’s me Reporters www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive

Check it out on the b-roll.net FORUM. Other videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqH_cqB7uQs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq-rSjNCFoo Lenslinger – SCHMUCK ALERT!

Three years ago, I was blown away by a short “fashion” video by New York Times photographer, Vincent Laforet. One of the first videos shot with a DSLR, it made the Canon 5D Mark II a legendary camera and changed the direction of a number of photographer’s careers. Amazing clarity, color and depth of field [...]

From Dustin Farrell of Crew West, an amazingly dedicated shoot of HDR images from a Canon 5D2 DSLR. Absolutely fantastic! See Dustin’s Vimeo page here…

Long-time WFAA overnight shooter, Robert Flagg, is used to pulling up in rough neighborhoods at bewitching hours. But in his 15 years of overnights, this was a first. Late night Fourth of July revelry was turning dangerous as residents started aiming the bottle rockets at each other – rather than the sky. When Flagg arrived, [...]