Recent content by Baltimore's Finest Fotog

The photojournalism and b-roll.net communities have lost a brother. He went by Monroe on here and was probably more of an observer than a regular contributor, but I know, like most of us, he came here often. Christopher Monroe was a photojournalist for WBFF in Baltimore, MD. The Lord called him...

My shop recently converted to non-linear. Our editing platform of choice is Adobe Premiere Pro 5.0. I've been in non-linear shops before - my last one was on Avid. Back when I was editing on Avid, I was able to locate the keyboard and interface configuration files, save them on the network, and...

Gosh, I hate to do this, but I have to start a thread about the NPPA. I've always backed them and will continue to, seeing how I serve as a regional chairperson; but I am growing increasingly frustrated with the apparent lack of support for the TV side...

We're in the process of converting to tapeless for edit on Adobe Premiere. Before we go tapeless, there will be a point where we have to shoot tape and ingest into Adobe. Is anyone out there currently shooting SX and cutting on a NLE - in particular, Adobe? If so, are you able to ingest...

Found myself in a bit of a confrontation last week...and it stirred up some conversation in our shop about our rights and boundaries as journalists and so on... I got sent out to a fire in a mobile home community. As I went to throw my camera on the sticks, I heard a man yell at me, asking what...

Sounds like my shop is considering going HD sometime in the not-so-distant future. I've heard rumblings that, company-wide, our engineers recently took a vote and the concensus was to purhcase JVC's GY-HM700. None of my shop's shooters were given a chance to field test them; I'm hoping someone...

Not sure what to make of this. While, for once, I can't shake my head at what are typically ill-advised managerial decisions coming from on high, I don't think this is quite the answer either. I do, however, like the emphasis on the storytelling and video. --------- Channel 39 will end its...

Who here has used Pro Tools? I've never had any experience with it, but I would like to know more about it. What's the learning curve? Is it easy to pick up? Does anyone know of any good, free tutorials?

From Newslab.org: We’ve all read the stories about the sea change in television news. From the ABC network news division to local stations from coast to coast, VJs are taking over, the stories say. The “one man band” reporter who shoots and edits once was found primarily in small markets...

I'm really not trying to start another pi*sing contest between those who preach the OMB philosophy and those who loathe the concept, I just thought it was worth a laugh. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/07/AR2010030702506.html?hpid=topnews This is my favorite line...

Essentially, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski just brought in Stuart Benjamin, a Duke law professor on sabbatical. Benjamin has written that he believes the FCC should tax broadcasters out of business in order to free up space on the spectrum for higher-valued use of the spectrum. His research...

Great Television Has anyone seen this 5-part documentary series called Brick City?? I caught a review of it in Rolling Stone and happened to find it under Sundance Channel's On-Demand. My Wife and I watched the first two episodes today. I love it. There needs to be more quality television out...

It's been awhile since I've posted a frame grab - mainly b/c it's been awhile since I've had the time to break out the lights and really play with them. Last week I had a chance to light a nice interview with former Secretary of Homeland Security and Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Ridge. Please...

Newseum To Examine "Future Of News" http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-08-2009/0005089982&EDATE=

Since I'm not at the point where I need my own web site, I'm looking to get my work online for those employers and/or clients who want to be able to click on a link to see what I can do. What do you all recommend? I'm leaning towards Vimeo, but I feel like there are so many online video sharing...