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CNN Show Written, Edited, Produced by Photojournalists
From: Al Tompkins, Poynter.org There are only a few things I am sure of in the world of journalism, but this is one of them: In 2009, journalists will be capturing more video and working alone more often. This is already happening in local TV, in the newspaper and online worlds, Read More →
Calling “Old Timers”
Cyndy Green, through her blog, VideoJournalism, is looking for shooters who have been doing this job for a while. You could be an historical figure in the textbook of our profession. “Calling all old-timers! My plan was to write a chapter on the history of TV news photogs for my Read More →
Sony SR1 – No Good in “Zero G”
From: New York Times via Gizmodo Something to consider on your next shoot in microgravity, avoid hard drive cameras. According to David Pogue of the New York Times, the Sony SR1 didn’t fair well in the famous vomit comet ride. Matt Harding, famous internet dancer from Where The Hell Is Read More →
How to Upload to b-roll.net TV
b-roll.net TV is an exciting resource. It allows you to quickly and easily upload your video and share it with our audience of video professionals. Here is a your basic cheat sheet for uploading your video to b-roll.net TV. Step 1) Edit your clip in your choice of editor and Read More →
The Richard W. Adkins Collection
In the midst of asking for writers, I dug into the b-roll.net archives. I found many classics that haven’t seen the light of day in a while. They may be a little dusty, but they’re still worth something. Before there was such a thing as a “blog,” a chief photographer Read More →
Looking for Writers
A recent thread on the b-roll.net FORUM discussed the quality writing in the most recent NPPA News Photographer magazine. I have always respected the fact that the original organization dedicated to photojournalism produces a professional quality monthly magazine. It’s not an easy task. Even if you don’t feel the content Read More →
Evil Media
Kind of like spring cleaning, the re-design of b-roll.net has allowed me to revisit some classic elements of b-roll.net that haven’t been seen in a while. Many years ago, a talented photographer started doodling on his assignment sheets – and submitting them to b-roll.net. Evil Media was born. Charlie Hatfield Read More →