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 →
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC Let’s face it, no matter what we say, we all got in this business for just one reason. It’s a cool job! And there is nothing cooler than traveling on the company budget. But before you pack the camera gear and cash the Read More →
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC In a not so quiet neighborhood, in a not so ordinary house, not so far from the TV tower farm, Robert Meikle is a not so average guy. “Welcome to the laboratory!” Meikle jokes, or rather half jokes… OK, he’s really not joking Read More →
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV Raleigh, NC It’s just before dawn. A breeze is blowing from the south and even though the sky is dark, you can tell the clouds are weaving a blanket high above. “It makes for an interesting sunrise,” figures Gil Hollingsworth as he snakes up the Read More →
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC Remember the Good Ol’ Days? No, not the days of film, I mean the other good Ol’ days. The days when you and I and most other mid-life TV ‘togs showed up bright eyed and high spirited for our first News Photographer job. Read More →
From: Richard W. Adkins, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC I love what I do. I love it on many levels. And one of the reasons I love it is because things are never the way you think they will be. I headed in for work on Wednesday thinking I was bound for Read More →