Blogs Posts on "Photojournalism"

Photoshop Ethics Debate by Ramen & Rand on Apr 16, 2010One of my photo professors recently linked to this story on the ethics of Photoshopping pictures. A Danish photographer was disqualified from the "Pictures of the Year" competition after his original RAW file and Photoshopped entry were compared. The...

Goodbye Photojournalism by Ramen & Rand on Nov 9, 2009It's taken several months of discontent, introspection, and exploring other areas of life to reach the decision to quit the photojournalism major. I haven't loved the work that comes with being a photojournalist since high school. I have enjoyed meet...

Mountain Workshops 2009 by Ramen & Rand on Nov 2, 2009After 8 days away for the Mountain Workshops, I'm finally back in Bowling Green. It was a great experience. I've known about MWS since high school. I used to eat up the books and websites and couldn't wait to shoot it. To my dismay last year I found...

Busy Busy Busy by Ramen & Rand on Oct 26, 2009Ahhhh! It's been a crazy past week or two. Hence no posts. I was busy waiting for this guy to enter the world:Meet Rayson Kyle Chitwood, my new godson. He was born on October 24 at 6:37 AM by C-section. The hospital had his mother Andrea on pitocin f...

A Living Magazine: The Next Step in Media by Ramen & Rand on Oct 9, 2009Ah! This is so inspiring. Using technology to bring a new level to communication in mass media. This is just one of the many ways that different media - writing, video, audio, still photography- are converging to produce a total package story. I don'...

Why I Didn't Like Dave Labelle's Speech by Ramen & Rand on Oct 5, 2009I know it's a sin in the world of photojournalism, but I was very disappointed with Dave LaBelle's speech last Wednesday. I came to hear about the business of photojournalism. I came to hear how I could use my talents to create a living for myself. I...

Weekend Reading Roundup v. 21 by Chasing Dragons on Oct 3, 2009This weekend, an in-depth series of posts by Prof. David Campbell on 'Revolutions in the media economy': The Context of Crisis The Changing Structure of Information Photojournalism's Futures Disturbing the University These ought to be required readin...

The Rise of Citizen Journalism by Casual Photographer on Sep 28, 2009During the major flood in Metro Manila due to Typhoon Ondoy (International name Ketsana). The Philippine news organizations were very slow to post photos and videos of the devastation. I found out... Do you own a digital camera but have no idea wh...

Major Flood in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009 by Casual Photographer on Sep 26, 2009There was a major typhoon in Metro Manila on Sept 26, 2009 causing major flooding. In some areas, flood waters reached as high at 6 feet. Check out this blog for photos of the event. All these... Do you own a digital camera but have no idea why you...