Photoshop Ethics Debate
on Apr 16, 2010 in Photography Journalism Photojournalism Ethics One 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...

Studio, School, and Screening
on Nov 5, 2009 in 3 Good Things Today was good.I had an awesome, awesome, awesome studio shoot for a yearbook assignment. I had a blast creating an idea, and then seeing it become a reality. I really enjoy working in the studio. I'm keeping that in mind as I decide my career path.I...

Lighting, Lab, and Literature
on Nov 4, 2009 in 3 Good Things 3 Good Things today:I've got a theme idea for my final portfolio in lighting class. I hope to turn it into a long term project.Turns out my bio lab grade isn't going to go down the drain after missing last week due to Mountain Workshop. The TA was mo...

Ah, Video
on Nov 4, 2009 in Photography Cool I'm starting to be opened up to the possibilities of video lately. I found this gem by chance:Hecq Vs Exillion - Spheres Of Fury from Tim.Chris.Film on Vimeo.

3 Good Things
on Nov 3, 2009 in 3 Good Things I'm going to start posting 3 Good Things here everyday. It's a positive psychology technique I've picked up from several Objectivist bloggers. The point is to recognize the positive from each day to prevent getting sucked into a vortex of negatives,...

Mountain Workshops 2009
on Nov 2, 2009 in WKU Journalism Kentucky Photojournalism After 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
on Oct 26, 2009 in Life Photojournalism Ahhhh! 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...

So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Tour
on Oct 15, 2009 in Dance Cool My wonderful, awesome, amazing, generous father bought tickets for the SYTYCD Season 5 tour in Indianaoplis this past weekend. We took my sister along too. It was stunning. I got to see almost all my favorite dances up close (6 rows back from the sta...

A Living Magazine: The Next Step in Media
on Oct 9, 2009 in Journalism Multimedia Photojournalism Ah! 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'...

onBeing is Back
on Oct 6, 2009 in Journalism Multimedia Cool The Washington Post started a segment last year called onBeing. The video project was started by Jennifer Crandall with "the simple notion that we should get to know one another better", as it says on the site. Each video is a short interview with a...