http://atomicphoto.net/blog Photography by Adam Cairns Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:56:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had the opportunity to photograph David Doubilet, one of the world's top underwater photographers who primarily shoots for National Geographic, at the McCoy Center in New Albany last week. Doubilet shared several dozen of his favorite photos to the local middle school kids. He explained the significance of each ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/243 Several local kids from New Albany took part in the Jensen-Schmidt Tennis Academy for children with Down Syndrome at the Wickertree Tennis Club. Tennis pros and other volunteers helped more than a dozen kids go through various tennis skill drills. This was one of those feel-good stories that make my ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/240 The Delaware senior center has some great programs for keeping seniors active. I shot the ceramics and wood carving classes a few months ago, and last week I sat in on the line dancing class. They did classic line dances to everything from "Leroy Brown" to the "Irish Cha Cha" ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/235 In the MLS Eastern Conference championship game at Crew Stadium last night, the hardest working team in soccer, i.e. the Crew, defeated the Chicago Fire 2-1 to advance to the MLS Cup Final. The game didn't start out in the team's favor, as former Crew player Brian McBride scored the ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/232 Nov. 11 is Veterans Day here in the States, so to honor them, the kids at Winchester Trail Elementary held a convocation with special presentations and singing. Members of the VFW Post 10523 were on hand to present the colors at the start of the convocation. They were also handed ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/229 The costumes continue. On Monday Johnstown held its annual Lions Club Halloween costume contest. With pirates, ninjas, witches and princesses running around, I thought these two tikes shared a humorous moment. The 3-year-old on the left with the superhuman muscles cracked me up. http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/226 I had two assignments on Saturday that featured crazy Columbusites wearing costumes a week before Halloween. The first was the Great Pumpkin Run where The Flash lined up alongside mortal residents of Grandview for the annual 5K run. I didn't hear by how much he broke the course record, but ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/224 The Dublin Coffman girls soccer team did its best to hold off Upper Arlington for well over 100 minutes on Saturday, but couldn't stop the Golden Bears from scoring in the second overtime. After two sudden death goals by UA were questionably waved off by officials in the second overtime, ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/219 This week's football game was by far the wettest I've shot. The downpour began sometime mid-afternoon and didn't let up until after halftime. The few brief dry periods in the second half didn't matter much since I and everything I brought with me were completely soaked. As an aside, if you're ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/213 I held back from submitting this wildart photo last week. Apparently there is a street hockey league in Columbus that should make for a pretty cool project. Unfortunately they had the weekend off, so I'll be heading out to shoot them next Sunday. Watch for some multimedia on this sport ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/195 It was cold and dreary most of the first day of the state golf tournament at Ohio State's Scarlet and Gray courses on Friday. I actually wore gloves all day for the first time this fall. I had to get shots of almost 30 kids spread out over the 36-hole ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/188 Beginning with the Crew game on Saturday, this has been my week of soccer. I had a reprieve on Wednesday when the sports guys messed up my assignment by sending me to a soccer game that was on neither team's schedule, so I basically got the day off. Last night ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/181 When the LA Galaxy came to Columbus to face the Crew last night, one player stood a bit taller than the rest... at least to this photographer. David Beckham finally made his long-awaited Columbus debut in front of a sold-out crowd at Crew Stadium. As soon as Beckham announced joining the ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/165 For the second week in a row, I shot my weekly Friday night football game at Crew Stadium. For the past few seasons, schools have been playing some of their big rivalry games on this neutral site. The main event on Friday was the Olentangy vs. Liberty game, but I ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/156 My mom and sister got a new dogs last week from the same litter. We went to Muncie for Ball State's homecoming over the weekend, so we got ot meet Tess, my mom's two-pound, eight-week-old dachshund. I haven't been posting personal pics here on the blog, but she's too cute ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/154 It's not so much the distance of the odometer that was spectacular, as it was the outside temperature at the time. I'm a sucker for random number coincidences like this. I'm just glad I looked down at the odometer when I did. As a side note, after I took this picture ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/152 The remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through Columbus yesterday knocking out power to much of the city. Gusts of 75mph ripped off branches and uprooted entire trees during a five-hour span. It was pretty scary, to tell you the truth. I didn't experience a hurricane while I lived in Florida, ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/148 Down 48-0 at halftime, I'd have a hard time getting up too. This Westland linebacker stayed down on his knee for a few moments as the teams left the field at halftime. Davidson's b-team put another 10 points on the scoreboard in the second half to win the game 58-0 ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/146 I covered a brief ceremony in memory of the 9/11 catastrophe at the Westerville Fire Department headquarters yesterday. Representatives from both the fire department and the police department were on hand to honor the fallen officers as well as announce the acquisition of a piece of metal from Ground Zero ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/141 [singlepic=77,500,,,] [singlepic=82,500,,,] [singlepic=79,500,,,] [singlepic=81,500,,,] [singlepic=78,,500,,center] [singlepic=80,500,,,] [singlepic=83,500,,,] [singlepic=85,500,,,] I'll admit this was my first time covering a large political rally. I've done election night stuff and covered politicians (including presidents Clinton and W. Bush) but never had the opportunity to do anything campaign related. We don't do a lot of news at our community weeklies, so it was ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/138 [singlepic=74,500,,,] [singlepic=76,,500,,center] [singlepic=75,500,,,] [singlepic=72,,500,,center] [singlepic=71,500,,,] [singlepic=73,500,,,] Football season is finally here. Since I haven't shot the sport since last season, I made sure to get to the game early. Not only is it nice to have a front-row parking spot, but it's good to get used to the football field before the game actually starts. Kind ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/137 ...at band camp, I took some pictures. [singlepic=66,500,,,] [singlepic=69,500,,,] [singlepic=64,500,,,] [singlepic=65,500,,,] [singlepic=68,300,,,center] [singlepic=70,300,,,center] [singlepic=63,500,,,] [singlepic=67,500,,,] I drove down to Jackson, Ohio yesterday morning for two local schools (Scioto and Westerville North) conducting their band camps this week. I didn't stick around long enough to bring back my own, "One time, at band camp..." story, but I did try to ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/136 Since I'm not posting as frequently as I would like, I'm going to change up the format a little bit and start posting more photos on each entry. With as much space as our publications allot photos, I'm sometimes asked to bring back a large volume of images. So if ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/135 [singlepic=62,500,,,] I had the opportunity to visit the Hartford Fair (The Biggest Little Fair in the World) in Croton, Ohio this afternoon. I've heard good things from other photographers about this fair, but this was the first time I got to experience it myself. It definitely didn't disappoint. The fair, which is ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/134 [singlepic=61,500,,,] I always have a hard time finding good photos at car shows. It seems like it should be a piece of cake with all the color and people around, but it's really hard to make a unique image. I don't even have a good theory as to why this could ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/133 [singlepic=60,500,,,] CAPTION: Kids at Reed Road Water Park wait out the 10-minute break while being splashed by counselors from Thompson Park and Once In A While day camps as they do cannon balls off the diving board on July 29. http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/132 [singlepic=59,500,,,] We did a story on a local canoe livery, so I took it as an opportunity to break out the fish tank and swim trunks. For those who don't know, putting your camera inside a fish tank can provide enough protection to partially submerge a digital camera under water. For ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/131 [singlepic=58,500,,,] Sometimes I'll drive around all day looking for wildart, and sometimes it takes no time at all. I found this duo fishing in Hoover Reservoir as soon as I crossed the bridge into Sunbury, where we needed a feature photo. I thought about driving around longer since this photo came ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/130 This is the first official post using my iPhone. It's more of a test than a real post. I'm not sure how my thumbs are going to take to typing on this little keyboard. I have a ton of photos in the can that I'm waiting to publish until they ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/129 [singlepic=57,500,,,] Here is a shot of Ohio State's Chelsea Davis, the reigning NCAA 3-meter springboard diving champ. As soon as I got the assignment, I began brainstorming how I could shoot this portrait. I've shot a lot of diving action but only a few portraits, so I asked a few of ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/127 [singlepic=56,500,,,] The above picture was from the 2006 Red, White and Boom fireworks in downtown Columbus. All the smoke drifted my direction, so I didn't have the best shot of the night. Below is a shot from a parade in Bexley this morning: [singlepic=55,500,,,] CAPTION: Grant Heilman, middle, and his brother Cole, right, ride ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/126 [singlepic=54,500,,,] Gymnastics is notorious for being one of the most difficult sports to shoot. Not only are the athletes flipping their bodies around quickly, but photographers generally aren't allowed to use flash to brighten up the gyms. The training gym I shot in this past week was actually darker than most ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/125 [singlepic=53,500,,,] By pure scheduling luck I've managed to get several assignments to do outdoor sportraits at high noon in the past few weeks. Having the sun directly above the subject isn't the most flattering light, and also isn't the easiest to work with, so we do what we can with external ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/124 [singlepic=52,500,,,] Funny story for a funny picture... After taking this photo and writing down all the caption information, I proceed to take it back to the office to upload in our system. After we finish working up the photo, our workflow requires us to print out a black and white copy ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/123 [singlepic=50,500,,,] CAPTION: As Scottish Corners Elementary first graders, from left, Simranjit Butalia, Allison McGrover and Daniel Buehler practice balancing plates, Jimla the clown declares success after helping Sowbhagya Gosangi balance hers during a circus-themed recreation time at the school. Jimla, a 1989 graduate of the Ringling Brothers' Clown College in Florida, toured ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/122 [singlepic=49,500,,,] Generally photographers prefer shooting with the sun at their back. This puts the light directly on the subject's face making it not only easier to expose the photo, but also providing better color and detail. Unfortunately, we're not always able to get in a position to put the sun behind ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/114 [singlepic=47,500,,,] The third state tournament we had this past week was baseball. Canal Winchester was the only local team to make the state finals this year. Their semifinal game was far more exciting than the 6-0 loss in the finals two days later. After tying the game in the bottom of ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/113 [singlepic=46,500,,,] The state championship lacrosse game between Worthington Kilbourne and Upper Arlington provided some great shots of the players putting it all out on the line and smashing into each other. Here's the shot I like the best. CAPTION: Upper Arlington's Alex Pore (26) collides with Worthington Kilbourne's Angelo Gutierrez (25) knocking the ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/112 [singlepic=45,500,,,] We had two Columbus School for Girls runners in consecutive heats of the 400 at the state track meet on June 6. Their school mascot is the Unicorn. The girl in the first heat collapsed at the finish line and was helped off the track by meet volunteers. The girl ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/111 Ana constantly reminds me that I work as a photographer for a living, yet somehow we don't have any photos hanging in our apartment. I've never had a photo printer at home, so it's my thinking that I'd rather save the money we'd spend making prints at Cord Camera or ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/108 And happy birthday Dad! http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/105 [gallery=2] My cousin Becca got married to Blair Lang in Duck, North Carolina on the Outer Banks last month. Here is a selection of photos from the wedding. http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/104 [slideshow=1] I shot the Miss Johnstown pageant for the second straight year this past week. I got there early and focused on the backstage preparation. This post is basically just a test of the slidshow plugin. Please let me know in the comments if things aren't working properly. http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/8 Welcome back to the newest incarnation of my blog. After almost two years without a post, I've decided it's time to get back in the game. I've decided to continue blogging about photojournalism news, but the main focus of this blog will be to showcase my own work. I am ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/5 Columnist Tim Rutten suggests that more people (and newspapers) should be talking about the 'Reutersgate' controversy, and recognizes Charles Johnson and the blogosphere for outing Adnan Hajj's and others' manipulated photos. Rutten says that the blogosphere "is being employed to help keep journalism honest ultimately is to everybody's benefit."LA Times ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/9 Despite firing photographer Adnan Hajj, Reuters has kept relatively quiet during the photo scandals that have unfolded over the past few weeks. Here is a collection of the events, for those who haven't been paying attention: Via Zombietime To clarify it's mistake listed in the link above, the New York ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/11 This is a strong lede to a first-hand account of being a photographer in Gaza:I love being a photographer. I doubt that I could possibly love it more. When I'm trying to compose an artful image out of the tattered remains of someone's son, however, I start to wonder if ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/20 It's a big day for photojournalism ethics. First Schneider, then this. Two photographs were stitched together to make it look as though police were just standing around as several prostitutes in Cuba were flaunting their goods on an inside page of Miami's El Nuevo Herald newspaper, the spanish-speaking child of ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/13 Patrick Schneider, the talented Charlotte Observer photographer who was reprimanded in 2003 for altering color and contrast of photos, was recently fired for the same offense. In a clarification from C-O editor Rick Thames printed on July 28, Thames states:The photo, taken by Observer photographer Patrick Schneider, appeared on the front ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/14  A new Xbox360 video game called 'Dead Rising' features a freelance photojournalist as the main character. This is funny:Dead Rising follows the harrowing tale of Frank West, an overly zealous freelance photojournalist on a hunt for the scoop of a lifetime. In pursuit of a juicy lead, he makes his ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/15 Lebanese photographer Layal Nagib was killed during the Israeli bombing of Cana in southern Lebanon while covering the violence for the magazine Al Jarass on July 22. Reporters Without Borders story http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/16 So this might be the single greatest photo-related podcast of all time... Craig Tanner from The Radiant Vista talks about fearing the public critique and photographer's motivations for either following the "rules" or breaking them. Required reading for this to make sense is this blog post by Mike Johnston, which ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/17  As read about here, the group project to create the world's largest photograph has succeeded. They had originally thought the exposure would taken 10-14 days, but the exposure time ended up only being an hour. OC Register story http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/18 A judge in Alaska illegally issued a search warrant for police to seize photos taken by an Anchorage Daily News photographer taken at a shooting scene. The newspaper was forced to turn over more than 100 photos from the scene, but after the police were contacted by the newspaper's attorney ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/19 In an apparent attempt to maintain total control of its content, Fox announced that it will not allow photographers to shoot its news conferences at the Television Critics Association press tour. Instead, they will offer handout photos.The AP didn't like this too much, so they said they will not be ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/21 Known as a daring war photographer, French-born photojournalist Catherine Leroy died of cancer at the age of 60 in California. Leroy worked for LIFE magazine, the Gamma and Sipa agencies, and the AP and UPI. Her famous photo "Corpsman In Anguish" was taken in 1967 while documenting the Vietnam War.  ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/22 So apparently this Jill Greenburg crying baby thing that I blogged about in early April has caused quite a stir. Jim Lewis at Slate.com posted his review of Greenberg's End Times exhibit and gave this wonderful description on the meaning of photography: I don't mean this as a condemnation of photography. ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/23 I don't like it, but apparently it's finally here, and Mindy McAdams sure is convinced. The new generation of HD video cameras can produce screen grabs worthy of being printed in a newspaper. Looks like we're going to need a lot more editors now that we're shooting at 60 fps ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/24 Many of you might not have met him or heard of his work, but for those that crossed his path, the 6-foot 6-inch, dreadlocked photographer was unforgettable. Known as much to his friends for his big heart as his big size, Mpozi Tolbert died on July 3 in the Indianapolis ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/25 Just helping out a fellow APADer here with a good cause. Christine Mladic is planning a trip to Chile to help some kids learn photography, but she needs a few supplies, namely unused working digital cameras, memory cards and a photo printer. Please visit her site to see how you ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/26 Too funny not to post: Great Photographers on the Internet http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/27 This isn't the contest for the photographer who can drink the most beer or take the best picture of a pint of beer. It's the Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards 2006. The deadline is June 30, so hurry and get your entries in. Unfortunately the winner doesn't even get a ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/10 Here's a great resource for all those legal questions milling about inside photographers' heads. It appears to be updated weekly and contains some great information about copyright and image protection.  PhotoAttorney http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/12 Apparently 50 or so Washington Post reporters, mainly foreign correspondents, have been given video cameras with the intention of using the video for the newspaper's website.  “We’ve always had the concept that reporters having video cameras out in the field would be useful,” says James Brady, executive editor of Washingtonpost.com. ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/28 He was detained anywhere from two to five days according to the various news reports, but at least now Ed Kashi has been released unconditionally.  Reuters: South Africa story African News Dimension storyUPDATE: CPJ condemns arrest http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/29 National Geographic photographer Ed Kashi was arrested by the Nigerian navy for taking pictures of an oil facility without permission and because "the area is volatile and he could have been kidnapped." Reuters story http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/30  This is a fun, behing-the-scenes take on what it's like to photograph the World Cup. There is plenty of insight about shooting the actual matches balanced by some funny off-the-pitch moments. Stuart Franklin jokes about being "embedded" with the Brazilian team, and Ross Kinnaird experiments with a blurring effect to ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/31 Surf photographer David Pu'u discusses what it takes to be able to create unique surfing photos in a first person article in Surfer magazine. It appears as though surfing photography equipment costs are a bit higher than for your daily newspaper photographer. [via SS]Surfer magazineDavid Pu'u's website  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/33 "Why choose between still and video; why not both? While you're at it, throw in 3-D data, wireless networking and Internet access."IHT article  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/32 Not really sure what to think of this new online magazine from Trent Nelson and Grayson West called NoTxt. After going through the site, it isn't hard to figure out how they got their name. Photos and art can have the ability to speak for themselves, but sometimes I'd like ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/34 ... But don't get your hopes up thinking there are now nine empty positions to fill. The photographers are not being replaced. The newspaper is going to a smaller staff, so they offered early retirement to many in the newsroom. 70 in all took the package. WP article PDN article  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/35 Former Pittsburgh Pirates team photographer Les Banos became great friends with the team's star Roberto Clemente. Had it not been for the Immaculate Reception that kept the Steelers in the playoffs, and thus kept Banos in Pittsburgh to work the game, Banos would have been on Clemente's plane that crashed ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/36 This falls under the "don't read the article if you're not at all concerned about the future of professional photography" category. iStockphoto is charging a dollar for the same pictures that you would charge $100.Wired story  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/37 UK cameraphone photographers, or camtographers as I like to call them, now have a contest of their own. The Times of London who is sponsoring the contest will publish the winning images in its newspaper. It could be a blatant rights grab or it could produce some interesting news photos ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/38 I saw this story on Yahoo! News yesterday, but the article didn't make much sense, so it didn't make it to the blog. It said Canon was planning on halting production of film cameras, but it also said they were going to continue producing current film cameras as long as ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/39 While the first issue isn't set to hit newsstands until May 30, PDN got ahold of a copy Shock magazine and dishes the goods on this new "gross-out" tabloid. It appears to have roots in photojournalism but chooses to use sex, blood and absurdities to sell the mag.  PDN articleShock ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/40 Here is Sia's new "Breathe Me" video. It's a pretty cool concept worth checking out. It has the flipbook style similar to this short movie made with a Canon 20D. YouTube link  QT version  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/41 When most people think of a road trip to the Grand Canyon, they conjure up an image of packing the family station wagon and hitting the road on a laborious multi-day journey. Photographer Scott Edwards had a different vision on his 50th birthday. He decided to walk from his home ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/43 Photographers in California plan on making a 25' by 100' photograph using a pinhole airplane hangar. The exposure will be 10-14 days, likely depending on the weather.  World's Largest Camera http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/44 New Jersey aims to ban photography of "a power generation, waste treatment, public sewage, water treatment, public water, nuclear or flammable liquid storage facility, as well as any airport in the state." Getting caught doing so would be punishable by up to 18 months in jail. At the very least, ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/45 W magazine and Rolling Stone took the top prizes for photography in the 2006 National Magazine Awards. W won for its for July, September, October issues. “Provocative and endlessly innovative, the arresting photography in W shatters the conventional boundaries of fashion imagery. It succeeds in bridging the gap ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/46 They're mad as hell, and they're not going to take it anymore!Here is a group of forward-thinking PJs who have embraced technology and have their eye on the future. They call themselves "Gonzo Photojournalists," and according to their manifesto, they definitely have that 'buck the system' attitude. Screw AP style. ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/47 Steve Yates did an interesting study on photographic themes over time. The written work, along with an assortment of historic images, is hosted by the Museum of New Mexico website.  IDEA Photographic | After Modernism [via Lens Culture] http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/48 Only three days remain to nominate your favorite photoblog for the 2006 Photobloggies award. There are plenty of categories to nominate.  2006 Photobloggies2005 winners    http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/49  Here's an amazing contest from Microsoft awarding one college photographer the $20,000 grand prize for his or her photographic talent. Deadline is May 31.Link via Rob Galbraith  UPDATE: Microsoft revises terms, students maintain ownership [via Galbraith]  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/50   SportsShooter.com has announced the winners of its annual contest. There was a tie between Juan Villa and Donald Miralle for the top prize. Looks like students did well this year, winning in several of the professional categories. Complete list of ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/51 Here's an interesting piece from Radio Netherlands that has the photographers disecting their pictures. As a technical note, there isn't a pause button, so if you click "stop audio," you'll have to start from the beginning to resume play. RNW: What makes a good photograph? http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/53 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper ordered an airfield be shut down to prohibit viewing of coffins returning from Afghanistan. The PM says the ban will be permanent. Toronto Star  IHTUPDATE: Here are a couple hundred more related articles from Google News  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/54  Here's a spectacular example of creative journalistic storytelling. How many times have we read about the president making a stop at Someplace, USA and been bored out of our minds before we finish the third paragraph. Las Vegas has a bit different style than most places, and their newspaper has ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/55  This story from MSNBC.com purports that when the 1906 San Fran earthquake hit, droves of citizens took to the streets with their Brownie cameras documenting the destruction. I will not dispute that claim. I've seen lots of photos from lots of different angles. It was a well-documented event.What I dispute ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/56 This is a very moving site that gives proof to the power of photography. This group of photographers donates their time to take pictures of families about to lose a child. The families say these photos provide comfort in their time of bereavement.   nowilaymedowntosleep.org/   http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/57 While not overtly photojournalistic, this entry touches on the basis for all pictures - light. I just stumbled upon Canon Science Lab. It's an amazing resource for explaining what light is, how it is produced and how cameras record it. I was especially intrigued about the section titled, "Light and ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/58  Magnum In Motion editor Martin Fuchs has moved his New York Photoblog. The new blog looks similar, but adds a bit more content and more news. It's also a good behind-the-scenes look at Magnum operations. Go ahead, give it a look. Journal of a Photographer  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/52   The photo staff at the Dallas Morning News was awarded a Pulitzer in breaking news photography for its "vivid photographs depicting the chaos and pain after Hurricane Katrina engulfed New Orleans." And the Rocky Mountain News' Todd Heisler won yet another award, claiming the Pulitzer for feature ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/59 Renowned documentary photographer Eugene Richards, now formerly from Magnum, has been named the newest member of VII agency.   Lightstalkers :: Eugene Richards joins VII VII Agency           http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/60  Here's a good photo/audio slideshow from the New York Times' Fred Conrad. The story shows how baseball isn't just the national past time of the US. It amazes me every time I see pictures from Havana how old fashioned everything looks. Part of me feels sad for the residents who ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/62 Thomas Abercrombie, a longtime National Geographic photographer best known for his work in the Middle East, passed away following heart surgery.  NPPA obitWashington Post obit  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/61   “I love the raw emotion of children, because it comes close to the anger and helplessness I feel about our current political and social situation,” says commercial photographer Jill Greenberg about her new exhibition running April 22 to May 27 at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles. ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/63   Here is a great group of photos and audio from the LA Times photographer Rick Loomis. Some of the images are fairly graphic, but it's good to see such great access. From the LA Times site:  Reporter David Zucchino and photographer Rick Loomis ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/64 To balance my other post today about citizen journalists, or 'journazens' as I like to call them, here is a story about the good things that can come from bloggers and the like: In another political photo controversy today, California congressional candidate Howard Kaloogian was exposed by a group of bloggers ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/65 The Boston Herald published Justice Scalia's controversial hand gesture on its front page today. For those not familiar with the story, read this. The Herald even talked to 'The Sopranos' star Joseph Gannascoli, AKA Vito Spatafore, who said it was an obscenity. I'll admit that I'm a bit rusty on ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/66 Interesting article by Michael McNamara, executive technology editor for Popular Photography magazine. McNamara basically says anyone can take a picture, but that doesn't necessarily make them a photographer. This concept is particularly important in this time when citizen "journalism" is starting to catch on. Some sort of distinction needs to ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/67   I found this image on Michael Fuchs' Dispatch from the Razor's Edge blog and it intrigued me. It was shot in London at the March for Free Expression. What is this contraption the policemen are carrying? It looks like a Nikon digital SLR with a side-mounted video ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/68 Some third-year photo students at U. of Washington have made some decorative improvements to the once bare walls inside a Seattle hospital. The class project was to photograph "hope." One student even asked a few patients and doctors to add their own photos.  "It makes people feel comfortable and ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/69   I love this photo taken by Josh Meltzer. Apparently the BOP judges did too. They named the Roanoke Times photographer the Photojournalist of the Year for the under 115k circulation. There must be something in that Roanoke water because fellow Times staffer Kyle Green won third place. AP photographer ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/70  When Gerard Van der Leun came across Ansel Adams' name on some photos in the Los Angeles Public Library, he wasn't doing a search for landscape photography.I don't normally associate Ansel Adams with parking lots or small format images at all. Like you, Adams means the classic evocation of the ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/71 This looks like an interesting exhibit about socially conscious photos at the Art Institute of Chicago for those in the Windy City area. Runs through June 11.AIC - The Concerned Photographer Sun-Times review     http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/72 What the insurance companies and Scripps is doing to Rocky Mountain News photographer Steve Nickerson is wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. He suffers from a rare, debilitative disease but has found a treatment that is helping, but the insurance company says it is "experimental" and refuses to pay. ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/73 The photographer hopes you do. Claim your reward here  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/74 Mr. Laforet has posted the automator script and some detailed instructions in this SportsShooter message board thread. Turns out Apple had a little more to do with his Olympics workflow than I had originally believed.Via SportsShooter  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/75 The New York Times has recapped the finally-concluded saga between a man who sued a street photographer for selling his image. The photographer won the case. NYT story here  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/76  Following in the footsteps of POYi, the Association of Photographers has announced their yearly awards. Interesting choices. Everything seems very European, if that helps with the description and isn't too offensive. About the contest: The AOP Photographers’ Awards were launched in 1983 and over the ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/77 British photojournalists weigh in on who they look up to. No pictures, but it'll at least give you some names to Google if you haven't heard of these people already.Independent Online story  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/78  Forbes has compiled a list with photos of the most dangerous countries in the world. As expected Iraq and Afghanistan made the cut. Several African nations - Sudan, Liberia, Ivory Coast, etc. - also made the list. Forbes gives some rather obvious tips about what to pack if planning a ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/79  PDN's list of the top up-and-comers for 2006 is out. See it here  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/80 British filmmaker and producer Jerome Olivier has a seven minute clip of his movie "Missing Pages" on his site speaking-pictures.com. Speaking-pictures.com hosts the first seven minutes of “Missing Pages (amended version),” a 24-minute short shot entirely with a digital still camera and manipulated ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/81 New York Times contract photographer Vincent Laforet estimated that before shooting digital, he spent 15 percent of his work time actually making pictures. After digital, that time dropped to 5 percent. Looking to reclaim that 10 percent of shooting time at this year's winter Olympics, Laforet changed his workflow by ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/82 Another great photographer has passed away recently. Gordon Parks, best known as a photographer for his work dealing with poverty for LIFE magazine and as a filmmaker for directing "Shaft," died today. He was 93. Story from MSNBC PDN Legends Online    http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/83 From the Sydney Morning Herald: A photographer who said he "shot up smack" to get closer to the street people he made portraits of has been found dead in his Woolloomooloo home. Peter Darren Moyle, 41, was found dead in his Bourke Street Housing Department unit at ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/84 This isn 't exactly photojournalism, but it's really freakin' cool. Scott Haefner has a website full of photos and instructions on constructing a rig to take pictures from a kite. He actually suspends a digital camera (Nikon D70!) between two kites and takes fisheye, panoramic, or standard pictures using his ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/85 New York Times photographer Doug Mills talks about shooting the Olympics and shares some of his favorite images and moments from the games. Through His Eyes http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/86 The Birmingham News has published work of its photographers from the civil rights movement. Wow. Definitely worth checking out. The section is the result of research by Alexander Cohn, a 30-year-old former photo intern at The News. In November 2004, Cohn went through an equipment closet at the newspaper in ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/87 ASMP and other organizations are trying to gather support against a bill that will effectively make it easier for copyrighted photographs to be used without the owner's consent. ASMP Call For Action http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/88 Fredericksburg Free-Lance Star photojournalists Dave Ellis and Rebecca Sell talk about their experiences helping Hurricane Katrina victims restore damaged photos. I've always wanted to do something meaningful in life. In my 37 years, I've hit many mile-stones. I served my country. Went to college and ... http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/89 Dallas Morning News photographer Barbara Davidson was named POYi photographer of the year. Rocky Mountain News' Todd Heisler was second. San Fran Chron's Michael Macor was third. Winning portfolios found here. UPDATE: Dallas Morning News article here with quotes and more pictures.   http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/90 POYi results are going up as each category is judged. I've got to give a big congrats to my co-worker Fred Squillante who won an award of excellence for the portrait category for this picture.Winners List  http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/42 PDN chose a photographer from each state to showcase their work. http://atomicphoto.net/blog/archives/91