Friday, April 25, 2008

Shoes.

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"Don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes."

Firm believer of such.
Without entering an incoherent babble on my deep seeded feelings about such things. So here is a link

Stepping into photographer's shoes.

The Cappa awards have been given out. John Moore walked away with top honors, on top of his mountain of awards he has received in recent months. LINK

Also a little tid-bit on promotion ... something I need to jump on.


Thursday, April 24, 2008

Bamboo.

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Copy cats strike again..

Mine

NY Times:
Shrinking portals to the past.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

I am a photographer.

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Getting hasseled while taking photographs in nothing new. I generally get hassled by people wondering why the hell I am photographing the ground, a wall or the sky.
I get asked to take a photo of the random passer-by quite often so I fake just to get them away from me.
I am sure I have had authorities called regarding "suspicious activities" more than once, whether taking photos on the campus of some random school or standing in the street photographing who knows what for a story about the same.
I have yet to run into the naziesque rent-a-cops or overly ambitious rookie that wants me to delete photos or attempts to tells I can't photograph where they have no jurisdiction. I have read many a story about such incidents. Today is I found one of the worst.

Odd Photographer = Terrorist?

Photo Attorney is the creator of probably the greatest piece of apparel since September 2001
Behold:


Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Substitute.

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The Body.

HA!
The lack of communication in the newsroom astounds me! This is what happens you put advertisements before the news.
Advertisement in the wrong place.

Monday, April 21, 2008

This time tomorrow.

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I want SoundSlides...

Kids with guns.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Everybody is working for the weekend.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

Reuse

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More jobs lost.

The Value of News Photograph.
I see my images being swiped and popping up in various places without mine or the newspaper's permission.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Thursday.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Out of work.

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Just a link.

Staff photographers - An endangered species

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Hold the rope.

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Ya got me!
Maybe it is in reference to tug of war and acting as a team. You have to hold the rope to win, work together.

I should post one of these signs in the newsroom, if my assumption is correct.
My mind has been elsewhere in recent times and feel as though this will be a grown in trend as the heat comes my way and when my escape becomes ever more solidified.

A quote from today's link.
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The "retirement" of the buyout brigade has the added benefit of loosening the ugly stranglehold the boomers have over the press. I may be risking self-extermination by advocating wholesale boomer expulsion, but there are just too many of us—especially the older variety—in top slots for journalism's good. The sheer weight of our presence blocks the promotion of the next generation of talented journalists to the most desirable beats."

The good news about newsroom buyouts.

Fresh faces in the newsroom bring a sense of eagerness and excitement that are unparalleled by any amount of incentive. (monetary that is) Day after day of wearing down on those dreams and hopes held by the fresh blood begin to coagulate it into a thick and sticky paste that is resistant to change just becomes another stain on the rug.
After that point, that stain is never expected to change, just be that same old stain, nothing new.