Gearheads don’t get it
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under gear
I’m preaching to the choir here, but this would be nice to print off and save for all those questions you get on assignment about how your camera must take good pictures.
It’s not the gear that matters. It’s you and your ideas that matter. Tone is in your fingers.
Thanks to Koci for the find.
Tags: gear, photography
Action Reaction from Aurora Photos
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under inspiration, reps
A project from Aurora Photos called Action Reaction.
The project starts with one photographer who conceives, shoots and delivers a photograph to Aurora with no restrictions on what that photograph might be. The photograph is then passed on to the next randomly selected photographer for their reaction in the form of another photograph. This creates a visual action-reaction chain that will be updated every 48 hours.
Tags: agencies, aurora, photography, reps
The state of things in the photo world
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under career, freelance, state of newspapers
Vincent Laforet wrote a long, but informative article on state of things in the photo world that I enjoyed.
The article has me thinking about a lot of different things(just ask Jenn) about how I/we plan to approach this scary, but exciting new world of visual storytelling.
I have a ton of thoughts racing through my mind on this, but I need to sleep as tomorrow is another early and long day working in the prison, which I’ll post more about later when I have time.
Vincent writes:
One more thing to consider about the general photography market: supply vs. demand - our formula is WAY off kilter. Do you know that there are more than 20,000 graduates with degrees in photography released EACH year in the U.S. alone by colleges/universities? Contrast that to the negative 100 or so staff jobs opening up each year (that’s a total guess on my part) and you do the math… The freelance market is becoming incredibly over saturated… and that worries me a LOT.
The most important thing that happened to me as a result of leaving my staff job was for me to remove the blinders that I think most photojournalists have on these days. We’re so focused and passionate about what we do that we often don’t see how much opportunity there is in the world of photography - outside of photojournalism.
I’ll leave you with this. If I were 22-years old right out of college looking for a job or a career path, I wouldn’t be focusing on working on x newspaper to get to y newspaper and then eventually z magazine with my 20 image portfolio that contains 2 spot news photos, 4 sports pix, 4 feature photos, and a 10 picture story. That model is dead - to put it bluntly. I’d be thinking big - realizing that I have a chance to be a pioneer in this new world of opportunity. Trying to think up of the next big thing.
Tags: business, freelance, photography
Bertha Magazine
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under magazine
Some needed visual inspiration from Bertha Magazine.
Tags: inspiration, magazine, photography
Build your own pinhole camera
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under diy
Take a break from your computer! Download, print and build your own pinhole camera. Follow the instructions and enjoy!
This looks to be a great rainy day activity for a DIY’er.
Check out the cameras you can make here. Some pretty sweet designs.
Tags: diy, photography, pinhole
Critical Mass
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
Been enjoying the 2006 winner galleries on the Critical Mass website. Not all of it is photojournalism or documentary work, but it’s inspiration none the less.
It looks as if they have a page for the 2007 winners, but it contains the 2006 gallery. Hopefully that changes.
A few photos from the site:
Photo by: Beatrix Reinhardt
Photo by: Donald Weber
Tags: contests, inspiration, photography
A new breed
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
Check out the Verve Photo blog for the work of a new breed of documentary photographers. It’s a nice list that includes some work thats new to me. Geoffrey does a nice write-up of each photographer he profiles. He was kind enough to profile me a few days ago.(Shameless plug, sorry.) Thanks Geoffrey.
Geoffrey Hiller has created Verve to feature photos and interviews by the finest young image makers today. Verve is a reminder of the power of the still image.
While you’re checking out new work see the photo collective Aevum that includes fellow OU photogs Matt Eich and Yoon S. Byun.
Tags: inspiration, photography, photojournalism, school
A Fussy photographer with a fussy camera.
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
Alec Soth in the City Pages.
He’s a fussy photographer working with a fussy camera, and by the time he’s set up the camera and the shot, the subject’s instinct to perform has long ago expired, which is exactly what Soth wants. That’s one reason he avoids shooting celebrities: They’re trained to turn it on as needed and that drives him crazy.
“Imagine if he was standing over there in the corner for like 10 minutes dinking around with his camera the way I do. What happens? I’m getting bored with the experience and I start thinking about other things and I’m not aware of the camera anymore.”
Tags: 2read, photography
Blueeyes and The Mountain Workshop
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
Enjoy the new issue of Blueeyes magazine and the freshly launched Mountain Workshop website.
Tags: inspiration, multimedia, photography, photojournalism
Ideas
Posted by Tim Gruber | Filed under Uncategorized
I love ideas. Don’t we all?
Especially simple ideas. You know the ones that leave you saying, “Why didn’t I think of that?”
The My Audience series by Tim Davis is a great example of this.
See for yourself.
Photo by Tim Davis
On the topic of public speaking if you happen to be in the DC area check out the annual WHNPA seminar and judging going on this weekend.
My friend Travis Dove will be one of the speakers. Knock ‘em dead kid.
via: Colberg
Tags: contests, inspiration, photography, photojournalism
