Motion
A lot of people are afraid of showing any motion in their images. They think the blur is distracting, or shows bad camera control, however showing motion in an image is a great way to make it seem more alive, more “real,” and add a sense of urgency and confusion.
What’s in the bag?
One of the most common questions any photographer gets asked is “What’s in your bag?” Well, let me go through what I take with me on my international trips.
Using rhetorical arguments in photojournalism
There are four main rhetorical principles that are the widely accepted modes of persuasion. I’m only going to give a nutshell view of these principles, they can be understood to be much broader than the simplistic way I’m going to talk about them, but this isn’t the place to delve too deeply into philosophic debates. [...]
Visual Storytelling – How to be effective
Have you have ever wanted to learn how to be more effective in using images to effective real change in your audience? It’s much more than just taking a pretty picture. It includes rhetorical arguments, intent and much more that are actually equal, if not more, important than aesthetics. If you want to know more, [...]
What story are you trying to tell?
Ryan Lobo, a documentary film maker and photojournalist gave a TED talk that was incredible and inspiring. “Sometimes focusing on what’s heroic, beautiful and dignified, regardless of the context, can help magnify these intangibles in three ways, in the protagonist of the story, in the audience and also in the storyteller, that’s the power of [...]
