Change your perspective this Fall
Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 110, ƒ/9, 1/250 Yesterday my AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR came back from Nikon Repair. It came back better than it was just before I fell and broke my…
Month: October 2014
Storytelling?–I don’t think so
Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 7200, ƒ/5.6, 1/250 Storytelling? I don't think portraits tell stories but are part of the story. For the most part, most portraits are the nouns of a sentence. For a…
Your best clients don’t need you.
One of the most interesting business lessons I've heard came from investors discussing startups. They noted that having too many resources too early can sometimes be a disadvantage. When people assume they already know the…
What am I listening for anyway?
Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 5600, ƒ/5.6, 1/250 How To Listen First, before you can decide on what to listen for when dealing with a client, you must tune in your listening skills. These listening…
How good are you? Ask those you impact.
Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 1600, ƒ/9, 1/100 While in Honduras, we interviewed some of the dignitaries to put later into a larger video package. Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 400, ƒ/6.3, 1/25—Off-camera fill-flash using the…
#1 Complaint in Multimedia/Motion Packages
Context Every time I sit down and start editing a package, I come up short with B-Roll. B-Roll is the supplemental or alternative footage intercut with the main shot in an interview or documentary. So,…
Storytelling best in the voice of the subject
Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/8, 1/125 After arriving in the Agalta Valley in Honduras, my first location was at this community chicken coop. The community, with some guidance, formed its community development committee. They…
easyCover–The Otterbox for your camera
When I bought my Nikon D4 cameras, I was looking for a silicon cover like the Otterbox many people use on their Smart Phones. I couldn't find them anywhere. Just before I took off for…
The Human Voice: Storytelling
Nikon D4, 14-24mm, ISO 100, ƒ/6.3, 1/320 Here is a photo of Jose Mondragon, Director, Rancho el Paraiso in Honduras, talking with Laurie Willing, the Executive Director of HOI in Tucker, GA. No matter how…
When to use flash and not to use flash
Nikon D4, 28-300mm, ISO 160, ƒ/5, 1/250–off-camera flash using the Neewer TT850 flash & Neewer 433MHz Wireless 16 Channel Flash Remote Trigger Available Light I love to use available light–that is, any light that…
The Crisis Threatening Professional Photography
Mark E. Johnson, Senior Lecturer of Photojournalism at the University of Georgia, Fuji X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/9, 1/20 [photo by Robin Nelson] I have been speaking to college photography students for many years. Mark…
Meet Honduran Chicken Coop Entrepreneur Claudio Cesar Aguirre
Nikon F4, 14-24mm, ISO 160, ƒ/8, 1/100 I met Claudio Cesar Aguirre, an entrepreneur in Honduras. He was one of a few families that came together. They started a chicken coop with a small grant…