Mark E. Johnson is on the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication faculty at the University of Georgia, teaching photojournalism and multimedia journalism courses. He talks to the board about some…
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…
Alaska [photo by Don Rutledge] Fishermen know the habits of fish and know they are creatures of habit. So they work hard to be in the best spot to drop their lines to catch…
Christians in Photojournalism July meeting in suburbs of Atlanta, GA Staff photographers have always had a built-in community in their workplaces. Freelance photographers had some community through their professional labs and camera stores in…
Egypt—Missionary Mike Edens (left) worked closely with Egyptian Baptist pastors to enhance their discipleship and pastoral ministries. These pastors—(left to right) Mikhail Shehata Ghaly and Anwar Dakdouk—took MasterLife discipleship training in Cyprus in 1984 Technically, Depth-of-Field—is…
Don Rutledge took this in 1967 inside the Arctic Circle. People are so comfortable with Don that he can be a part of the woodwork.The Eskimo family is my favorite photo that Don Rutledge took.…
Fujifilm X-E2, 18-55mm, ISO 6400, ƒ/3.6, 1/250, custom white balance with ExpoDisc A plot "ensures that you get your character from point A to point Z." The shooting of the story is often not in…
Here is one way to introduce a character running straight at the audience. The show, don't tell. When introducing your character, sharing an experience of the essence with the audience is essential. With the football…
My last post was on the elements of the story. This is just on one of those elements: CONFLICT.Here are some tips on capturing that for the visual storyteller. Conflict—The major problem of the story…
To help with the conflict portion of the plot for my story on coffee growers in Mexico, I had to talk about the immigration issue. Why did coffee farmers risk illegally crossing the border…
Moore Oklahoma Disaster Relief Coverage I find many people who have trouble covering disasters or helping with them due to being overwhelmed emotionally. While seeing horrific tragedy can affect you if it consumes you it…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXytQOkNaq4 Microexpressions Lie to Me is the hit TV [January 21, 2009 to January 31, 2011] series based on the research of Dr. Paul Ekman. Haggard and Isascs are credited with the discovery of…
