Wrapped up trip to Lima, Peru
Jeff Raymond talks with missionaries during our time planning the workshop logistics in January in Lima, Peru. [X-E3, XF18-55mm ƒ/2.8-4 R LM OIS, ISO 640, ƒ/3.6, 1/100] Spending time in Lima, Peru, this week has…
Research Trip to Lima, Peru
You can see where we are in Lima, Peru. This is the desert. Also, you know how this is a major city with over 10 million people living. [X-E3, XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8 R LM OIS, ISO 400,…
Reviewing Photos for Portfolio
Alex Gomez & Kevin Williams [NIKON D5, 70.0-200.0 mm f/2.8, ISO 100, ƒ/2.8, 1/4000] Every time I review images I have taken to see if I can update my website. I have found fewer "Portfolio"…
Get Close & Explore a Subject
"If your pictures aren’t good enough, you aren’t close enough”– Robert Capa This year I have been teaching Intro to Photojournalism. This is the first photography course for many of the students. For many in…
Ministry of Presence core to my Photojournalism
John-Michael Riggs, from Knoxville, TN, dressed like a warrior to be part of The Annual Trans March which started at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Riggs says he alternates from…
Photojournalist Instagram Feeds I Follow
Eugene Richards He is a photographer, writer, and filmmaker born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1944. After graduating from Northeastern University with a degree in English, he studied photography with Minor White. In 1968, he joined…
Instagram storytelling works best with enticing narrative
Disclaimer: I have been researching how to write more effective story-oriented captions that remain journalistic. This is some of the research I have done. If you were to grade my caption writing at the moment,…
Talk Your Way In, Shoot Your Way Out
Billy Weeks enjoys meeting people and talking to them about their story at the Georgia National Fair in Perry, Georgia on Friday Night, October 5, 2018. [X-E3, XF18-55mm ƒ/2.8-4 R LM OIS, ISO 320, ƒ/3.6,…
Headshots require the photographer to direct the model
When working with actors for their headshots, I have to feel them and see how much direction they need. Michael Tolbert [NIKON D5, 85.0 mm ƒ/1.8, ISO 50, ƒ/5.6, 1/160] There is a fine line…
ACP Special Exhibition: Picturing Justice
Tonight I attended the Atlanta Legal Society's opening reception for Picturing Justice. I was attending because my friend Robin Rayne had her photos exhibited. Picturing Justice is an annual exhibition that explores how photography can illuminate…
Might as well sell your camera if you don’t take it with you
My wife will tell you that I never go anywhere without a camera. This is the mantra I am also telling my students if they want to get better. “The best camera is the one…
Unless I see … I will not believe!
The power of the Words & Visuals was demonstrated this Sunday in my church. My wife Dorie Griggs led our Sunday School class time this Sunday by inviting her friends from the Islamic Speakers Bureau…