Tips
James Nachtwey
I think it’s safe to say that James Nachtwey is the modern time’s Robert Cappa. His photos from warzones and other areas of human disaster are quite exceptional and powerful. It is among his work I found the interest in photojournalism or documentary photography.James Nacthwey was one of three TED award winners this year.Here’s a [...]
Street Photography
I wrote the following text for a guy I know. He was going to use it on his website along with other street photography tips. Anyway. His little project went down the drain so he encouraged me to post it here instead.To start with, the law in general says you can shoot photos of anyone [...]
Photoshop tip: Resize action despite orientation
I’ve been optimizing my workflow to make processing faster and easier. The number one key is photoshop actions.Usually I resize the photos down to the size of a single page width. We rarely (read: basically never) spread photos across two pages, and since I email most of my photos in to the papers, resizing the [...]
Alternative flash source
I’ll usually bounce a flash into the ceiling when possible. And usually behind me to avoid shades under the eyes and cheek.I was on an assignment to cover a discussion/forum thing where two politicians were talking about the future of our schools. It was open to the public who could ask questions and the politicians [...]
Pick my brain
Craig was asking me a few questions about the caravan fire assignment I did the other day. I decided I would give you an insight as to how I approached that shoot.Arriving at the scene the very first thing I do is scan the area to get an idea of the magnitude of the damage [...]
Shooting kids
Shooting pictures of kids is a very touchy subject. There has been a great deal of cases with child pornography in Denmark. That has left everybody way paranoid. Me included being a photographer. Getting an assignment to shoot something with kids I always contact the highest authority on site. If I’m on a school I’ll [...]
Guide to Photojournalism
I’m getting quite a few visits through Google. A great deal of those regarding info on how to become a photojournalist or about photojournalism as a whole.I greatly recommend buying Associated Press - Guide to Photojournalism.
It’s really insightful into the different categories and areas of photojournalism and talks about what makes a great picture and [...]
My approach
So I’ve been talking about how I feel about portraits and what I want out of them. Here’s my experiences on approaching the people so far.
The first couple of times I shot portraits, I was kind of nervous. It may sound ridiculous, but I didn’t want to appear as somebody who had no freaking idea [...]
