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Thursday, June 7, 2012

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   This blog is temporarily inactive due to another blog I maintain for myself.    I will resume posting to this blog in the Fall.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The end is here but changes will never end

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   The semester is over, the grades are posted and I am already looking forward to next semester.    I'm contemplating a few changes: ...
Sunday, April 29, 2012

You have the tools, so get out there and tell photo stories!

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      Dear PHO245 students:       The end is here.       You've spent 4 months learning the basics of a photojournalism career. I'...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

PJ student turns a portrait assignment into real news value

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This photo might not be a Pulitzer Prize winner, but it earned Shalisha Russell the Student of the Week title! The following is a porti...
Friday, April 13, 2012

Assertiveness is just one of many attributes of a photojournalist

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PHO245 student Paul Murray works the room in the Sunshine Home. (Photos by Lori King) Be assertive, yet respectful.     While wat...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012

PhotoJ students get out of the classroom to document real life

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Christian climbs a fence for that perfect shot of a horse grazing at the Sunshine Home barn! (Photos by Jolee Hatfield-King) Aaron ...
Friday, March 30, 2012

Twitter allows me to escape from my isolated hometown bubble

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Twitter comments by PHO245 student Aaron Gonya.    The other day I was surfacing Twitter and discovered a new blog about journalism eth...
Sunday, March 25, 2012

End of semester means community project is near

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Photo by PHO245 student Mariah Teet Photo by PHO245 student Shalisha Russell.    Wow. That's all I can say when viewing the spo...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Learning to capture motion and moments through sports

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Intro to PJ student Paul Murray, front, shoots his first basketball game...EVER! He shot the Lady Rockets as they blasted Cincinnati to ad...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Intro to PJ student conquers his fear of feature photography

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Mages gather for Friday Night Magic. This is a strong overall shot of the gaming scene. (PHO 245 photos by Paul Murray) Nice detail sh...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

Capturing famous politicians and media frenzies

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Media frenzy captures glimpse of Newt Gingrich as he exits a campaign speech at BGSU. (Toledo Blade Photo/Lori King)     Sometimes it...
Monday, February 27, 2012

Feature photography documents slices of life

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   It’s  week 8 of 16, or hump week, and we’re right on schedule.    Last week the students were given their first shooting assignme...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Camera gear show and tell includes 600mm lens

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Intro to PJ student Mariah Teet cradles a 600mm lens, the monster of all lenses.    Today I hauled in to class most of my camera gear for...

A photojournalist strives for perfection commits career suicide

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   Last week the students were introduced to the First Amendment and photojournalism law and ethics.    I explained to them that ...
Saturday, January 28, 2012

Social media gives students a voice in the Blogosphere

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   It was exciting to see the students create their blogs last week.    There were lots of questions on how to create certain elements, how ...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Students will blog for more than letter grades

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   The first block of instruction on the basic meaning of news ended today.    Now that the students are aware of the major elements of a n...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Photojournalists should first have a keen sense of what news is

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   What is news?    That's a good question that really doesn't have a definitive answer. News means different things to different...
Monday, January 9, 2012

Welcome new Intro to Photojournalism students!

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   Dear new students:    Today I welcome you to the Intro to Photojournalism course.    You're a small class, only eight registered, b...
Friday, December 23, 2011

Winter break

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   This blog is on winter break until Jan. 9, 2012, when a new crop of collegiate photojournalists begin their citizen communicator training...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

The end of the semester is 'bittersweet'

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   Tomorrow is the final day of class this semester. As one student wrote in her blog yesterday, it will be "bittersweet."    My ...