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Monday, June 1, 2015

Summer: Time to reflect, rebuild and replenish the journalism toolbox

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Screen grab of a social media tool search.    Summer.    For many college students on break, summer is all about relaxing, pa...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Journalism schools must provide photojournalism courses to students

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Breaking news story and photo by Toledo Blade political reporter Tom Troy. Feature story and photo by Toledo Blade reporter Ma...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Perspective and patience pays off with a front page Toledo Blade photo

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Placement of this photo is front page,  top of the fold of the Toledo Blade.  Hydrant 3. (Photos by Lori King/© Toledo Blade) Taken h...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

Owens Digital Video class learns to shoot video with new Canon Rebels

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     The Owens digital video class has been learning Final Cut Pro for a month now, and are finally ready to hone their skills with their ow...
Friday, January 30, 2015

Wayne State University student PJ blogs are now up and running

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   I'm happy to announce that the photojournalism blogs are now up and running for the Wayne State Digital Photojournalism students. You...
Monday, January 19, 2015

Recapping the first week at Owens CC and Wayne State University

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   One week down.   And what a great week it was!    The first week is always my favorite because I meet new students, and it sets the t...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

On being busy, surviving the busyness, and enjoying it as you go

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   The calm before the storm. That's how this week feels as I gear up for the start of this semester.    This will be my weekly teachi...
Saturday, December 27, 2014

Three 2015 resolutions that I just might keep... with lots of help from students

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Myself, center, with the Owens Outlook editors. (Photo by Sean Ferry)       Resolutions are ma...
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Owens' Intro to Photojournalism course: The little engine that could

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Intro to Photojournalism class, featuring Bittersweet Farms marketing director Shannon Dane, center. The class went to Bittersweet Farms t...
Saturday, November 22, 2014

On shooting video stories: Learning curve is steep, but the climb is worth it

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   It’s hard to define bad video technique until you actually see it: bad pans, bad focusing, bad fades, bad zooms, bad audio.   ...
Monday, November 17, 2014

Big crowd enjoys Tiedtke's song & 3,200 lb block of yummy cheese

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  Fighting the crowd. Recording several speeches and editing them down to only a few minutes. Capturing enough B-roll to tell the story of a...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Owens Outlook editors attend national student media conference in Philly

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Me, center, and my hard-working Owens Outlook students ready for our journey, RV style. (Photo by Sean Ferry)  Five Owens Out...
Sunday, November 9, 2014

CMA Storify lesson on Photojournalism: Tools of the Trade

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My Storify #CMA14 lecture on Photojournalism: Tools of the Trade   Finally! I've been waiting an entire year to attend my se...
Monday, October 27, 2014

CMA Storify lesson on cell phone cameras and the media

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   My Storify #CMA14 lecture on Smartphones and photojournalism: [ View the story "Smartphone photos and social media usage for photo...
Monday, October 20, 2014

Owens photojournalism students visit Blade, 13 ABC News studio

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  There was no school at Owens today due to teacher training, so a small group of the Intro to PJ class/Owens Outlook student staffers took ...