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Friday, July 31, 2015

Don't make excuses: Embrace photo stories if you want a job

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Aaron Mora, 7, son of the Johnston's Fruit Farm owners, inspects his bees. This was taken on the second shoot. These three photos are ...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Why an old dog can teach young smartphone pups new tricks of the camera

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   On cellphone photography.    Once again I ponder this question while updating the syllabus: Should I teach cellphone photograp...
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.   ...