I carry at least one camera with me at all times not including my iPhone4 because as we already know news can happen at any time. One night I left my cameras charging at home and went out to eat with my wife at one of our favorite Tampa restaurants. About half way through the [...]
Read MoreSo when I went to sleep last night there was a 60-70% chance of launch tomorrow but during the tank filling process this morning there happened to be a major leak in one of the umbilical cords to the tank. And if that wasn’t bad enough NASA discoved a 8 inch crack in the foam [...]
Read MoreI’ve covered the annual Guavaween party in Ybor City for the past 12 years and this year had to be the weakest one by far! The balcony’s were empty, the crowds were sparse and all of the ladies kept all of their clothes on. It was a far stretch from years past when people let [...]
Read MoreIt started out with the normal parties to cover, starting with the Erotic Exotic Ball at Club Skye in Ybor city on Monday followed by Jackson’s party on Friday. Jackson’s has one of the largest Halloween parties in Tampa with a $4000 costume contest which attracts people in wicked costumes from all over Tampa [...]
Read MoreSpace Shuttle Discovery was scheduled to launch on Monday and I had my Canon 500mm lense ready to go but with a string of bad luck Discovery still sits on pad 39A waiting to blast off. Space Shuttle Discovery has been delayed from everything from fuel leaks, engine problems and now weather Friday [...]
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No matter what your party affiliation is, when the president comes to town it’s a pretty big deal. Recently I photographed President Obama and Vice President Biden as they visited Tampa together and i’d like to share some tips and tricks with you.
Normally it is unusual for the President and Vice President to make appearances [...]
Hot Tips for Writing Photo Captions
By Kenneth Irby (More articles by this author)
Visual Journalism Group Leader/Diversity Director
Photo captions are an integral part of newspaper storytelling, but they are often the most underdeveloped element in the mix of words, graphics, and photographs in a newspaper. A poorly executed caption can destroy the message of [...]
Read MoreWhat to Do When Police Tell You to Stop Taking Photos, Video
By Al Tompkins at 12:01 AM on Jun. 23, 2010 – Article Source
A recent Gizmodo story, “Are Cameras the New Guns?,” created quite a stir in journalism circles recently. Gizmodo found that there appears to be an increase in the number of citizens arrested [...]
Copyright Primer
By: Michael Grecco michael@michaelgrecco.com
PART ONE
In 1976 congress passed a comprehensive copyright act that went into effect in 1978. That act is what we are governed by, for the most part, today. The law prevents the publishing, distribution and even photocopying of a copyrighted work without the creators permission (known as a license). That means [...]
RIGHTS 101: What Writers Should Know About
All-Rights and Work-Made-For-Hire
Contracts
A position paper from the
American Society of Journalists and Authors
“All rights” and “work made for hire” – these contract terms sound simple enough. But what does it really mean when writers sign contracts containing them? Bottom line: in most cases, [...]
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