If you plan on making money as a news stringer a Digital SLR camera is a must have. DSLR’s speed, quality and technology is a required tool to have in your bag. Can you pick up a point and shoot camera and make a sale from the image? Yes, but that would be [...]
Read MoreIf you are looking for some serious inspiration you must check out Pictures Of The Year International aka POYI.
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If you are in the market for some new camera gear or just want to know the exact technical specifications and comparisions there is only one place to go DP Review! The Digital Photography Review aka DP Review is hands down the best site for camera reviews and technical specs and tests. This place [...]
Read MoreThe National Press Photographers Association also known as NPPA is a great resource for news photographers of all kinds. Especially those who are freelancers and would like to know what is going on in the news photographer world. NPPA puts out a monthly magazine called News Photographer magazine that is full of great articles, stories [...]
Read MoreThis week I’ve been working on a feature about free yoga classes around the Tampa Bay area and shot a cool one yesterday. I had been busy moving into our new house all day but had to stop to shoot this assignment. It was actually pretty relaxing to watch the participants bend and stretch in [...]
Read MoreSo I’m in Orlando for an event photography gig and the weather is horrible. I am glad that the event is indoors or else we would need boats to get around.
I’m in my hotel watching the news and there are flash flood and tornado warnings for the area! It’s pretty crazy. Tomorrow is supposed to [...]
Thanks for looking at post #1 of the News Photo Blog inside of the News Photo Academy. I will post photos and info from various assignments and spot news incidents that I photograph as a staff photographer for the St. Petersburg Times as well as my freelance assignments. You can view [...]
Read MoreI was fortunate enough to photograph the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis for the STS-132 mission to the International Space Station on May, 14, 2010. I am a big fan of the space program and find it absolutely amazing everytime I photograph a launch. This time I decided to attach my Kodak Playsport Camera [...]
Read MoreHere is a tutorial on Camera Bits Photo Mechanic software which is the program that most commonly used captioning and sorting program for photojournalists worldwide. I will take you through my workflow on how I import, edit, caption, and transmit images to clients worldwide.
Read MoreThis video shows how being at the right place at the right time and having all of your equipment can get you a great shot! I was in Ybor City late one night leaving another job, I was monitoring the scanner because I knew that trouble starts once the nightclubs close for the night. I [...]
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