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 [...]

What 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, [...]

Everyone always asks me how much should I charge, but actually they should be asking the client what their budget is. Some publications pay higher than others but their can be room for negotiation if the images are good enough. The link below should help you with pricing your next assignment.
Editorial Pricing Estimator

If you are looking for some serious inspiration you must check out Pictures Of The Year International aka POYI.
www.poyi.org

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 [...]

The 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 [...]