We reach for our cellphones whenever we are doing something we feel is important or significant to document it.
Is it our way of preserving something that we can later share? Continue reading Are we becoming too used to being on camera?
Somewhere along the way the promising information superhighway became a whirlpool of misinformation and even mischief.
Previously news media were the gatekeepers who checked the facts before publishing a story.
Nowadays the pressure of immediacy and who’s first takes precedence over the facts.
Case in point: the now infamous case of the prank names for Asiana flight 214 pilots’ names.
Coverage of the Malaysian Airlines MH370 story has been nuts.
When I contributed to the Rising Blackstar blog, I always felt visitors to that website had scathing comments no matter how innocuous a post that was written.
The internet in the words of Sade is “no place for beginners or sensitive hearts…”
It’s best to develop a thick epidermis.
After all, written words even with the full flavor of emoticons can never reveal the true spirit of what is intended.
Those of you who’ve met me might know that I don’t like to draw a lot of attention to myself.
This may have to do with the sort of photography I used to do: newspaper photography.
I documented the news in pictures.
If I showed up at an event and everyone knew who I was, it might affect or cram my style as some would say.
Folks would want to visit with me and I would probably be unable to stay low key and operate as a casual observer. Continue reading Photography: freelancing versus paid staff positions
I’ve been teaching photography part-time now for about 7 years.
I hope I’m improving as a teacher.
If I’m not, at least I know my photography has improved.
It was the last thing I would expect to happen. Continue reading Becoming a better photographer by teaching