In his portfolio slideshow he actually used a song from the Dropkick Murphy’s (an Irish punk rock band) and it really fits, which is awesome!

Anyway, he recently released what everyone says is an amazing book of photography stories and lessons called “The Moment it Clicks“. It’s on my amazon wish list if anyone feels like being super nice to me.

He also has a really great blog with great stories and photos. His recent post called “The long and winding road“, goes back in time a bit but then leads up to a special moment he has with his wife, Annie. While in Santa Fe I also met Annie who is equally awesome and they are both so nice and great to be around and as is obvious from the pictures in that post, they have a special relationship.

I highly recommend taking his classes or buying his book or at the very least, reading his blog.

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Joe McNally is pretty awesome

However, I do really like one of her current projects called “Killers Kill, Dead Men Die“. It’s a film noir photography shoot involving just about every actor or actress you can think of. It also utlizes a style of post processing that I am experimenting with myself.

(image hotlinked from vanityfair.com)

Check out the slideshow by clicking here.

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Cool Slideshow by Annie Leibovitz

Nobody likes it when I say this, but the future of photojournalism is video. Everyone freaks. Everyone calm down. Everyone needs to just relax. Take a deep breath. I said video. I didn’t say the death of the still image. I didn’t say that still photography is no more, it’s going to be all video. I’m not saying that. I’m saying in the future for photojournalist – particularly those working for newspapers – if you don’t develop those skills in multi-media – whether it just be audio or audio and video – you’re going to have a lot tougher time advancing in your career or getting a job in the first place.

It’s already showing up. There are already people doing it. There are already students who probably know how to do it already. They’re going to have those skills and those skills are going to be put into play.

I only copied over part of the answer, but you should click on over if you have an interest in photography or video and read more. The rest of the interview is actually really interesting too, as he talks a lot about his conflict zone work and the ethics of a photojournalist. It’s fascinating stuff, to me at least.

Here’s the link to a slideshow of the Pulitzer Prize winning Portfolio.

or check out his website www.davidleeson.com.

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Video from a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer

So the Santa Fe Workshops just released the Summer/Fall 2008 Catalog and they used 7 of my images throughout, including 2 half pages. Next to every image is the copyright owner’s name, so everyone who looks at the catalog knows who shot the images. I’m pretty excited to have my work exhibited next to work by some of the best photographers in the world. It’s my first National Publication and it’s really validating.

Here’s what the amazing Scott Kelby had to say about it in his blog

I just got the 2008 spring/fall catalog of classes from the Santa Fe Workshops, and since it’s just a listing of their upcoming classes, I guess I wasn’t expecting to see so much incredible photography, but…it’s filled with incredible photography! It’s a beautifully designed catalog that makes such great use of photography that I had to sit there with it for a few minutes, and just let the images soak in.

You can view a PDF of the catalog by clicking the link below:

http://www.santafeworkshops.com/userfiles/SummerFall08Catalog.pdf

To request the 2007 Summer/Fall catalog by mail or to find out more about workshops and scholarship opportunities, visit www.santafeworkshops.com, call 505.983.1400, or email info@santafeworkshops.com.

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My First National Photo Publication!

you can check it out by clicking the link below…

Earth Shorts

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Photo of the day on Earth Shots

We got a giant case of these canned Mocha Lattes and used it as fuel for the trip. Those are the ones I drank during a 3 hour period while we did some internet work on the campus of MTSU.

Man, you gotta be really hurtin for a job, if you see this sign and decide to apply as a janitor at a gas station.

This is a pretty cool tattoo I saw on a girl.

It was a great trip, except for one mishap of communication at the end, and hopefully you will soon see the fruits of my efforts online.

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Photo Project: Nashville and back

What that means is that sometimes I try taking pictures that make people uncomfortable, like in the picture below. I always shoot first and ask permission second. What this does for me, is preserve the authenticity of the moment, especially when dealing with strangers in public. But sometimes I’ve been asked to stop taking pictures. I’ve had people threaten to physically harm me if I continued. Sometimes I keep shooting and sometimes I stop. It just depends on the situation.

The guy in the blue shirt and the beard is one who threatened me. When I told him I had a right to shoot, he stepped in front of my camera and wouldn’t get out of the way. So the above shot is really my only one from that car wreck. And just FYI, I usually stop at a car wreck and offer my assistance, if my assistance is not needed, THEN I get the camera out and take pictures.

I know where I have the right to shoot and where I should have permission and I’m not afraid of defending my rights. I also guarantee that no one is going to take my camera or CF cards from me, unless my life is in danger (getting mugged, etc…).

Below is a link to a handy PDF article that outlines your rights. I keep a print out in my camera bag.

The Photographers Right.

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Your right to be a photographer!

Here is a picture of me doing some video work down in Mexico. I’m interviewing a great photographer named Katie Bryant about her experiences with the Santa Fe Workshops. This picture was taken by Amy Goodman, who also is a great photographer. click on the picture to go to her Flickr page…

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Me… at work in Mexico!

So, I’m a multimedia producer. I’m a photographer. I’m a videographer. I’m an editor. I just have yet to really bring it all together in the same project. The project I linked to above is an interesting example of how it can all come together to tell a story. I mean why should you be limited to one type of media? I found out while I was in Mexico how difficult it is to carry two sets of gear and wear two hats, video and photo, and try to come out with anything good. It was tough. I feel like I got good stuff with both cameras, but I had no intention of blending the two and so I’m not sure they will mix. Anyway, I’m interested in giving it a shot and seeing what I can do by mixing it all up and trying out this new way of doing things called Multimedia.

By the way, I came across that story because I was exploring the MediaStorm website. Bob Sacha, whom I worked with down in Mexico, just started working for them doing that exact type of thing. His photography is amazing and I expect his multimedia work to be equally amazing.

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Multimedia Project worth looking at

Please list the medications you are currently taking:

Tequila- It reduces the complications associated with being alive.

The man who submitted that form is standing in the center of this photograph. And what do you think he is drinking?

His name is Eddie Soloway and besides being a comic genius, he’s also a great photographer and teacher. Check his site out: www.eddiesoloway.com

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What medications are you currently taking?

I eventually decided the photo community is a better feature to have than total control over the display and hosting abilities so I started looking around.

Flickr is a pretty good website but I was reluctant to pay the $25 for the pro account. Well a few months ago, Zooomr came along. Zooomr could well be called a Flickr clone, however it is more advanced and has some features that are really cool. What really attracted me to them was that they are giving free Pro Accounts to bloggers who sign up and post a picture that is hosted by zooomr. About half the pics on this blog are hosted by Zooomr.

If you are interested in reading the lowdown on the deal check this link. It’s 2.5 gigs per month of upload ability which is plenty for most people.

I haven’t been able to recommend them though, because they didn’t have a mass uploader. You had to upload your pics one at a time. If I am going to embrace a photo hosting they gotta have that feature. Well today I discovered they implemented a mass photo uploader so now I can honestly say I am happy with my service so far and you should check it out. My Zooomr page can be found at this link.

The list of features can be explored by clicking this link. They have Geotagging and Portals which are both pretty cool…

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Zooomr

http://pxn8.com/

In a nutshell it is an online photo editor. So you could use this instead of photoshop for some quick cropping of an image or some sepia tonage. You can either upload a picture and work on it or enter the web address of an image already on the net. After you apply your edits, it has a built in flickr uploader or you can save the image to your hard drive. It has a pretty friendly interface and it’s pretty quick and responsive. I had no trouble screwing up perfectly good pics although more editing options are always nice.

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Pxn8.com Free Online Photo Editor

The shows were awesome, I took a few pics myself. Underoath’s new album just debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Top 200.

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Underoath at The Music Hall

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HDR photo editing technique

In other news, I got my car back tonight. It looks good but there a few minor things I might need the shop to fix next time I am down there. Total cost: $3500. Thats about how much I thought it would be. I’ll get some pics uploaded soon.

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I got stood up by a Band!