Invisible Inkling

Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education.

All About photography

The creative impulse

May 1, 2007 – 8:11 pm

I’ve been talking with too many photographers lately, and as expected, they all think I should take more pictures.  Funny how that works.  All I can say is that in 1-5 weeks I will have a very good reason for taking many pictures for a long time.  I’ll try to give the cameras a better [...]

Newspaper Video: Who shoots it and how do they do it

January 12, 2007 – 8:57 am

The corner of the media blogosphere I hang out in has been buzzing with some great tips, clues, hints, debate, and analysis of newspaper video lately, and I’ve been too damn busy to chime in much, but here’s a few key pivot points for the uninitiated:
Who:

Photographers toting around HD cams to shoot video, record audio, [...]

Ryan’s best advice for new videographers:

November 28, 2006 – 8:00 am

So, did the editors hand you the camera and ask you to shoot the daily news update? First time out on assignment, doing person-on-the-street interviews of passerby?
Here’s the single best piece of advice about photography I have to offer.
I’m pretty sure my mom taught me this one.
Never shoot a woman from below.
Trust me, stick [...]

Not that you asked for my opinion*

October 22, 2006 – 8:45 pm

*In which I make another disingenuous attempt at a regular feature, reviewing several items that have come across my desk/eyes/ears in the last little while.

The Departed: Best Scorsese flick since GoodFellas, although some might debate the merits of this one vs. Gangs of New York.
This year’s Santa Cruz Marching Band Review: Substantially more peaceful than [...]

Doing the South(east) Asia thing

August 15, 2006 – 6:55 am

No, not me, but lots of my friends this summer.
Daniel went to Nepal, Diana went to the Phillipines, Kent went all over the place, and Tom is back in Laos, after rambles all over Thailand and Myanmar and those sorts of places.
All of them are photographers or writers or both, and not just in a [...]