Spotted this guy in Sugar House, coming off the freeway on my way home. They say to always have your camera ready just in case you see something. I was halfway there. As I raised the camera to my eye for a quick shot (from the moving vehicle), I realized that my autofocus point was set way off to the left. That’s why he’s standing way over there.
Have you seen a truly awful piece of Photoshop work? Clumsy manipulation, senseless comping, lazy cloning and thoughtless retouching are our bread and butter.
That’s the description of the Photoshop Disasters blog, which has quickly become one of my favorite feeds. Page after page of Photoshop disasters submitted by readers.
A recent post included this intriguing shot of Tiger Woods that appeared in a Washington Post publication, where Phil Mickelson (at left) looks like he’s both in front of and behind Woods. Turns out it may just be a trick of the lens rather than an unethical use of Photoshop.
As a photojournalist who strives to work with high ethical standards, I’m conflicted about the mob mentality of the site. I want the public to see how artificial commercial and celebrity imagery has become. And I certainly want to see unethical photographers exposed. I’m glad that the public is watching, and skeptical.
But let’s not hang someone who may be innocent. Of the millions who saw the Tiger Woods photograph when it was initially labelled a Photoshop job, only a handful saw the updates explaining it was most likely a legitimate photograph.
Once you’ve thrown mud at an innocent news photographer’s reputation, it is nearly impossible to clean off.
Ogden – Vietnam veteran Wayne Oster, of Clearfield, takes in a quiet moment before laying a rose at the name of a fallen comrade engraved on The Wall That Heals, a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
I introduced myself only after taking this photograph. I had noticed Wayne walking with purpose to the wall and didn’t want to disturb him. Very gracious underneath his leather and tattoos, he apologized in a cracking voice that he couldn’t talk about what happened over thirty years ago. It was just too emotional.
Wasatch High School’s Forrest Hill just keeps on running for me. One of my favorite photos from last year just took First Place, Sports Feature Photo, in the Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association’s annual news contest.
The complete list of winners is here.
Since I’ve got nothing right now (write now), here are a few of the best things from elsewhere.
1. World Press Photo Interviews. A new set of video interviews where the winners of the top international photojournalism competition talk about capturing their award-winning photographs.
2. PDN Photo Annual 2008 Gallery. Some of the best photography from the past year, collected into galleries. Advertising, Editorial, Books, Photojournalism/Sports/Documentary, Corporate, Personal Work, Stock, Web, Student Work. Always a great resource, and you can pick up a printed copy for around $12 at any bookstore. Get it quick.
3. Raw Take Interview with James Whitlow Delano. I’m always down for any photographer who goes out and does thing their own way, without regard to conventional wisdom. Delano’s style literally makes his black and white photographs glow. Along with the photographs is a thought-provoking interview, as Raw Take always seems to deliver.
If you want to keep up on stuff like this on a daily basis, you can always check out my link site The Click, which is updated continually.
Look at all the cameras around Kobe Bryant after the game ended. I guess still photography isn’t quite dead yet. I wasn’t as interested in Kobe as in the Jazz players, namely Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams, so I left the pack focused on Kobe and moved left.
Lucked into Boozer hugging former teammate Derek Fisher. For the rest of these photos I was on the opposite side of each situation from the other photographers, and that’s where I’m most comfortable.
Kobe came over and I just happened to be in place. I followed Boozer and he walked off the court with Williams.
That (above) seemed to be the perfect photo to mark the end of the season. The two best players on the team walking off together with some fans giving them a somewhat standing ovation. A good moment that tells the story.
They’ll be back next year. Season opener in November.
Jazz lost big to the Rockets the other day. I’m just getting around to posting a few photos. Ronnie Brewer after having a call go against him (above) with the Houston fans going nuts.
Mehmet Okur dunks but gets the facial himself.
And Boozer from the sidelines. Wow. This was an ugly game for the Jazz.
