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Creating a week in pictures

Simon Wright — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:47:22 +0000

MSNBC have published a behind the scenes video of the history and process behind their Week in Pictures gallery, a weekly wrap-up of the best in photojournalism. It’s well worth watching to get a sense of the the amount of editing work involved in producing the galleries. There’s also a brief cameo from Tom Kennedy, multimedia editor at washingtonpost.com.

Worth a thousand words

Eric Auld — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:46:49 +0000

Photography plays such an important role in storytelling. Sometimes all you need is a great photo; this list of 20 Photojournalists’ fantastic portfolios proves the point beautifully. Make sure you check out Mustafah Abdulaziz, John Schreiber and Benjamin Lowy from the list.

Behind the cover

Simon Wright — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:14:24 +0000

Photographer Peter Belanger’s timelapse video of creating a Macworld magazine cover is mesmerising to watch, and reveals just how much effort goes into the seemingly simple cover photo. Think of it as the photography equivalent to Mike Kus’ slide design time lapse video, which tracked the process of designing a presentation earlier this year.