Three tips, better shot: The night sky

I rarely get the chance to shoot a sky without light pollution, a hazard of living in lower New York. When I’m out and about though, I try to get away from the city lights and capture the stars above. While there are many ways to capture the night sky (star trails come to mind) this … Continue reading “Three tips, better shot: The night sky”

Three tips, better shot: Montauk Point Lighthouse

The Montauk Point Lighthouse. Whenever I feel like I haven’t done any photography in a while, I head out east and I’m inspired by the beauty and peace I find out there. It’s very easy to make the “postcard image” of the lighthouse, but how do you make something different of a subject that countless others … Continue reading “Three tips, better shot: Montauk Point Lighthouse”

2015: Year in photos (oh, and welcome to this site!)

In 2011, I started Journographica, a blog dedicated to journalism, visuals, and visual journalism in as many forms as I cared to blog about. It was primarily aimed at my journalism students (I used to teach journalism at Stony Brook University) and it offered buying advice, shooting tips and other news and information on the … Continue reading “2015: Year in photos (oh, and welcome to this site!)”