While we traversed the floor of NAB 2010 in Las Vegas last week we were able to catch up with several industry movers and shakers as it relates to the future of the News Photographer.
Stewart "Lenslinger" Pittman conducted interviews with B-Roll.net founder Kevin Johnson, KSHB News Director Peggy Phillip, Poynter Institute Media Trainer Al Tompkins, Veteran Network News Cameraman Les Rose and Las Vegas News Photographer Ozkar "Latin Lens" Palomo.
These folks shared their insight into the world of Broadcast News and how they each think One-Man-Band Photographer/Reporters will shape it's future.
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
NAB 2010 - Day 2
Converging Medium
You may think this is some fancy pants operation....Stewart, Rick, Adam and me running around Las Vegas pretending to know what we're doing....well...we know what we're doing but how we're doing it is nothing short of piecemeal.
From Adam's consumer JVC HD Camcorder to my $25 Radio Shack adapter cable we're carry far fewer dollars worth of equipment than during our 9 to 5 routine.
But we like to think we're giving it our best effort despite our lack of fancy pants equipment. I mean look at what Lenslinger had to resort to for his blog because his laptop is at home in a hundred pieces!
Equipment...that's just a money thing. Maybe some of our new aquaintences will pony up a nicer camera and a wireless mic for us to use next year....or maybe I'll just by one.
From Adam's consumer JVC HD Camcorder to my $25 Radio Shack adapter cable we're carry far fewer dollars worth of equipment than during our 9 to 5 routine.
But we like to think we're giving it our best effort despite our lack of fancy pants equipment. I mean look at what Lenslinger had to resort to for his blog because his laptop is at home in a hundred pieces!
Equipment...that's just a money thing. Maybe some of our new aquaintences will pony up a nicer camera and a wireless mic for us to use next year....or maybe I'll just by one.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Leaving Las Vegas
Maximum Altitude
On the Flight Home from Vegas this week the Pilot warned of some storms we'd have to avoid.
With my trusty GPS attached to the window I was following our flight across the country. When we got to about St. Louis the pilot throttled up and began to climb from our 36,000 feet cruising altitude.
As I watched the numbers rise I wondered what it would be when we leveled out. It was what you see in the following picture. Almost 41,000 feet....the max crusing altitude of the newest 737s.
Not too much later we passed over some kick-ass thunder boomers....I've got a video clip I'll add later.
With my trusty GPS attached to the window I was following our flight across the country. When we got to about St. Louis the pilot throttled up and began to climb from our 36,000 feet cruising altitude.
As I watched the numbers rise I wondered what it would be when we leveled out. It was what you see in the following picture. Almost 41,000 feet....the max crusing altitude of the newest 737s.
Not too much later we passed over some kick-ass thunder boomers....I've got a video clip I'll add later.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
NAB 08 - Video 4
Kevin Johnson Interview
Kevin Johnson built a website on a whim in 1996 to share pictures with his family.
What it became is certainly a tribute to his chosen profession as a Television Photojournalist. B-Roll.net is a place where TV Photogs all over the world hang out in their down time and share tips, tricks and overall (as Lenslinger might say) tomfoolery.
This is the first of two videos that make up about a 12 minute interview by Stewart "Lenslinger" Pittman with B-Roll.net creator Kevin Johnson.
(Part 2 will be here as soon as it uploads)
PART 2....
What it became is certainly a tribute to his chosen profession as a Television Photojournalist. B-Roll.net is a place where TV Photogs all over the world hang out in their down time and share tips, tricks and overall (as Lenslinger might say) tomfoolery.
This is the first of two videos that make up about a 12 minute interview by Stewart "Lenslinger" Pittman with B-Roll.net creator Kevin Johnson.
(Part 2 will be here as soon as it uploads)
PART 2....
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
NAB 08 - Video 3
People and Their Peds
Sure, the N in NAB stands for National, but people travel from all over the world to come to NAB in Las Vegas and check out the latest greatest in TV gadgetry.
And the sheer amount of new stuff on the floor demands a sizable amount of space putting these peeps and their peds through the paces.
And the sheer amount of new stuff on the floor demands a sizable amount of space putting these peeps and their peds through the paces.
Monday, April 21, 2008
NAB 08 - Travel Tech
In Flight GPS
Have you ever done this?
My trip to Las Vegas last week is the first time I've flown since I've had my GPS and I was eager to see how it would work from the confines of the sardine tube in the sky.
The answer is GREAT. Other than taking a bit longer to lock onto the satelites it easily tracked the speed, altitude and location of the aircraft.
I was even able to attach the GPS to the window of the plane so I could have it in front of me for the entire flight.
It was neat to follow the map and be able to identify the cities, towns and even bodies of water we were passing over. If you noticed the power cord coming from the unit, that's because I attached it to my laptop to power it for the duration.
The only downside is the restrictions on using electronic devices below 10,000 feet. (It would have been cool to see the GPS track us right down to the runway!)
My trip to Las Vegas last week is the first time I've flown since I've had my GPS and I was eager to see how it would work from the confines of the sardine tube in the sky.
The answer is GREAT. Other than taking a bit longer to lock onto the satelites it easily tracked the speed, altitude and location of the aircraft.
I was even able to attach the GPS to the window of the plane so I could have it in front of me for the entire flight.
It was neat to follow the map and be able to identify the cities, towns and even bodies of water we were passing over. If you noticed the power cord coming from the unit, that's because I attached it to my laptop to power it for the duration.
The only downside is the restrictions on using electronic devices below 10,000 feet. (It would have been cool to see the GPS track us right down to the runway!)
Saturday, April 19, 2008
NAB 08 - VIDEO 2
As Seen on TV
In TV lights provide the illumination that make the pictures look pretty and what would a good script be without a way to read it live on TV. In Video from Vegas number 2, Lenslinger and Turdpolisher take a (not really close or in-depth) look at fancy new L.E.D lights for cameras, a big light that rivals the sun, a soft box that can backlight the paranoid, a frezzi that can't add intelligence and they even take a stab at the Gettysburg Address.
(SAME VIDEO UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE)
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Friday, April 18, 2008
NAB 08 - VIDEO 1
Welcome to NAB...TV Photog Style
As Promised here's some video. One of several to come. This is just an introductory look...a teaser if you will...at some of the things we saw at NAB 08.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
NAB 08 - (Not so)Live from the Floor
with Lenslinger and Turdpolisher
In what seemed to be a weeklong trip, Stewart "Lenslinger" Pittman, Rick "Turdpolisher" Portier, and I made the trek to Las Vegas for NAB 2008.
We hung out with friends old and new, roamed the NAB floor, partied with fellow photogs at the B-Roll Bash, got way to little sleep and have now all returned home with hundreds of pictures and hours of video.
Now comes the hard part....making something out of all of that material.
Coming up in the next few days to a week check out this site, along with Turdpolisher's and of course Lenslinger's for in-depth and sometimes amusing (to us anyway) stories from the floor of the Las Vegas convention center and NAB 08.
Some of the topics on tap include - 3 almost famous and righteous dudes, the little car that could, the capital city sprinter mobile, how to light video with AA batteries, why supermodels are better than a camera dolly, how Abe Lincoln got through the Gettysburg Address and best of all, an in-depth interview with B-Roll.Net owner and founder Kevin Johnson.
(and now to sound like a cheesy TV tease...) All that and more coming up as quickly as I can compress video and press publish.
For now...Here is a link to the pictures the 3 of us took. Check 'em out while I get cranking on the video.
We hung out with friends old and new, roamed the NAB floor, partied with fellow photogs at the B-Roll Bash, got way to little sleep and have now all returned home with hundreds of pictures and hours of video.
Now comes the hard part....making something out of all of that material.
Coming up in the next few days to a week check out this site, along with Turdpolisher's and of course Lenslinger's for in-depth and sometimes amusing (to us anyway) stories from the floor of the Las Vegas convention center and NAB 08.
Some of the topics on tap include - 3 almost famous and righteous dudes, the little car that could, the capital city sprinter mobile, how to light video with AA batteries, why supermodels are better than a camera dolly, how Abe Lincoln got through the Gettysburg Address and best of all, an in-depth interview with B-Roll.Net owner and founder Kevin Johnson.
(and now to sound like a cheesy TV tease...) All that and more coming up as quickly as I can compress video and press publish.
For now...Here is a link to the pictures the 3 of us took. Check 'em out while I get cranking on the video.
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