Documentary Photography

I'm teaching a unit on bounce flash techniques, so I needed a snap of my little, teensy-but-useful Nissin Speedlite Di 466 . (Yes, t...

I'm much better looking in person. So much for the funhouse mirror. On Thursday night, I taught Session One of my six-week Seriously Fun...

By the end of a term in my TV Production class, everyone is able to successfully put a lavalier on an interview subject. We did 13 shows thi...

It's a venerable tradition: the in-camera edit assignment . Students in production classes all over the country do it, and it's been...

My students are cutting a scene from a cancelled TV show. It's straightforward: a character walks into an office, talks to two other cha...

Sorry to be all commercial-like, but this is probably the last chance to register for my Advanced Seriously Fun Photography class at Hunter...

Today I'm giving a lecture on editing structure in film trailers. There's more to it than the text below, with lots of examples and ...

My Advanced Seriously Fun Photography class starts at Hunter Continuing Education starts November 5th. So, register now. They've change...

On Wednesday I'm giving a lecture in one of my classes on editing chase scenes. I've given it a few times before, and it's usual...

Today I taught my editing class, emphasizing smart and fast technique. When the students came in, each computer was ready to edit -- but the...

My Seriously Fun Photography class is a go. We meet for our first session Thursday night. It's walking distance from my apartment, and ...

Today was the last day teaching linear editing. We're moving on to those newfangled computer thingies. Now the real fun begins.

Today I taught a class in linear editing. That means tape decks, not computers. It's a good step in the learning process: it forces peop...

My six-week Seriously Fun Photography class starts at Hunter Continuing Education September 17th. That's this upcoming week, so sign up...

When I teach, my main goal is to take complex ideas and make them much more difficult. Oh, don't get me wrong. I try to demystify, and I...

It turns out there's a new edition for "Grammar of the Edit" so I want to update my list of the editing books I'm teaching...

A new term has started, and while things are cut way back this year, it is again the time to think about the ideas behind editing. So here...

I'm teaching an editing class this term and we're using three good books for editors. Which means I'll be rereading all three......

My Seriously Fun Photography class starts at Hunter Continuing Education starts September 17th. So, register now. They've changed the W...

Know anyone looking for an intermediate photo class in NYC? My Seriously Fun Photography begins Thursday. I believe you can still register ...