Multimedia Photojournalism
NDP Leader Jack Layton speaks to the media at the Varscona Hotel in Edmonton on Saturday March 14, 2009. The national party leader was meeting with Edmonton-Strathcona NDP MP Linda Duncan and three representatives from local environmental groups to discuss a “green economic recovery strategy” for Canada. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
I’ve discovered how to achieve that super-duper narrow depth of field like you get with medium format (the Martin Schoeller look) without having to buy an 85mm f1.2 or use a Mamiya 6×9 camera …. the secret … use a macro extension tube!
The 85mm f1.8 only focuses close enough to do a head and shoulders… put a short 12mm extension tube on the lens and I am able to almost completely fill the frame on a full-frame Canon 5D camera.
Since DOF is controlled by three things: F-stop, focal length, and distance to subject…. the extension tube allows me to get even closer to the subject = super narrow depth of field. Your focus has to be EXACT though or else you ruin the photo.
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Star gazers look through telescopes at planet Venus during a “star party” as part of the Winter Light Festival held at Astotin Lake in Elk Island National Park on February 28, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
I got this idea from the Strobist DVD and also from the amazing Planet Earth series. Sometimes you have to photograph something in the dark but if you use a flash you will lose that “darkness” look. Solution: Put the light BEHIND the subject and rim light them. Here I set a 550EX flash and a pocketwizard begind the telescopes and people. It looks much nicer than “front light” and still keeps the mood of night time.
The cold seems to follow Ramnarine “Jack” Bridgemohan, 36, who used to drive a delivery truck for an ice cream company in tropical Trinidad and Tobago before moving to Edmonton. He now drives a snow plow for Transportation System Management who takes care of Anthony Henday Drive. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Tropical Snow Plow from Ryan Jackson on Vimeo.
Take a 360-degree panoramic view of the Edmonton Oilers dressing room. Mouse over the jerseys to learn about each number. Panorama by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
I spent WEEKS on this panorama. 2-hours here and there to figure out how to embed the HTML text hotspots and then eventually input all the pictures and information. Thanks to Joanne Ireland for doing the research on each player for her story that ran in today’s Oilers Supliment. I eventually want the panorama to contain all of the Oilers numbers and the names of every player that wore an Oilers jersey. Baby steps though… this one took long enough!
Angela Grant at Newsvideographer.com was very nice to give a critique of my latest video on Ice Racing. Thanks!
Competitor Cameron Mang after completing the 31 kilometre Edmonton Journal Tour during the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival which started at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village and ended at Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Area, 35 kilometres east of Edmonton on February 14, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Competitors take off in the 31 kilometre Edmonton Journal Tour event during the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival on February 14, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Competitors in the 55 kilometre race event during the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival on February 14, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Verner Steinbru crosses the finish line during the Canadian Birkebeiner Ski Festival on February 14, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
I’m teaching part of a documentary class at MacEwan College with Greg Southam. He’s teaching the still portion and I’m teaching the multimedia portion. Here is my two-hour talk on video, basic and advanced technique and examples from shooting regular video at a major daily newspaper.
You can also download the two-hour video in iPod video format.
Also check out my “Multimedia: Know it all… or at least enough to get a job!” Talk and
my class I taught on Audio Slideshows (Soundslides) and Audio Editing.
Enjoy!
“Studio Lighting Video Tutorial”http://www.dphotojournal.com/studio-lighting-video-tutorial/
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