Posted by Jim DeWitt on November 3, 2016 at 3:40 PM
There's a very good article at PetaPixel comparing the photos published by the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times of the Cubs players celebrating their World Series win. It doesn't have much to do with nature photography, but it nicely documents the differences between professional photographers and gear and reporters given a half-day course in how to take photos with an iPhone. Worth a look.
Posted by Bill Chambers on November 3, 2016 at 4:10 PM
Very interesting article. I used to work in a newspaper photo department back in the late 70's. We had some excellent photographers. It was so frustrating seeing excellent shots passed over by some moron news editor who knew nothing about photography. They refused to listen to the head of the Photo Dept. in choosing the images they would publish so it always looked like we had a bunch of amateurs on staff when we really had some great shooters.
Posted by Igor Doncov on November 3, 2016 at 6:55 PM
Hah! My favorite comment:
"Everyone has a camera. So what? Everyone has a stove but only a select few are good enough to charge for a meal"
Posted by Max Waugh on November 3, 2016 at 7:00 PM
I agree with some of the comments that this particular case seems to be a problem stemming from not having a good photo editor, first and foremost. I find it hard to believe that in a city like Chicago there's not a good AP photographer (here in Seattle, I've been shooting alongside some longtime photographers for the AP and Getty who have been doing solid work for years). In this situation, it really seems like the Sun-Times was hell bent on choosing a shot to fit an unorthodox layout, which gave them a lot fewer options to work with.
Of course, they have hamstrung themselves by relying solely on wire services and reporters' iPhones. Not having the ability to select from your own staff photos and wire photos really diminishes one's choices.
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3 replies"Everyone has a camera. So what? Everyone has a stove but only a select few are good enough to charge for a meal"
Of course, they have hamstrung themselves by relying solely on wire services and reporters' iPhones. Not having the ability to select from your own staff photos and wire photos really diminishes one's choices.
Max