January 2007
The Loss of a Mentor
As a kid growing up in the little town of Salisbury, MD, no single person made me want to be a TV photographer more than Scorchy Tawes. His unique name always stuck in my head, but it was Scorchy’s character stories and moving pictures that I could never forget. After Read More →
Live Truck Falls Through Ice
Sometimes while covering the news, we become the news. A WDJT-TV (CBS 58, Milwaukee, WI) live truck fell through the ice while working on a story about ice safety on Sunday. Although no official word has been released from the driver, it looks as if she thought she was driving Read More →
Hanging on a Wire-Less
In my first television job, we had one wireless mic to be shared among all the photographers. It had a huge receiver that was probably meant to be rack-mounted… thus it had to be carried in a backpack. It was cumbersome and heavy and not the slightest bit convenient — Read More →
ITVA “First Thursday” in DC (on second Thursday)
Marty Atias and ATS Communications of Silver Spring, MD, in association with the ITVA‘s Washington DC chapter & Interface Video, will present ITVA’s first “First Thursday” meeting (held on the 2nd Thursday this month, January 11) on Direct To Edit Recorders for video & audio. For Video, we will focus Read More →
KGO-TV Photographer Pushed by Police on Golden Gate Bridge
from abc7news.com (KGO-TV) By Heather Ishimaru Jan. 2 – KGO – There are questions today about how the Golden Gate Bridge District handled a demonstration there yesterday. A confrontation between protesters and police resulted in closure of the walkways to everyone, and in a scuffle between an ABC7 News photographer Read More →
Desk Lighting for those who Light
Lighting experts always promote the quality of bounced light. Now you can have your very own mini c-stand reflector and 5K light on your desk. Designed by a Film Gaffer, it’s a great idea… although the price doesn’t reflect it’s MINI stature. From Hammacher Schlemmer:The Gaffer’s Bounce Lamp.Designed by motion Read More →