Few will argue with the statement that NPR journalists know how to use audio, so it’s no surprise that when they’re producing audio slide shows, they focus on sounds before pictures. Producer Andrea Hsu has worked on multiple projects and developed her own technique. “I took photos of everything and then figured out what fit where with my audio,” said Hsu.  “I sometimes hear something while I’m recording audio and then take a picture.” NPR senior producer Rolando Arrieta says that slide shows work best when the reporter and the interview subject have specific roles. “You want person who you interview to tell the story – get them to sell the story,” Arrieta said.  “You are the moderator guiding the audience through the story – pulling the cuts/actualities that you think may work the best.” Arrieta also says reporters need to be thinking about the finished product while they’re still in the field. “Have the sense that you’re editing the recording while you’re recording – (mentally) process the tape while you’re recording it,” Arrieta said. He stressed the use of good equipment, recommending a couple of different microphone options. Shotgun mic –Audio Technica AT385 Handheld mic — Electro-Voice And, of […]

Speed has been one of my favorite clients to shoot for in the Charlotte area and I always jump on the opportunity to create Cool TV with them. The last time I worked with Regan Smith was at the Hangar shoot in Daytona as an apprentice with Tom Wells so it was a huge sense of […]

Unlicensed gynecologist Todd Akin may be an expert on ‘legitimate’ rape, but me, all I know is television. Local television, to be exact, the kind your parents used to plan their meals around. These days, the newscast that once mesmerized millions …

Unlicensed gynecologist Todd Akin may be an expert on ‘legitimate’ rape, but me, all I know is television. Local television, to be exact, the kind your parents used to plan their meals around. These days, the newscast that once mesmerized millions …

Russ Hopkins, news photographer with WNAC-TV (now called WHDH-TV) in Boston, MA covering a fire in the early 1960s. Despite receiving burns on his arm and face, Hopkins stayed to finish shooting the fire instead of leaving for treatment. Hopkins is another one of those names from the past whom I have photos of, but […]

College football is back.  I headed down to Birmingham, AL to shoot promos for Fox Sports South’s SEC Gridiron LIVE show.  I was shooting on the Canon 5D. I was pretty excited about this shoot when I first heard about it.  The shoot location was out of this world awesome.  We shot “gladiator shots” and […]

It has been a lean year when it comes to me and quality flight time aboard good ol’ Chopper 9. These lulls come in cycles. Sometimes they last a week, sometimes longer. Helicopter repairs, camera repairs,   Microwave problems, 100 hour inspections…