Social Documentary Photography and Film
Posted in Stirring The Fire on Feb 24th, 2010
I recently returned from the Copper Canyon located in the Sierra Tarahumara in Northern Mexico where I was documenting the work of the non-profit organization One HEART as they address the high rate of infant and maternal mortality among the indigenous Tarahumara. There are about 70,000 Tarahumara Indians—or Rarámuri—scattered throughout the Sierra living in natural shelters such as [...]
Posted in Production Notes on Feb 11th, 2010
As I have mentioned the digital revolution in photography has made my work easier in many ways. One of the greatest benefits is being able to capture images in low light. With the release of the new cameras like the Nikon D3s and the Canon EOS-1D Mark IV this is just getting better.
However, the media [...]
Posted in Production Notes on Feb 5th, 2010
In my last blog I talked about the equipment I am using for multimedia. Sound is such a critical part of multimedia production that I would like to elaborate on the sound equipment I use.
In multimedia you can get away with mediocre images much easier than poor sound. To get good sound you need to [...]