All right gear heads here is a great link to compare the latest HDV recorders. I’m putting my money on the Sony V1U. Scroll to the bottom of the very long post to see the comparisons.(via Dai Sugano) New HDV cameras compared

Rob Finch sent me this email and I thought it would be great to post my answer here and provide a quick tutorial for those facing this scary but fun time of being handed video cameras. So, here it goes…

The Photography Channel

I just got this harebrained idea as I sit here on the verge of starting my latest multimedia project. Why don't I blog about the entire process as it happens. So, here I go. Backstory: Here is the idea. I teamed-up with a reporter to work on a project about, hmmm, let's say, "transportation issues" [...]

Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert on assignment: A Journey with the Gypsies of Romania.  (via the World Picture Network) 

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  (via Seth Gitner's Del.icio.us feed)  Train Jumping – A Desperate Journey | Multimedia Presentation by PalmBeachPost.com A must see, for the intro alone! The pacing and tease is fantasic. Incredible images. I am not a fan of voice-over, but for the most part this works. I would have loved to hear less of it [...]

China Rises: Party Games: The New York Times

    Just a quick post about some recent inspirational audio sites I've come across, a question about a new audio recorder and a link to some basic but fun audio instruction from the BBC.  First, the inspiration-  I really think it's important for us, as an industry to look outside ourselves every now and [...]

2006 Sites and Sounds (washingtonpost.com)

The New York Times > International > Interactive Feature > First at Chernobyl, Burning Still

The Roanoke Times: Hangin with the photogs

Just ran across this very nice feature at the NYT Lens l Essence of Atmosphereby Nicole Bengiveno, produced by Andrew DeVigal and Josh Haner. Some fantastic images and a very sweet dedication to watch out for at the end. I didn't like the music, and it could have been shorter I think. Lots of repetitive [...]

SionPhoto Weblog has a great ‘rant’ about things to think about as “the sky is falling” motto continues to be thrust upon us. -r

I know I will have fun sharing links, ideas, and commentary, but more importantly, I would love to start a dialouge about what YOU need. For example, this is what I am working-on, in terms of tutorials. SoundSlides-Yes, it is ridiculously simple, but still, people still have some basic questions and there are some ‘hidden’ [...]

Here is a list of some of my favorite projects from 2006, enjoy.   Forgotten War     Yearbook