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A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 5 – Recording audio with smartphones
Ivo Burum
First and foremost, story rules and a story focus should always dictate the relevant technology and approach — mojo, or hybrid. Having said this, once...
A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 4 – Developing Mojo Stories
Ivo Burum
In 1993, while working in television, I taught select groups from our audiences to use small digital video (DV) cameras to tell their own personal...
A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 3 – The best sound and apps for a mobile workflow
Ivo Burum
Once you have decided whether your phone is mojo-friendly — enough speed, power, and memory — you might consider the following mojo tools.
A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 2 – New Smartphone or Old?
Ivo Burum
One of the first questions I’m asked during my training workshops is, “Can I do mojo on my phone?” “Not if you don’t have memory!”...
A Free Guide to Mobile Journalism Part 1 – What is Mojo?
Ivo Burum
More than three billion smartphone users use more than six million apps to create and upload 500 hours of video every minute. Journalist Charles Feldman...
Planning is key: Why you need a production book and how to create it
Setareh Sarmadi
Productions culminate in a shoot — a shoot results in the assets. Assets are delivered and badabing-badaboom a job well done. Professional photography in a nutshell, albeit...
How I pulled off this fiery levitation photo in a single exposure from start to finish
Zach Alan
The photo trickery of a levitation shot has been around for ages now, and is a great way to create a compelling image and get...
Stop Shooting on Manual: When to use Auto ISO
Jay P. Morgan
Hi, this is Jay P Morgan. Stop shooting on manual. This is when you should use auto ISO. That really comes into play when I’m...
On the depiction of Africans in photo contests
Allen Murabayashi
As a child during the 1980s, I grew up with a weekly diet of TIME magazine and the evening news. The famine in Ethiopia during...
Tips for getting cinematic GoPro footage on the trail
Jan Schrieber
Keeping your pack as light as possible while documenting your adventures can be a real challenge. But with the newer GoPro cameras, as unbelievable as...