Photo File: The Moment, originally uploaded by Utter East. Here’s Iraq in the winter of 2009 in one 1/25th-second slice of time. The image would have been interesting if the photographer had used a flash (my instinct in low light) or cropped it in. But, by design, or in the interest of capturing the moment [...]
The Office of the Chief of Public Affairs just announced the winners of the 2008 Keith L. Ware Army journalism awards. Congrats to all.
Almost anything published on the Web these days includes a place for reader feedback. At this point, it seems like the experience of the article isn’t complete without a look at how other visitors reacted. But, for the most part, military publications don’t allow comments, or if they are allowed, moderate them heavily. Part of this [...]
Editing a young writer’s article made me think, once again, of William L. Rivers, author of the most influential textbook in my writing career, prosaically named “Free Lancer and Staff Writer.” The message was equally simple: Never settle for less than the best you can do, and always study to make yourself a better reporter [...]
Photo file: Creative Opportunity, originally uploaded by Utter East. Good eye for opportunity and composition: See repetition in the tool kit and hatch? Interesting lighting — I assumed a camera-mounted flash from the relatively hard shadows, but the image information says otherwise: an existing light image at ISO 2000. Having an astoundingly advanced tool (a [...]
