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Frame by Frame is my blog about nonfiction visual storytelling from critique to practice. I am an Emeritus Professor of Media & Journalism, Missouri State University. Co-founder of Carbon Trace Productions 501(c)(3) documentary film studio. I continue to work on nonfiction projects of all kinds. See my documentary site Eyewitness. I’m available for hire as a director, cinematographer, editor, and news photographer. Based in Aveiro, Portugal. Note: The Terms of Use published at rhetorica.net also covers this weblog.
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Monthly Archives: December 2025
Documentary Photography 101: Example of Good
So what is a good documentary photograph? Take a look at this one. It’s good. The evaluation of a photograph as good, or something less than good, must take its context into account. The photograph above is not so good … Continue reading
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The Whole B&W Thing
I’ve made many little “mini docs” in black & white that you can find on my YouTube channel. Much of this is about my desire to begin doing my larger documentary projects in black & white. Eventually, I want to … Continue reading
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Rejecting Digital Perfection
My Fujifilm X-E1 rangefinder is beat to shit. I’ve dropped it numerous times. I even broke a fall with it during a hike while using the monopod it was on as a walking stick. Back in my photojournalism days I … Continue reading
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How Does Malick Look?
In the previous installment of this series I asked what happens when you run the well-worn narrative framework of sequence filming through the decisive moment and the dogma of Terrence Malick? I still don’t have an answer, but I work … Continue reading
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Documentary Photography 101: More Than News
Is news photography also documentary photography? Yes. News photography documents the immediate news situation. Shortly thereafter it is history. That’s a rather simplistic timeline, but for the most part it holds. Today’s news photo from the city council meeting is … Continue reading
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