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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. 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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Category Archives: documentary photography
The Last Ten Days
I’ve been away on vacation — walking the Speyside Way in Scotland. I made this image through a pub window in Aberdeen. This fellow was also a pub patron and stepped outside for a smoke. Made with my “street” camera … Continue reading
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Street Photography is so Square
I still use Instagram. I still use it for its originally-intended purpose — sharing pictures. It’s become a bit more “useful” over the years. Not a good thing, in my opinion. I enjoy the square format, although I will sometimes … Continue reading
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A (Short) Tale of Two Photos
Since 1972 when I first picked up, with intention, a camera, I’ve made tens of thousands of images and many hundreds of hours of video footage — much of it I would call documentary. This is a short tale of … Continue reading
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I Collect Graffiti and Street Art
When I was first becoming interested in photography at about the age of 15, I happened upon a book of documentary photography. The Family of Man fascinated me. I was coming to photography from drawing and painting. My earliest career … Continue reading
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Street Photography Advice
A bit of street photography advice flipped past me on Instagram recently: To make your street photography better, pretend you’re shooting video. I found this curious and spent just enough time with the post to discover that what they were … Continue reading
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