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3 September 2015
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention (with more than 140 characters). This time we look at faked Vietnam War photos, "natural tonality", Surface Mount Device LED lighting and the virtues of journalism.
- In Questions Raised About Vietnam War Photos, James Estrin digs into the controversy revealed by photographer Jørn Stjerneklar in his Aber Warum? for May Day Press. Stjerneklar just knew it was impossible to compose an acclaimed image -- and he was right.
- Min Thein continues his tonality thesis with Thoughts on achieving natural tonality, which includes some tricky images. "It's all in the transition," he writes. Make sure what shouldn't stand out, does not stand out.
- In his second piece on Surface Mount Device LED technology, Kirk Tuck looks at the $299 CooLED 100 after discussing the $199 CooLED 50. He likes them. They've got punch, he says.
- Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff explains How my high school journalism teacher taught me to run a billion dollar company. That would be Kathy Neumeyer. "Ms. Neumeyer stressed the importance of a good manager, one who focused on clearing the roadblocks for employees and then empowering them to solve their own problems," he writes. And that was just one lesson. Generally applicable, rarely heard, solid advice.
More to come...