Offers a short quiz of five questions for those who would like to become a photojournalist. Discusses photocomposition, depth of field, recent product developments, photography magazines, and the difference between a photographer and a photojournalist. (PRA)

Notes that the technical quality of publication photography has remained static in the last 10 years, despite advances in digital technology. Discusses fact and folklore regarding six statements about photography, including auto focus cameras are superior to manual; action pictures are better than posed pictures; and layout and design are more…

Provides tips for improving photography in school publications. (FL)

Asserts that a mini weekend photo workshop can solve big publication photo problems. Offers a sample schedule of a one-day photo workshop. (PRA)

Maintains that student photographers must improve their knowledge of equipment, elements of composition, and photo editing to eliminate weaknesses in student publication photography. (SR)

A successful professional photographer, Joe Meyerowitz, discusses his life and work. He has gone from painting to art photography to commercial photography. A believer in the poetry of everyday life, Meyerowitz recommends that students stand on a busy street corner or walk a certain route consistently, and then photograph it. (CS)

Offers four brief stories on redesigning "The Columbus Dispatch" newsroom, what changes technology caused, what high school teachers should teach photographers, and what skills are needed in packaging the news. (SR)

Describes several lessons learned during a photographer's internship. Discusses the reality of shooting day in and day out on deadline and helps photojournalists learn more about what the working environment is like. Notes the uniqueness of an internship and how it provides critiques, mentors, equipment knowledge, and tighter editing. (SC)

This article describes six types of photographs: (1) descriptive; (2) explanatory; (3) interpretive; (4) ethically evaluative; (5) aesthetically evaluative; and (6) theoretical. Notes that these categories overlap and that a photograph will fit into several categories simultaneously. (JDH)

This article describes how a secondary teacher used a camera to photograph his students while working on one- and two-point perspective. It is maintained that the use of the camera provided a new regard for the students and a new respect for what both they and the teacher were doing. (JDH)

Past categorizations of photographs are critiqued, and a new category system is offered that asks viewers to consider photographs as if they were analogous to various types of language statements: descriptive, explanatory, interpretive, ethically evaluative, aesthetically evaluative, and theoretical. (Author/RM)

A capsule review of the basics for contemporary yearbooks, ranging from the need to improve photography to the ways in which a curriculum section can be made more interesting. (RL)

Finds that the recent National Press Photographers Association code of ethics can serve as a model for any photography staff. Discusses how digital imaging is becoming commonplace in classrooms, due to decreasing costs and easier software. Explains digital terminology. Concludes that time saved in the darkroom and at the printer is now spent on…

Offers advice on choosing and arranging various kinds of art work for school literary magazines. (SRT)

Special feature includes "There's More to Blur than Meets the Eye" (Davidhazy), about photographic imaging; "Photography Lab's Silver Lining" (Borchers), about recycling silver; "Budget-Priced Layout Programs for School Publishing with DPT [Desktop Publishing]" (Dose); and "Good Learning and Good PR--All in One…