http://www.ianhillmedia.com Journalist, Editor, Online Content Producer Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:32:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/test-photos-in-downtown-stockton/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/test-photos-in-downtown-stockton/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:39:41 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1694 Record photographer Clifford Oto, I was inspired by the clouds that marked the skies around San Joaquin County this week. Unlike Cliff, however, I lack skill with a camera. I'm still learning. After I left the gym Thursday and Friday morning I spent a few minutes taking test photos of the sky in downtown Stockton as seen looking east on Main Street from Hunter Square. Most of the photos I shot Thursday looked like this.]]> http://www.ianhillmedia.com/test-photos-in-downtown-stockton/feed/ 2701 http://www.ianhillmedia.com/creating-the-elements-of-a-new-media-story/ http://www.ianhillmedia.com/creating-the-elements-of-a-new-media-story/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:32:33 +0000 Ian http://www.ianhillmedia.com/?p=1642 Flip HD camera for multimedia. My first test of the kit came Jan. 5, when I brought my cameras to the Andrew Jackson Jihad concert at the Plea for Peace Center in Stockton. It resulted in a blog about weeknight entertainment in the city that you can find here. I discovered that producing the text and video for the blog was relatively easy, as I have experience with both. Taking photos, however, was a challenge that involved making a complicated connection between the light, the subject and the technology of the camera. It’s as much of an art as it is a science, and it gave me additional respect for the great news photogs I know and admire.]]> http://www.ianhillmedia.com/creating-the-elements-of-a-new-media-story/feed/ 1860