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21 May

Toronto Star Master Glass: Kidding around

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p>

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13 May

Rising star: What makes Toronto photojournalist Ian Willms stand out

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Willms1.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>A young man fishes in a river that is known to be contaminated with cholera, in the village of Mirebalais, Haiti, March 29th, 2014. According to the Pan American Health Organization, the Haitian cholera epidemic is estimated to have killed approximately 9000 people in four different countries. <em style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Ian Willms for the New York Times.</em></em></p>

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7 May

Using hidden cameras ethically

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Hidden camera_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Tamara Baluja, Associate Editor</strong></p><p>Hidden cameras—by their very name—sound surreptitious, deceptive and the opposite of what journalism is supposed to stand for—transparency.</p>

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6 May

Has the “selfie” gone too far?

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Selfie_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Screen grab from New York Magazine</em></p><p><strong>By Masha Scheele </strong></p>

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2 May

Toronto Star Master Glass: Adding movement to video

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, photographer <strong>Randy Risling</strong> shares his wisdom on how to add movement to your camera, in order to make your videos more interesting.</p>

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22 Apr

Toronto Star Master Glass: How to shoot an auto show

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, photographer <strong>David Cooper</strong> takes us for a spin on how to properly shoot the beautiful cars at the auto show.</p>

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15 Apr

Toronto Star Master Glass: Runway photography

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, photographer <strong>Carlos Osorio</strong> showcases his best tips for covering the runway.</p>

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11 Apr

Peter Bregg on what it means to win a lifetime achievement award

<p><strong>By Mark Taylor, Photojournalism Editor</strong></p>

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8 Apr

Toronto Star Master Glass: Mastering depth of field

<p>In the newsgathering business, photographers must shoot in all types of lighting conditions, and often have only moments to capture the best possible shot. It requires skill and experience and knowing photography and lenses like the back of your hand. In this “Master Glass” series, <em>Toronto Star</em> photographers reveal how they do it: the settings, the angles, the lenses, the approach.</p><p>Here, photographer <strong>Lucas Oleniuk</strong> explains three factors that help control Depth of Field, and how to use them to better your photography.</p>

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5 Apr

Live blog: The art of war photography

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v7.aspx?Id=526637&ThemeId=16198" width="700"></iframe></p><p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/peter.jpeg" title="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><em>This event will be live blogged by </em><em>Peter Lozinski, a journalism student at Ryerson University in Toronto. His work has appeared on Canada.com, the Canadian Press wire, and in The Grid.</em></p>

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