Redlights and Redeyes

beach bum

October 10, 2011 by chip

Just stay on the sand. I love these kinds of assignments…and these type of clients. Bay Magazine is visually helmed by Bruce and Suzette Moyer up at the St. Petersburg Times, and they do an amazing job with their photo play in the high-end travel/lifestyle magazine every month. My gig was about perfect – just drive the coastline of Florida from Ft. DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg to Clearwater Beach, stop, head to the beach and make [...]

Categories: Bay Magazine, in print, photos, random gratuitousness, travel • Tags: beach, beaches, Chip Litherland, color, economy, Florida, florida travel, sand, st. petersburg, sun, Tampa, Tourism, vacation, water

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it’s the aperture, stupid

September 24, 2011 by chip

I am definitely coming up with some pieces of flair for photojournalists on the election trail. It can be a lonely place out there covering politics, running from spray to rope to riser, sending from the floor of some conference room, being surrounded by thousands, but only knowing the 10 other photographers in the pool. All of that, and we have to remain neutral the whole time – without a single piece of flair to adorn our credential laden torso. [...]

Categories: photos, politics, The New York Times • Tags: Chip Litherland, CPAC, debate, Florida, Fox News, Google, Herman Cain, Jon Huntsman, Michele Bachmann, Newt, Presidential Debate, Republican, Rick Perry, romney, Ron Paul

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that’s how you debate

September 14, 2011 by chip

Suit. Check. Tie. Check. Podium. Check. Stage full of red, white, and blue accents. Check. Talking points. Check. American flag pin. Check. Finger pointing. Check. Riser. Check. Twenty other photographers getting the same shot. Check. I really do love covering politics…there’s that inherent challenge in making something unique that goes beyond what is literally handed to you. You are given a single seat. You sit. You point. You click. Not only are you put in one spot, you’re almost [...]

Categories: photojournalism industry, photos, politics, The New York Times • Tags: bachmann, Chip Litherland, color, debate, florida primary, gingrich, paul, perry, politics, republican presidential debate, romney, Tampa, Tea Party

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50mm on the 50 yard line

August 26, 2011 by chip

If there’s one thing I actually really miss about my newspaper job is that Friday night ritual of destroying my jeans one knee at a time, the battle of grainy photos shot on unreal ISO’s versus Noise Ninja, and cursing the roster for not having that one player with the number you need. Ahhh, high school football. I popped out to this game tonight at Booker High as a visual vacation from staring at my screen all day [...]

Categories: photos, random gratuitousness, sports • Tags: 50mm, booker high, braden river high, Chip Litherland, color, high school football, prep football, sarasota, sunset football

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FOCUSED

August 17, 2011 by chip

I’m convinced most of my most exciting ideas come from Starbucks-stained napkins…most of which get crumpled up into a pocket and forgotten about. This one stuck for some reason…and now this little napkin is reality. FOCUSED came out of an idea to rejuvenate some film I had. I had no idea how that would happen, but all I knew is I wanted it to be a shared effort amongst my favorite photographers. On a three hour trip to Miami to [...]

Categories: FOCUSED, photojournalism industry, photos, promo, Uncategorized • Tags: analog, Chip Litherland, film, FOCUSED, manual, photojournalism, photojournalists, project

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pdn – school of hard knocks

August 3, 2011 by chip

Had a nice chat with Holly Stuart Hughes over at Photo District News for an article in their September Education Issue about what I’ve learned so far freelancing with a much wider net (wedding, magazine, newspaper, pr, sport, commercial, etc.) this go-round after falling flat on my face a few years back. Go check it out in their digital edition (here). I’m the opening act for Zack Arias. Tweet

Categories: in print, news, PDN, photojournalism industry, promo, shout outs, wedding • Tags: Chip Litherland, freelance transition, newspapers, PDN, photojournalism, school of hard knocks, wedding

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on self-assignments (with a side of mud, booze, and rednecks)

July 31, 2011 by chip

If you don’t like the assignments you are given, make your own. Shooting for free is the kiss of death in this industry, but there’s a time for everything. Sometimes, a self-assignment is worth it. If you are a staffer, the daily grind of assignments can beat you down with every building mug and press conference. If you are a freelancer, the times when the phone doesn’t ring can seem like an eternity. I suggest one of two things: either [...]

Categories: archive, photojournalism industry, photos, promo, random gratuitousness, travel • Tags: beer, belly flop, camo, Chip Litherland, confederate, east dublin, Georgia, mud, photojournalism, red, redneck summer games, rednecks, self-assignments

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sunsets and silhouettes

July 31, 2011 by chip

I spent the week doing a couple things I don’t do very often – disconnecting, actually going to the beach for fun (instead of a shoot), and putting my camera down for a while. The eye candy one night this week was too insane to play around in for a few frames. For as much as I use them, I always have to look up the proper spelling of “silhouettes,” and it still looks wrong…and for as close as Siesta [...]

Categories: photos, random gratuitousness, travel • Tags: chip litherland. cliches, color, god's light, money light, public beach sunset, sarasota, siesta key, silhouette, storm

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mactopsy

July 22, 2011 by chip

Now for something completely random. The insides of a old Apple blueberry G3 I dug out of the shed before taking it to the tree stump and driving a 4″ nail through the hard drive on the way to its burial. R.I.P. ol’ blue. Tweet

Categories: photos, random gratuitousness • Tags: apple, blueberry, Chip Litherland, computer guts, details, g3, hard drive, mac, out with the old, technology

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hey hot shot!

July 21, 2011 by chip

Got a nice little write up from the fine folks over at Jen Bekman Gallery and 20×200 for the upcoming Hey Hot Shot! competition. I have no idea if I’ll make the cut or not, but it was cool to read someone else’s take on a project I literally do just for fun when I’m bored or in need of a visual reset. Thanks – love the site! Tweet

Categories: accidental rothko, contests, in print, news, photos, promo, random gratuitousness, sprawlscapes • Tags: 20x200, accidental rothko, Chip Litherland, color, cover up, cover-ups, graffiti, hey hot shot

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