Photos, videos, & stories by Vincent D. Johnson
When My Most Popular Photos Are Out Of Focus They say you rarely go viral for the the posts you want. To be honest I hardly consider the number of likes and retweets I received on one of my recent … Continued
Facebook Is Doing More Than Just Recognizing Faces In Photos Alt Tags in image metadata may be telling search engines more than you want to them to know First; what is an “alt” tag? Without being to wonky, an alt … Continued
In High School Sports, The Best Photos Don’t Always Make It To The Paper In the world of professional sports photography you live & die by your ability to get the pivotal moment of a game captured in your frame. We … Continued
Why My First Front Page For A Major Daily Newspaper Was A Huge Letdown Or, how incredibly awkward the situation created by the Chicago Sun Times photo staff layoff was. First I want to go on record, I’m completely grateful that … Continued
Super Moon over Chicago’s Willis Tower Sure it’s been awhile since the Super Moon rose up over Chicago, but when I was photographing it I had an idea last minute idea for a time lapse video and I’m just … Continued
The Shit Show That Is The Family Portrait Let me just say… Family portraits can be a real shit show sometimes. Especially when they are your own family and you are doing the photography. In general getting a group … Continued
Not Doing What I Want To Do As I’ve mentioned before, when things happen I want to document them visually. However sometimes life calls us to not do the thing we feel compelled to do. On a rainy night in … Continued
Always ready. Always Steady. This Is What I Do. Holding it together while blood is covering your own eyes isn’t a big deal for me. However I know plenty of parents who might look at this photo and wonder how … Continued
OK, so maybe I am an adrenaline junkie. So I think I established the fact that getting close to explosions for a better photo is something I don’t have an issue with. I failed to mention that had I not … Continued
I would never compare what I do with the job of a police officer, firefighter, or a soldier, but if you have ever noticed when there is a conflict, or disaster, there are always a few photojournalists around. I’m guessing … Continued