Behind the Fold Blog
Meet Kai
Tri-City Herald photojournalist Kai-Huei Yau takes you behind the scenes with outtakes, stories and musings as he continually learns his craft on the job. A new column is published every Friday at midnight.
iReport too!
A lot of fuss has been made about the Sun-Times' decision to replace staff photojournalists with freelancers and reporters with iPhones , the latter of which has been widely ridiculed. Stephen Colbert had a funny segment, striking the balance between funny-ha-ha and funny-sad , and the first ...
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Tassel wrasslin'
With the bulk of graduations finished, it's time for my annual look back at back-to-back-doubleheader 2013 (#btbd2013). Like last year, my Friday schools were River View in Finley and Columbia High School in Burbank . To really get crazy, I decided to switch the order of those schools, starting...
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Background and 'round
While I used to consider portraits one of my biggest weaknesses as a photographer, it's turned into one of my strengths over the last couple years. I've become very comfortable with my portable light kit, know its limitations and can usually get a desired look without much fumbling around. But...
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A snowball's chance in Hell
I should know by now that when I complain about something , I will be soon get served by a cosmic breakdancing crew intent on humiliating me.
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Boring bookends
While there is a lot of fun to be had on the job, the bulk of what we do is make the most of boring situations. Bookending the thrill-a-minute world of construction photography are two of the biggest culprits:
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Mold check
While my well-chronicled misadventures with news video have got me down, a couple recent assignments were a nice reminder of what I love about this job. The emphasis on video has pushed photo galleries into the background, but some assignments just scream for stills.
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Put me in cold
Most years, our schedule rotations jive with athletic seasons. This helps you get into shooting shape and get a better sense of each sport's timing as the season progresses toward the more important competitions.
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Clicking against the wind
A rainy forecast for last Sunday turned into a windstorm as reporter Loretto Hulse and I went out to the annual Kite Festival in Richland. I figured that the winds, strong though they were, wouldn't deter the hardcore fliers from flaunting their stuff for the colorful feature.
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Not with a puck but a whimper
For the last few hockey seasons, I've been intrigued by shooting from between the benches where John Allen, left, and Doug Love typically shoot:
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