You may want to invest in a good sturdy tripod so wind wont effect your exposure, also using your timer or a remote shutter release cable will help reduce possible vibration. Also if your camera has mirror up mode (MUP) that will help reduce camera shake. There is a ton more stuff to do but im...
Says on her webpage she also teaches a course at Maine Media Workshop. I've taken a course at Maine Media Workshop, not her course, and it was a great experience. I learned some new tricks and I left with an awesome photojournalism product I produced. But best bet is try and find some people who...
Personally I almost never check my camera gear. I was with a co-worker flying to an assignment, he checked his gear. It was in a pelican case with fitted foam padding and had the TSA approved locks. We get to our destination and he opens up the pelican case his laptop screen is spider web...
How about an individual who uses music to bring comfort to those who are suffering, a person who volunteers to play music at hospitals. Or how about a bandsmen paying his way through college with a music scholarship.
Generally you only need a release for commercial use of the photo. Nat. Geo. falls in the realm of news/journalism so you don't need permission or a model release. Though I necessarily wouldn't burn bridges publishing a photo the subject doesn't approve, it's bad for repeat business opportunities.
I think in guy holding the video camera handled that well, didn't back down or escalate the situation. He really shouldn't have been profiled and questioned for taking a photo but this is the world we live in.