Category: Business & Industry

December 26, 2007

Sports Shooter Academy V – March 5-9

Passing this along … I’ve heard from several people that this is well worth your time and money to attend … SPORTS SHOOTER ACADEMY V SET FOR MARCH 5 – 9, 2008 Sports Shooter Academy V will be held March 5-9, 2008 in Orange County, California. This hands-on, 5-day shooting workshop will have the “best schedule of events ever,” according...

Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk

December 18, 2007

Stand Ups

Robert Capa said, “If you’re pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” I guess that may not apply to television news … [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3chKKm-IWgQ&rel=1]

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December 18, 2007

How To Publish When There's No Power

After the ice and snow storms that blew through the midwest last week, a lot of smaller publications were left in the dark. With no power in their offices, and possible no access to their presses, how were they supposed to get the news out? Several papers picked up everything and headed home where they had power and continued to...

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December 5, 2007

Internship: NYTimes.com

If you’ve got your multimedia skills up to snuff, the New York Times wants you.

Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Multimedia

November 29, 2007

Offline for a Few Days

I’ll be at the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar for the next two days. If something big happens, I’m sure you’ll find out about it. Full report when I return.

Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

November 28, 2007

Internship: Washington Times

FYI … Summer Photo Intern – The Washington Times Washington, D.C., is the place to be this summer as candidatesrace to the White House. The Washington Times is a metro daily located in the District ofColumbia, with an award-winning photo staff. We are nowaccepting applications for our summer internship program. Ourcoverage, which centers on national political trends, stressesthoughtful, analytical long-term...

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November 19, 2007

It Pays to Reedit

Sometimes. Other times, it just annoys you. But after shooting what will probably be my last football game of the season on Saturday, I sent my 18 photos out to my clients and headed home. Sitting on the couch Sunday evening, I poked through again, just to see what else was in there. Sometimes, you find nothing. Sometimes, you shake...

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October 4, 2007

Ten percent of page views at NYTimes.com are of …

… slideshows. So says Vivian Schiller, general manager of NYTimes.com, in a piece on MarketWatch. (Thanks for the lead goes to Mindy McAdams, Flash Goddess.)

Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Graphic Design/Journalism/Multimedia

October 1, 2007

Workshops of Note

The NPPA’s Flying Short Course: Washington, D.C., on October 26 & 27. This is the 50th anniversary and looks to be hosted at USA Today’s headquarters.The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar: Gwinnett, Ga., on November 30 and December 1. Email me if you’re interested and I’ll put together a contact list. Do it now so we can try to fund some of...

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October 1, 2007

UGA Magazine Club

Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. – The Magazine Club is having a meeting and Kelly Simmons, editor of Georgia Magazine, is coming to chat with us. It’s 6:30 in Journalism 505. Georgia Magazine is looking for freelance writers, so this could be a good opportunity to get some clips, as well as network and get career advice.

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