Business & Industry – Page 103

July 19, 2007

Why do we keep National Geographics?

It’s an interesting question (better than one about what to do with saved fruitcakes) and the Sacremento Bee has taken a look at people who hoard the yellow bordered wonder that arrives monthly. I have periodically thinned my collection, mostly due to space constraints and my incessant habit of moving every few years. (Do you have any idea how much...

Business & Industry

July 18, 2007

Shaina Fishman – Pet Photographer

Photo District News has a short piece up on an up-and-coming pet photographer in New York City. (Who happens to be a friend and fellow Syracuse alum.) Fishman has found a way to take what she knows in a direction few would go – and has been finding success at it.

Business & Industry/Good Work

June 28, 2007

Women in Photojournalism Competition

Worth looking in to, definitely worth attending if you can … CALL FOR ENTRIESFor theWomen in Photojournalism Photojournalism Conference“Expanding our Vision”Photography Contest*The Entry Deadline is July 1st, Please Enter Today* There are no categories, only your interpretation of the theme. Your photographscan represent your definition of the theme through people, place, actionor event milestone. Each photograph is a single entry....

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry

June 7, 2007

A Little Late for This Year …

But bookmark this site for next year – the Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, Va. I’ll probably see you there …

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

June 5, 2007

Students: Store This Away for August

Everyone else, read it now and start practicing. Marc Andreessen has put together a list of things to do to become more productive. Given that “multitasking” is now a must for everyone, finding a way to control our time is critically important. And with the total invasion of computers into our lives, we need to find ways to manage not...

Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry

May 31, 2007

So You Want to be a Freelancer

Over on FreelanceSwitch.com, there’s a handy – and simple – quasi-checklist of things to think about when heading towards the self-employed realm. It’s not an end-all, be-all kind of list, but it’ll get you started.

Business & Industry

May 25, 2007

Don't Delete – So Says Avedon. Sort Of.

If you’ve sat through one of my classes, you know how paranoid I am. I show up early, I stay late, I have backup gear and escape plans. Need to transmit? I find two or three ways of doing that. I’m like that. On top of that, I never delete files. Not at home and, absolutely, never in the field....

Business & Industry/Tech Talk

May 25, 2007

Oh, the Email I Get

Across the transom this morning came this … I am a graduate student at UGA, and have an impending wedding on July 29th. Due to the budgetary constraints I face, I am unable to hire a professional photographer for the wedding. I talked to a few of my friends who went through Grady for their undergrad and they suggested that...

Business & Industry/Thoughts & Theory

May 19, 2007

Job Opp

MediaStorm.org is looking for an interactive designer and a developer. For those living in a cave, Brian Storm is one of THOSE REALLY BIG PEOPLE in the industry. His company has produced some of the most amazing pieces over the last few years, and he speaks at conferences seemingly constantly. MediaStorm packages are not about technology, they’re about great storytelling....

At Work/Business & Industry/Multimedia

May 15, 2007

Useful Web Sites for Journalists**

Former student Chuck Thomson sent this along – a web page with links to all kinds of sources of online information. Everything from government records to vehicle identification number records, all linked from one handy place. Bookmark the page, it’ll be useful at some point. ** And this post marks the 100th entry since the UGA Photojournalism Blog started in...

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