October 22, 2010 Fonts of Knowledge Turns out, good typography makes things easier to read, harder to learn. Who knew? Categories Business & Industry/Graphic Design
October 15, 2010 UGA Motorsports Workshop Wrap-up It has been nearly two weeks since my world went very, very quiet. My hearing has recovered and the memories are still pleasant, seems like a good time to talk a bit about the UGA Motorsports Photojournalism Workshop. This is an insane idea, to be honest: Take one class full of college students to one of the premier motorsports events... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work/Journalism
October 11, 2010 Still Think Twitter Doesn’t Matter? Do YOU have a job? Categories At Work/Business & Industry
October 11, 2010 Lifeboaters, One-Skill Wonders and Digital Natives I wish I could take credit for all of those titles, but I cannot. Tom Davidson, a “strategic and tactical consulting on how digital technology changes the economics of media businesses,” came up with the phrases in a post he wrote about going through resumes and the types of applicants he saw. Love this graf: The kids in that third... Categories Business & Industry
October 10, 2010 On Being a Wire Service Shooter This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart, much Iike that middle school sweetheart who went off to great fame as part of the prom court at the reform school they ended up in … So much hope, and they amounted to something, just not what you expected. Brian Ach, a stringer for Wireimage, has a... Categories Business & Industry
October 4, 2010 Internship Opp.: White House Deadline Extended You have until Sunday, October 10, to get your info in to them. Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry
October 4, 2010 Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar – Dec. 3 & 4 It’s coming up again, get it on your calendar and plan on being there. It’s that time of year again to begin planning for the winter migration to Atlanta on December 3rd & 4th, for the 38th Annual Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. This years Friday offerings include workshops by Paula Lerner “The Art & Commerce of Multimedia”, SI’s Bob Rosato “Inside... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Craft/Journalism
October 3, 2010 Great Shot of a Chip Shot Really, there’s not much to say that this story doesn’t say itself … The Mail’s Mark Pain stood his ground, even when a gold ball of the club of Tiger Woods was coming right at him. Categories Business & Industry/Good Work
September 27, 2010 Internship Opp.: Associated Press The Associated Press’ internship application deadline is still more than a month away, but why wait? Get your stuff together and get it in. Photo Internship Program WHAT IS IT? A highly selective, 12-week, individually tailored training program for students who are aspiring photojournalists or photo editors for the summer of 2011. AM I ELIGIBLE? The internship is open to... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry
September 24, 2010 Why Archiving Is Important Over on the New York Times, there is a story about a lost television recording of the last game of the 1960 World Series that has been found in a wine cellar of Bing Crosby. Aside from the Yankees losing that game, it is a nice reminder of the value of finding long-term storage solutions for our own archives. Right... Categories Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Tech Talk