January 28, 2009 Southern Short Course in News Photography The Southern Short Course in News Photography is coming up quickly – next week in Charlotte, N.C. See me about going and we’ll help group folks to head up. Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry
January 28, 2009 17th annual Southwestern Photojournalism Conference FYI … Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is excited to host the 17th annual Southwestern Photojournalism Conference, Feb. 27 – March 1, 2009. The conference, supported by Christians in Photojournalism, benefits those who believe photojournalism is a calling and the act of bearing witness is essential. This year’s speakers include Scott Strazzante, staff photographer for the Chicago Tribune; Bill Fortney of... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry/Craft
January 28, 2009 Another (Former) Student Winner From the in box … After Lindy (Dugger’s) good news about scoring 2nd place for spot news in NPPA’s monthly clip contest, I realized that I had placed third in NPPA’s monthly multimedia contest! First place went to the The New York Times and second went to the St. Petersburg Times. Check me out. [Ed’s. note: Lindy seems to have... Categories At Work/Business & Industry
January 20, 2009 UGA PJer in DC Documentary Photography student Rachel Bailey has skipped out on class today to be in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration. (With my permission, for my class, at least.) She’ll be bringing us a first-person report on the Grady Journal site this week, but in the meantime has managed to get two photos published on the New York Times’ web site –... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Good Work
December 11, 2008 "Do You Have a Photograph of Jesus?" It happens all the time – photo archivist get a call looking for a photo of something … something that could not have been photographed. Laurie Hill has built a video based on the strange requests the Hulton Archive and Getty Images get. Thanks to Mike Johnston at The Online Photographer for the link. Categories Business & Industry
December 8, 2008 SEO for Photographers “SEO” is “search engine optimization,” and it’s a little black art we all need to learn. It’s what helps your web site get found on the net. It’s not enough just to build a beautiful site, you have to keyword it and structure it so potential clients can find you. Levi Wardell over at Black Star Rising has a good... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Graphic Design
December 4, 2008 Where the (Wild) Jobs Are NPR is looking to hire web producers for Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Why do we care? Read this: Dedicated Web Producer for Morning Edition, responsible for the show’s overall online identity with a special focus on social media, blogging and Web 2.0 functionalities. (Emphasis mine.) Yep, your mad Facebooking skills might pay off … Categories At Work/Business & Industry
November 20, 2008 Internship Opp Yeah, I know … it’s been kind of slow here on the blog. We’re at that point in the semester where everything is piling up on my desk – student work, new course proposals, curriculum review, international proposals for 2010 … BUT – this came across Twitter a few moments ago (thanks to Ryan Sholin) and it’s too good not... Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Multimedia
November 13, 2008 (Camera) Geek Predictions for 2009 Thom Hogan has posted his predictions on what camera goodies we’ll see in 2009. Real inside baseball stuff, but the talk about market share is something to pay attention to. While we focus on storytelling, there’s an industry that provides us with the tools to do that storytelling – it’s mildly important that we pay attention to that industry. Categories Business & Industry/Tech Talk
November 12, 2008 Burnett's Behind Beijing Video David Burnett, founder of Contact Press Images and an all-around amazing guy, has published a behind-the-scenes-look at covering this summer’s Olympics in Beijing. Long, but if you’re a Burnett fan, worth watching. Categories At Work/Business & Industry/Craft