Advice & Learning – Page 21 – Visual Journalism

November 25, 2013

Gear Week: New or Used?

Throughout the week, I’m going to write a series of posts about buying gear. As we near the end of the semester with graduations and holidays approaching, the number of questions I get from students about putting together a kit skyrockets. I am, by nature and nurture, cheap. Or, as we would say in my native New England, frugal. Or,...

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November 24, 2013

Gear Week: Where to Buy

Throughout the week, I’m going to write a series of posts about buying gear. As we near the end of the semester with graduations and holidays approaching, the number of questions I get from students about putting together a kit skyrockets. This is the first one, following will be entries on the types of cameras out there, lenses, specific bodies,...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism/Tech Talk/Thoughts & Theory

November 23, 2013

Photoshop and Lightroom for Cheap

There has been much consternation amongst the visual masses over Adobe’s decision to move to a subscription model. I’ve run the numbers in the past and think it’s not a horrible deal. But this makes it much sweeter: If you sign up by December 2, you can get Photoshop and Lightroom for $10 a month on an annual contract.

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November 20, 2013

Northern Short Course Volunteer Applications

Head over to the volunteer section of the NPPA’s Northern Short Course page and you’ll find info on how to apply to be a student volunteer at next year’s event, scheduled for March 13-15 in Warwick, R.I. Applications aren’t due until January, but why wait?

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

November 19, 2013

Rules for Storytelling

This can’t be of any value as it’s not a prime-number list, but I’m still sharing – Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling. Not all apply to journalism, but a surprising number do.

Advice & Learning/Journalism/Multimedia/Photojournalism/Video

November 12, 2013

If It Feels Like We’re Targeted …

… that’s because we are being targeted for cuts in the newsroom at a much higher rate than our colleagues, according to a Pew Research Center report. How bad is it? Data from the last three years alone further highlight this job insecurity. From 2010 through 2012, ASNE recorded an 18% reduction in full-time photographers, artists and videographers. That compares...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 22, 2013

Ansel Adams: Master Marketer

Over at The New York Times’ Lens blog, Jonathan Blaustein takes a look at how Ansel Adams marketed himself with great results. Amazing how many of the techniques he used apply today. Shameless Sales Pitch: Think you need to get better at marketing? The NPPA’s Busines Blitz will be here in Athens this Saturday, October 16, with a section on...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Photojournalism

October 17, 2013

NPPA Student Quarterly Clip Winners

The last round of winners in the National Press Photographers Association’s Student Quarterly Clip Contest have ben posted. These images were made between May and July, all students should spend some time looking to see what the standard is for photojournalism images right now. The next deadline is November 7 for images made in August, September and October – start...

Advice & Learning/Competitions/Photojournalism

October 15, 2013

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Early Registration Ends Tonight

Yep, early registration for the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar ends at midnight tonight – log in, get your tickets and get ready to learn. I can’t make all three days, but I’ll be there for Saturday’s speaker lineup. Want to see mind glowingly good portraiture? They’ve got Gregory Heisler. Sports your thing? Brad Smith from Sports Illustrated is on tap. Coverage...

Advice & Learning/Photojournalism

October 14, 2013

He May Not Be Worried, But I Am …

This will take you some time, but read through Bryan Smith’s profile piece in Chicago Magazine on Michael Ferro, the guy now running the Chicago Sun-Times. Any hope Chicagoans may have had for the Sun-Times remaining relevant ends with this segment: Ironically, Ferro insists that he loves photography. On our tour, he grows particularly animated as he proudly points out...

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Category: Advice & Learning

Gear Week: New or Used?

Gear Week: Where to Buy

Photoshop and Lightroom for Cheap

Northern Short Course Volunteer Applications

Rules for Storytelling

If It Feels Like We’re Targeted …

Ansel Adams: Master Marketer

NPPA Student Quarterly Clip Winners

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Early Registration Ends Tonight

He May Not Be Worried, But I Am …