February 13, 2011 Vlog: Self Defense, B-roll, Donuts and Upcoming Speakers Where we talk about self defense, b-roll, donuts, upcoming visitor Rebecca Burns and the NPPA’s Northern Short Course. Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Video
February 12, 2011 NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop Texas in April, what could be better? Honestly, I have no idea having only been there, or through there, in August 20-odd years ago. (I will be there in March, though.) Regardless … the NPPA’s Advanced Storytelling Workshop will be April 10-15 at Texas State University in San Marcos. From their site: Lots of people take pretty pictures; we will... Categories Advice & Learning
February 9, 2011 I Love My Job, But … … there are limits. I posted about New York University Professor Wafaa Bilal last year when he announced he was going to have a camera implanted in his head to send images to a Middle Eastern museum. Well, turns out his body had other ideas as it has rejected part of the camera mount. (Thanks to Minla Shields for the... Categories Advice & Learning/Thoughts & Theory
February 9, 2011 One Month Out – The Northern Short Course The National Press Photographers Association’s Northern Short Course was the first seminar I ever went to. I remember piling into my car (the most fuel efficient one amongst my friends) and five of us hauled on down to somewhere on Long Island … or New Jersey … maybe it was Philadelphia? I don’t recall … It was a stunning experience... Categories Advice & Learning
February 7, 2011 Henri Cartier-Bresson Exhibit at the High Museum in Atlanta I can’t wait. I can’t wait. I can’t wait. This has been on my calendar for months and it’s almost here – The High Museum of Art in Atlanta will have the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit open in less than two weeks. I can’t wait. I can’t wait. I can’t wait. Former student Katherine Poss suggested a class field trip, which... Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Journalism/Photojournalism
February 6, 2011 Vlog: Visitors, Workshop Planning, Teaching Workflow and a Software Sale This week we heard from the Washington Post’s Chris Stanford, The Northeast Georgian’s Alan NeSmith and Lane Gresham, talk about workflow as we teach the intro students Photo Mechanic (which is on sale right now) and make a quick comment on the treatment of journalists in Egypt. Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Video
February 2, 2011 SEPPA Convention in Athens The Southeastern Professional Photographers Association’s annual conference will be held in Athens, Ga., March 26-29. While geared more at the commercial-corporate-portrait realm than the journalism realm, there’s still a lot of stuff to be learned there. Organizations like SEPPA do an excellent job on teaching the business side of photography, something every freelancer needs to get better at. They’re even... Categories Advice & Learning
February 1, 2011 Platypus Workshops FYI … PLATYPUS WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED FOR 2011 The Digital Journalist is announcing three new Platypus Workshops for 2011. February 13-19 at Texas State University, San Marcos SOLD OUT March 27- April 2 at San Jose State University, San Jose, CA October 16-22 Maine Media Workshops, Rockport, Me. Thanks to our partners, Apple, Libec and Sennheiser, the only thing you need... Categories Advice & Learning/Multimedia
January 30, 2011 Vlog: Video Consumption, Visitors, New Cameras and Being Prepared This week, we talk about video news consumption rates, a visit from the New York Times‘ Justin Gillis, issuing cameras to the intro students and feature an interview with Michael Barrone who had the presence of mind to drop his lunch and chase a news story for The Red and Black. Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Video
January 26, 2011 Uh-oh … The Flash Bus Tour is Coming to Atlanta Joe McNally and David Hobby are pairing up to tour the states this spring in a big bus loaded with flash gear. The Atlanta stop is April 2 … I think I may need to get my kids together and get in there. Egads, the thought of the two leading proponents of small flash units together … I’ve seen McNally... Categories Advice & Learning