December 11, 2009 Not Enough B-roll? Help is Available! This is a bit of a stressful time for some students. (Some, not all.) So a little humor, particularly for those going into or having gone through a video journalism class here. Categories Advice & Learning/Good Work/Video
December 11, 2009 Advice from Outside I’ve been saving this for a while* but today seems like the right day to roll it out. Next week may be better, or too late, I can’t tell right now. Ryan Sholin (who if you’re not reading and you’re a student of modern journalism well, then, you’re not enough of a student) posted a while back some advice for... Categories Advice & Learning
December 10, 2009 Traffic Means Income, So Get More Web Traffic Over on the National Press Photographers Association’s web site, Allen Murabayashi (the CEO of Photoshelter) has a great post up to help you start thinking about your web site. He has a list of simple questions you have to answer – and ways to get those answers. If you’re freelancing, your web site isn’t a place to post photos –... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry
December 10, 2009 Study Photojournalism in Berlin (Now with Video) I posted this a while ago, but there’s new info … the University of Florida does a two-week study abroad program in Berlin every year. Several of my students have done it, all come back raving. Prof. John Freeman sent along a link to this video done by one of last year’s participants: Categories Advice & Learning
December 9, 2009 Opportunity Costs and the Lazy Young Journalist FAIL FASTER. There, now everyone knows my teaching philosophy. It’s how I structure every class, it’s how I lived the early part of my life. Why? Because the costs of failing are low and the possibility of massive successes are high. Ninety percent sure something won’t work? Why not try it and be 100 percent sure? And why am I... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry
December 9, 2009 Alexia Foundation for World Peace and Cultural Understanding Competition Disclosure – I have worked with the Alexia Foundation in the past and I have a great deal of admiration for this program, there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn’t enter. See me and I’ll help. Study photojournalism in London Alexia Scholarship pays all tuition for fall semester at Syracuse University London Program in England Cash grants, equipment and... Categories Advice & Learning/Competitions
December 8, 2009 What’s In Jack’s Box? (Yes, that was a terrible headline.) A while back I put together a giant gear post and some people scoffed at it. No one needs that much stuff. (Yes, you do.) No one would carry that much stuff. (Yes, they do.) How the heck am I supposed to carry all of that around? (You’ll figure it out.) So while you’re... Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry
December 4, 2009 Career Advice Have been posting a lot of stuff for students of late, sort of feel I need to give those in the field something to gnaw on. This popped up in my Twitter feed and, under most circumstances, I’d say it’s a good thing to ponder. But given the job market, maybe it’s something to tuck away for later … Categories Advice & Learning/At Work/Business & Industry
December 4, 2009 Study Photojournalism in Berlin We had one student do this last year, and a few several years ago, and all reported it to be a great experience. The University of Florida’s summer program in Berlin studying photojournalism still has a few slots left, get your application in to them ASAP. Categories Advice & Learning
December 3, 2009 Be THE Problem Solver One of the things I hope all my students take away from our time together is an ability to solve problems, to figure things out. It’s a much more valuable skill than calculating flash exposures, really. In the end, most of journalism comes down to solving problems – looking at information, processing that information and presenting it to an audience... Categories Advice & Learning