Advice & Learning – Page 68 – Visual Journalism

March 30, 2008

NPPA Convergence 08

Info is up on the National Press Photographers Association’s Convergence 08 conference. Held in Louisville, Ky., at the end of May, this is a total immersion program – four days of hands-on learning.

Advice & Learning

March 25, 2008

When Shoots Go Wrong

If you’re freelancing, it pays to have insurance. So says John Harrington at Photo Business News and, well, anyone else who’s thinking … Why? Because things go wrong. In this example, it’s a model who gets injured by a lion. (No gore, a lot of bruising, though.) There are lots of stories of equipment getting damaged out there, but this...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

March 24, 2008

What Does a Multimedia Package Need?

Mindy McAdams, Flash Goddess, has the answers on her blog now, based on reviewing projects from masters students.

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

March 19, 2008

New (to me) Blog: A Photo Editor

Just learned of this (from the rejuvenated MultimediaShooter.com site): Rob Haggert, former photo editor at Men’s Journal and Outside Magazine, is blogging about life at the other end of the phone. I’ve only read a few entries, but I’m feeding it into my NetVibes account. I’m quoting too much here, but under an entry titled “Magazines Behaving Badly” (about slow...

Advice & Learning/Business & Industry

March 19, 2008

"10 Tips for Becoming a Wired Journalist"

The Student Newspaper Survival Blog has a post on 10 things you must know. Go read it, it should sound familiar by now. If it doesn’t, read it again. And memorize it.

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

March 18, 2008

VII Seminar

FYI … Come Celebrate VII Turning 7 VII SEMINAR in DUMBO Dates: May 16th, 17th & 18th, 2008 Location: Klitgord Auditorium-New York City Technical College Address: 285 Jay Street (in downtown Brooklyn), New York 11201 This expanded 3 day seminar will include the following:VII Photographer presentations including their latest work along with newest members, Marcus Bleasdale and Franco Pagetti.VII Network...

Advice & Learning

March 4, 2008

Guests

I try to bring as many guests into my classroom as possible. For starters, this is an excellent way to decrease the amount of time I need to prepare for any given class … I kid, of course. In reality, I bring folks in to offer up different perspectives, to help flush out something that I’ve discussed or to add...

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

March 4, 2008

5th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture & Diversity

Legendary photojournalist Gordon Parks’s is remembered through a competition and a workshop in Fort Scott, Kansas, each year. If you’re headed towards Kansas in October, may be worth checking out.

Advice & Learning/Competitions

March 3, 2008

John Kao on Innovation

This is SO WORTH an hour of your day – Robert Scoble interviewing John Kao about innovation. In fact, I may require every one of my students watch this. And suggest it be played at the Northern Short Course and the Southern Short Course. Some quotes I pulled out of it: People sometimes confuse creativity and innovation. On General Motors...

Advice & Learning/Craft

March 2, 2008

More Conferences and Workshops

Since I’ve just posted about the Southern Short Course in News Photography, I should mention two other events you ought to consider attending … The Women in Photojournalism conference will be held in New Orleans on August 8-10. (Link not working as of Sunday morning, not sure why.) From their email flyer: The Women in Photojournalism Conference has been traveling...

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NPPA Convergence 08

When Shoots Go Wrong

What Does a Multimedia Package Need?

New (to me) Blog: A Photo Editor

"10 Tips for Becoming a Wired Journalist"

VII Seminar

Guests

5th Annual Gordon Parks Celebration of Culture & Diversity

John Kao on Innovation

More Conferences and Workshops