Visual Journalism – Page 207 – Notes from aside the camera

January 14, 2011

Shooting Away from the Center

I swear, sometimes I think I must be related to Michael Johnston over at The Online Photographer … his recent post on hitting the sweet spot with consumer level cameras is something I’ve tried to articulate before, but never quite so eloquently. The difference in image quality between an entry level DSLR (or even some higher end point and shoots)...

Business & Industry/Tech Talk

January 13, 2011

Tips for Journalism Job Interviews

The 10,000 Words site has posted Killer Tips for Acing Your Journalism Job Interview. Most of these are standard tips, but there’s detail in some of them that’s worth thinking about. In particular, knowing not only what this employer has been doing but what their competition has been up to, as well. Even if you’re going into a “newspaper” interview,...

Business & Industry

January 12, 2011

The Associated Press and Shepard Fairey Settle Copyright Claim

Shepard Fairey is the artist who created the Barack Obama Hope poster a few years back that the Associated Press claimed was based on an image they owned. Seems they have come to an agreement, though some details are remaining confidential.

Business & Industry/Ethics & Legal

January 12, 2011

Think Positive, Kids … and Get Organized

I posted about this free National Press Photographers Association webinar on 10 Steps to an Organized You before and was a little sad that it was going to overlap with my afternoon class. Well, since we’re still not back to campus, I guess I’m free – and all of my students should be, too. You do need to “pre-register” for the...

Advice & Learning

January 11, 2011

ICONN Conference at UGA Cancelled

Due to the weather conditions in northeast Georgia, we have decided to postpone this week’s Intercollegiate Online News Network Annual Conference. We are working on a new date for later in the semester and hope to have that info out to everyone in the next week … once we’re able to get to campus. We will work out refunds for...

Advice & Learning

January 11, 2011

Multimedia Immersion Workshop in May

While they haven’t opened registration yet, they have announced the dates for the 2011 Multimedia Immersion workshop in Syracuse, N.Y. – May 17-22. Get it on your calendar, this is one of the best out there. From the site … What You Will Learn: Effectively planning and developing your story to save time on your workflow and increase the quality...

Advice & Learning/Multimedia

January 10, 2011

The Kalish Workshop Reorganizes

After taking a year off to rethink and retool, the Kalish Workshop is back as a version 3.0. This news release came over the wires this morning: Jan. 10, 2011 THE KALISH 3.0 There are jobs out there for multi-media producers. There are jobs out there for visual editors who have creative ways of curating, quality, User Generated Visuals. There...

Advice & Learning

January 9, 2011

Vlog: The Welcome, ICONN Announcements

Advice & Learning/Good Work/Video

January 6, 2011

ICONN is Coming

The Intercollegiate Online News Network’s Annual Conference will be here in Athens, Ga., on January 13 and 14–just a week away. Registration is open until noon on January 10 (and dirt cheap at $15 for students, $25 for faculty and professionals) and includes admission to the Thursday night banquet and lunch on Friday. We’ve lined up folks from a bunch...

Advice & Learning

January 6, 2011

Freelancers: Ready for 2011? Here’s Help

Free webinar on January 12 on 10 Steps to an Organized You, specifically designed for freelance photographers, from your friends at the National Press Photographers Association.

Business & Industry