Archive for 'Photography'

NPPA Business Blitz

NPPA Business Blitz

Posted on 16. Nov, 2011 by .

Tweet   Last month, I attended the National Press Photographers Association’s NPPA Business Blitz at San Jose State University. The NPPA offers many resources for professional photographers, educators and students. The Business Blitz series is just one of several courses offered throughout the year. At this year’s Bay Area workshop, John Harrington discussed specifics about pricing photo [...]

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Use Smugmug to host and sell staff photos – 50% off first year

Use Smugmug to host and sell staff photos – 50% off first year

Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by .

Tweet If you’re looking for an easy way to create online photo galleries and make those photos available for the masses to purchase, give Smugmug a look. You can set how photos are displayed, what you want to charge for photos and you can even right-click protect them. Mention me and this post and get [...]

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Guest Post – Cathy Rong Student Concert Journalist

Guest Post – Cathy Rong Student Concert Journalist

Posted on 02. Sep, 2011 by .

Tweet This Summer, I have been working with a few student journalists on the JEA Digital Concert Project. Students are collecting photographs and reviews so that JEA students across the country can have access to more imagery and concert reviews. Experienced students mentor students with less experience.  I attend a few concerts. Sometimes I mentor [...]

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Posting photos to the web easy, necessary

Posting photos to the web easy, necessary

Posted on 01. Sep, 2011 by .

Tweet I have a new requirement on my staff this year: Everyone who submits a beat report needs to also submit a photo to accompany it. It’s easier to do than you think, especially with the prevalence of cheap digital cameras or, even better, camera phones (see the example in this post). Eye-trac studies support [...]

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Arin Segal – Amazing Teen Music Journalist

Arin Segal – Amazing Teen Music Journalist

Posted on 23. Jun, 2011 by .

Tweet In yesterday’s JEA Digital Media post, journalism educator David Schwartz stressed the importance of creating a “living curriculum.” He provided examples of scholastic journalism programs that have adapted and professional organizations that have failed. He also discussed Starre Vartan, the well known problogger who illustrates a possible future for journalism. After reading Schwartz’s post, [...]

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JEA Digital Media Concert Project

JEA Digital Media Concert Project

Posted on 26. Apr, 2011 by .

Tweet What do you want from a JEA Digital Media Concert site? At the 2011 JEA/NSPA Spring National Journalism Convention, Ina Herlihy and I challenged our audience to consider the future of high school concert photography.  We continue the discussion now. Ina helped me start this project before she had been selected as the 2010 National Student [...]

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Concert Photography – Practice, Practice, Disney

Concert Photography – Practice, Practice, Disney

Posted on 16. Apr, 2011 by .

Tweet With digital media, publications can show their audience more photos than a print publication, but only if the photographer captures the pictures.  This is not as easy as it may appear. Two months ago, I visited Disneyland with my wife and two children for my daughter’s seventh birthday. I knew I would return to [...]

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Photography Portfolios 2.0

Photography Portfolios 2.0

Posted on 15. Apr, 2011 by .

Tweet Jim McNay, pictured above, and Mark Murray presented with me at JEA Anaheim. I have edited this post a couple times since I first posted it Friday morning before my presentation. I have added Zach Hetrick’s current website link and added Grant Morris’s answer about how he sold the a photo to Time Magazine. [...]

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Concert Season

Concert Season

Posted on 11. Apr, 2011 by .

Tweet Is it Concert Season already? While musicians perform year-round, many tours are planned for outdoor venues when the weather is warmer and the days are longer. With more concerts, high school journalists have more opportunities to photograph concerts, whether the events are at large stadiums or small country fairs. This is also the week [...]

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