2008 Workshops &
Breakout Sessions

THURSDAY SESSIONS
Thursday, March 27

• Basic Lighting
  5:00 and 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 27
  — David Hobby, Baltimore Sun
  
  Lighting guru David Hobby publishes Strobist.Com, a BLOG with a regular readership of 150,000 photographers from 175 countries. During this session geared for students he gives tips and tricks to improve your daily lighting technique. (Two sessions: Limited to 75 students each)
   

• Community Coffee House
  9:00 p.m. Thursday, March 27
  — Modertor H. Rick Bamman, North West Newspaper Group
  
  Panelists:
  Bill Fortney, Nikon Professional Services
  Greg Kahn, Naples Daily News
  Joaquin Siopack, The Honolulu Advertiser
  Michelle Williams, The Birmingham News
  Tommy Metthe, Abilene Reporter News
  Jason A. Frizzelle, The Daily Reflector
  Swayne B. Hall, Associated Press
  
  A special session for all students and interns. Bring your own beverage and ask all the questions you were afraid to ask your college professor or internship supervisor! A seasoned veteran leads a super talented pack of rising stars to answer it all. There is no question too big or small.

FRIDAY SESSIONS
Friday, March 28

• Making Extra Money Online
  2:00 p.m. Friday, March 28
  Grover Sanschagrin, Vice President of Marketing for Photo Shelter, and Executive Producer for SportsShooter.com
  Emilie Sommer, Owner, News Wedding Photographers
  
  Widely known as an expert in online portfolios and marketing, Grover will discuss his views about selling your photos online and his recent research survey about photo editors' thoughts about online portfolios. Emilie will be there to answer questions and discuss the creation of her photojournalism based wedding website.
   

• Multimedia on Deadline
  4:00 p.m. Friday, March 28
  — Ashlie White, Director of Communications, Adaptive Technologies
  
  Live event. In today's world of tight finances and multiple assignments producing multimedia on deadline is very possible with the proper preparation and minimal technology. Multimedia expert Ashlie White guides you through the process of putting your brain in multi-platform mode. Follow her as she produces multimedia presentations with reportage gathered from routine assignments. And discuss the issues surrounding multimedia production in the newsroom and on every assignment.
  
  A DVD of raw materials will be provided at the beginning of the breakout session.
  
  Option: The necessary equipment (or better) to follow along is a Powerbook G4; 1 gig of RAM or more and 3 gigs of free space on your hard drive; OSX Tiger; Photoshop CS; Photo Mechanic; Safari or Netscape or Firefox; Audacity; Soundslides
   

• Multimedia, the New Photojournalism
  8:00 p.m. Friday, March 28
  –Cathaleen Curtis, Director of Photography, AOL
  Cathaleen Curtis, a pioneer in online photojournalism will give an overview about the modern direction of multimedia, photography and video.
   

SATURDAY SESSIONS
Saturday, March 29

• Special Saturday breakout session:
  "Visuals in journalism: Our common future"
  
  –Moderator: Marc J. Kawanishi, CEO, Southern Short Course in News Photography
  
  Six top editors from differing sizes and kinds of publications talk about the importance of photojournalism and how they intend to grow visual the acumen of their staffs over the next few years. What is the future of photojournalism? With shrinking budgets, news hole and staff, teamwork and commitment are necessary commodities for building a cohesive newsroom. There's a bright side: visually driven story ideas are the new currency of the multi-platform newsroom. A question and answer session will follow. Sponsored by Nikon and East Carolina University.
  
  Panelists:
  Rick Thames: Editor of The Charlotte Observer
  Hunter Bretzius: Editor of The Gaston Gazette
  Paul Osmundson: Editor of The Rock Hill Herald
  Ron Stodghill: Editor of Targeted Publications (six glossy magazines)
  Bill Bangham: Director of editorial and photography for the International Mission Board
   

• Lighting for Professionals
  —David Hobby, Baltimore Sun
  
  Lighting guru David Hobby publishes Strobist.Com, a BLOG with a regular readership of 150,000 photographers from 175 countries. During this session geared for working professionals he gives tips and tricks to improve your daily lighting technique. (Two sessions: Limited to 75 students each)
   

• "Covering the wide world of sports"
  —Moderator: Peter Read Miller, staff photographer, Sports Illustrated
  
  Sports photography is an essential part of every photojournalist's job. Veteran Sports Illustrated photographer Peter Read Miller plus an accomplished panel of sports shooters talk about their unique approach to covering games and the sporting world. Sponsored by Canon USA.
  
  Panelists:
  Mark Gormus, staff photographer, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
  Andrew Davis Tucker, staff photographer, University of Georgia
  Michelle Williams, staff photographer, The Birmingham News
  Tommy Metthe, staff photographer, Abilene Reporter News
  Jeff Blake and Rich Glickstein, staff photographers, The State
  Ken Ruinard, staff photographer, Anderson Independent Mail
  Swayne B. Hall, Associated Press
   

• Daily Story Telling and Long Term Projects
  —Moderator: Ross Taylor, Staff Photographer, The Hartford Courant
  
  NPPA R-1 Photographer of the year leads an all-star panel discussion about improving visual story telling on daily assignments and throughout long-term projects.
  
  Panelists:
  Rick Loomis, The Los Angeles Times
  Jeff Widener, Honolulu Advertiser
  Michael Williamson, Washington Post
  Bert Fox, DOP, The Charlotte Observer
  Greg Kahn, Naples Daily News
  Jason A. Frizzelle, The Daily Reflector
  Emilie Sommer, NewsWeddingPhotographers.Com
  Victor Vaughan, Associated Press
  Cathaleen Curtiss, AOL
   

• Surviving Tough Times
  —Moderator: Bill Bangham, DOP, The International Missions Board
  
  This veteran panel will discuss dealing with strife, overcoming obstacles and evangelical photojournalism. It is sponsored by Christians in Photojournalism. Audience participation expected.
  
  Panel Members:
  Gary Fong, President, Genesis Photo Agency
  Bill Fortney, Representative, Nikon Professional Services
   

• Career Advancement
  —Moderator: H. Rick Bamman, Deputy Photo Editor, NorthWest Newspaper Group (Chicago, Illinois)
  
  A moderated discussion designed to help with career advancement and photojournalism opportunities outside of newspapers: "How many photos should be in my portfolio? How do I prepare for an interview? What other jobs are there in the photojournalism field?" You can ask these questions and many more in this free-flowing discussion with a panel of experts from small community dailies to metropolitan newspapers.
  
  Panelists:
  Victor Vaughan, AP
  Bert Fox, Charlotte Observer
  Greg Kahn, Naples Daily News
  Rick Loomis, The Los Angeles Times
  Michelle Williams, The Birmingham News
  Cathaleen Curtis, AOL

Speakers & Schedule subject to change without notice