Free Workshop – Navigating the Downturn: A Photography Survival Discussion”

Free Workshop
“Navigating the Downturn: A Photography Survival Discussion”

With the near-collapse of the newspaper industry, there is a glut of former newspaper photographers determined to keep doing what they do best, but without the training and knowledge of business ownership. Proper pricing, negotiations, contracts, taxes, and the true costs of doing business are not something that those who have worked on a newspaper staff are often exposed to.

An influx of ill-prepared photographers into the freelance market is in no one’s best interest.

In response, the National Press Photographers Association is holding a free educational event, “Navigating the Downturn: A Photography Survival Discussion”, on Saturday, May 9, from 6:00-9:30 pm in the community room at the “2200 Westlake” complex on South Lake Union.

The panel includes:

Craig Mitchelldyer
Editorial, Wedding and Sports photographer located in Portland. He was formerly a staff photographer for Community Newspapers before leaving the suburban Portland chain in 2004. His editorial clients include the USA Today, Getty Images, and nearly every newspaper in Oregon. He is also the team photographer for the AAA Portland Beavers and the Portland Timbers soccer teams. 
www.craigmitchelldyer.com

Rod Mar
Team photographer for Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Sounders20FC. He is a former Seattle Times staff photographer who recently took a buy-out offer.
http://www.rodmarphoto.com

Karl Maasdam
Wedding and portrait photographer in Corvallis, Ore., He voluntarily left his chief photographer job at the Corvallis Gazette-Times to start his own business in 2004.
www.karlmaasdam.com

Rich Frishman (tentative)
Editorial and annual report photographer in Seattle, specializing in location work involving people: photojournalism, environmental portraiture, photo essays and photomosaics. His photography regularly appears in numerous national publications, annual reports and commercial venues.
www.frishphoto.com

Moderator:
Tony Overman
Staff Photographer at The Olympian
www.theolympian.com
NPPA Immediate Past President
www.nppa.org

Details:
“Navigating the Downturn – Seattle”
Free Photography Survival Panel Discussion
Saturday, May 9
6:00 – 9:30 pm
Community Room
“2200 Westlake” complex in South Lake Union
900 Lenora Street
Seattle, Wash.

There is plenty of public parking available.

For more information:
Tony Overman
tonyoly@aol.com
(360) 790-2963 cell

Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference 2009

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Region 11 Director Russ Kendall announced that
Michel du Cille, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and assistant
managing editor for photography at The Washington Post, will speak at
this summer’s Bellingham Visual Journalism Conference (BVJC).
Kendall also announced that in a nod to these difficult times,
visual journalists who have been laid off in the last year or so will
be able to attend the Saturday events, including a catered lunch, free
of charge. There will be a silent print auction to help cover these
costs. High-quality unmounted photographs donated to the auction will
be gratefully accepted.
The conference, which is held at Western Washington University’s
Department of Journalism, will take place on Friday, July 17 and
Saturday, July 18.
Among the presenters will be Seattle Times photojournalist Alan
Berner, the NPPA Region 11 Photographer of the Year/2008; Meredith
Birkett, senior multimedia editor for special projects at MSNBC.com;
and Scott Mc Kiernan, founding member of ZUMA Press.
Also presenting are multimedia photojournalist Wes Pope, most
recently at The Rocky Mountain News; Heidi de Laubenfels, deputy
managing editor for strategy and product developm
ent at The Seattle
Times; and Jim Seida, senior multimedia producer at msnbc.com. More
speakers will be announced as they confirm.
Two concurrent, intermediate-to-advanced, day-long multimedia
workshops will be offered Friday, July 17. One workshop will be on
audio slideshows and the other on shooting video. These are not
beginning workshops. Space is limited; registration is first-come,
first-served.
The registration fee for a Friday multimedia workshop is $100. The
fee for Saturday’s speaker series, which includes lunch, is $75.
However, if you register for both days the fee is just $150. Students
with current student IDs can attend Saturday’s presentations for only
$50.
Leaders in the field of visual journalism, including video and
still photographers, multimedia producers, agents, and online editors,
will share their expertise. Attendees will have the opportunity to
explore new avenues for visual storytelling, upgrade their skills, and
have their portfolios critiqued by professional visual journalists.
For directions and more information:
http://www.wwu.edu/visualjournalism/

Contacts:
John Harris, BVJC director, (360) 650-6140, john.harris@wwu.edu,
Russ Kendall, BVJC co-director, 360-715-2265, russ.kendall@bellinghamherald.com
Marissa Doiron, event coordinator, (360) 650-4436, marissa.doiron@wwu.edu;