51st Annual Flying Short Course Is Underway
BOILING SPRINGS, NC (September 26, 2008) – NPPA's 51st annual Flying Short Course launched this morning at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, NC, and photojournalists who got there early were excited to get their hands on Canon's new 5D Mark II DSLR on display at the Canon vendor's table.
Today was the first public opportunity for photographers to get their hands on the new highly-rated camera that shoots both digital still images and HD video using Canon's regular line of lenses.
The Canon 5D Mark II is traveling with Canon's professional staff on the Flying Short Course and will be available for examination at the FSC stops Saturday in Texas and Sunday in Portland, NPPA Flying Short Course co-director Jeff Gritchen said.
At the Flying Short Course, attendees will enjoy a line-up of mini-workshops and speakers who will address topics relevant for journalists in to day's market. Walk-in registration is available each site for those who didn't pre-register online.
Saturday's stop on September 27 is at the University of Texas in Arlington, TX.
Sunday's final stop, on September 28, is at the University of Oregon in Portland, OR.
The NPPA Flying Short Course is sponsored by Canon and Nikon and the National Press Photographers Association.
Speakers traveling on the national FSC faculty this year include John Harrington, Regina McCombs, David Honl, and Kelly Jordan.
Portfolio reviews will be taking place on-site immediately following the speakers' program.
Harrington will talk about the strong business practices visual journalists need to know and practice to succeed in the industry today. The Washington, DC, photojournalists is the author of of the book, "Best Business Practices For Photographers."
McCombs will talk about how to use multimedia to improve your marketability. Until her recent move to The Poynter Institute, she was the leader of the Minneapolis Star Tribune's multimedia team where she coordinated audio, slideshow, and video coverage for the newspaper. Before that, she was a photojournalist and producer for KARE-TV in the Twin Cities for more than a decade.
A freelance photojournalist since 1986, Honl will conduct training on how to do location lighting. Covering the world for more than 20 years, early in his career he photographed Prince at Paisley Park, and presidential campaigns, and world news. Honl's photographs have appeared in Newsweek, People, The New York Times, Washington Post, Paris Match, and many other publications. Early in this decade his work was featured on the Times Square Kodak billboard, and most recently he's been working in Iraq shooting "Club Baghdad: War Zone Workout" for Newsweek and ZUMA Press.
Jordan will share techniques for producing multimedia. She's a video producer for the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville, FL, where she coordinated the photography and video department's multimedia coverage, shoots and edits her own video stories, and edits the staff's work. She also produces audio slideshows and coordinates staff training. On the Flying Short Course she'll also talk about how photojournalists struggle with the demands for content while dealing with limited training, resources, and production time.
Plans also call for each stop to have a local speaker, and the Portland stop plans to also have a second day of regional and local speakers and workshops.
For more information go online to www.flyingshortcourse.org.
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