Flying Short Course Registration

Somebody broke the interwebs ... but the fine folks at NPPA's headquarters put up an emergency registration page for the Flying Short Course.

Petit Le Mans and AutoWeek

A few years ago, I spent a week in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show and worked with the folks at AutoWeek on a research project. The managing editor there has a photojournalism background and we've stayed in touch the last few years. (Okay, I've been playing the stalker trying to get him to come to our fall workshop.)

He, again, can't make it (something about having to go to Paris), but has brought up the idea of us providing images for an online-gallery from the event for AutoWeek.

Are we interested? I'd handle the sending of the images, but I'd need everyone's permission to do this. It's a great opportunity for some exposure for you and the program.

Thoughts?

Photo Opp

Prof. Jim Biddle in Telecomm is looking for someone to do a shoot in Atlanta on Friday, October 19. A local will be interviewed on CNN, he'd like some stills shot. No immediate payment, but the images may be used for a future TV production, so there could be some later.

Let me know if you're intrigued.

Shooting Opportunity

Passing this along ...

My name is TJ Adeshola and I am a graduate student/teaching assistant in Grady. I had the pleasant opportunity of speaking with you last Thursday regarding photography for a live jazz/poetry event entitled "Soul Libations". The event will be on October 18th at the Winery downtown, from 7-9 pm. I am writing you in hopes that you would do us the honor of informing any students interested in doing freelance photography for the event ... Anyone interested can reach me any time before October 10th at soul.libations@gmail.com, or taylor34@uga.edu. They can also call me at (423)255-1884. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with me and I look forward to the opportunity of working with your students.

Greenville News and American Le Mans Series Visitors

Jam-packed Thursday ...

Chris Weston, managing editor at the Greenville News in Greenville, S.C., will with us for the first hour. They are doing lots of high quality multimedia stuff - check out the video galleries and the restaurant guides. Be prepared to ask questions - specific questions.

After Mr. Weston, Jamie Sellers, Broadcasting & Public Relations/Media Services Manager for the American Le Mans Series will join us. Go run through the ALMS web site so you have an idea for what they're doing. (And, btw, they are desperate for video editors there - and I cannot get any telecomm kids interested. Learn to edit. Fast.)

Work Opp. - Georgia Magazine

Got an email from Kelly Simmons ( simmonsk@uga.edu ) at Georgia Magazine, she's looking for some folks to shoot for the magazine. They have some writing interns but don't have enough work to keep a shooting intern busy, so she's looking to hire some folks to shoot from time to time.

If you haven't looked at the magazine, find a copy and take a look. They light a LOT of portraits, so getting those skills down will be a huge help to you.

Weird little event - Insectival!

Description:
Join us for the 13th annual Insect-ival!. This year’s theme is ‘6 Legged Immigrants’! Not all immigrants to the U.S. are people. Many are plants and animals. Quite a few are six-legged insects. Come to the Insectival to meet some of these new and old six-legged Americans. Through games and activities discover where they came from and how they got here. Learn who is helpful and find out who is harmful and what you can do about them. At 11am we will host our 2nd butterfly release on the lawn of the International Garden. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to view dozens of native butterflies flap their wings above your head! The Insect-ival is sponsored by the Garden, the Lund Club of the UGA Department of Entomology, and the Georgia Museum of Natural History. Pre-registration is not required. Pricing-- $3 per person, $10 per family, children under 2 are free.

For more information, contact Marianne Robinette, Dept. of Entomology, UGA (Entomolo@uga.edu) 706-542-1238.

New Media course

A lot of this may be redundant with things we'll be doing, but some of it will be helpful. If you've got time and space, do it.

NMIX4490 Digital Media Skills (1 hour) – MW, 10:10A – 11:00A
In this class, students will learn a host of digital media skills:
web-building, portfolio creation, digital imaging, digital audio,
powerpoint, and even a little podcasting. Now this class is not a
substitute for the in-depth New Media Production (NMIX4110). This class
will provide rudimentary basics that every student should have. Let’s
put it this way – if this were a language class, you could find a
bathroom, take a bus, and locate your luggage. New Media Production
NMIX4110 makes you a native speaker. In Digital Media Skills, the
instructor will present a topic on Monday and the students will work
with the instructor on tasks Wednesday. We need some bright students to
see how much we can accomplish in a 1-hour course!

Contact Dr. Scott Schamp at sshamp@uga.edu .