Atlanta Photoj Seminar & Contest Info

39th Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar

Early Registration & Contest Opens

The 39^th Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar will be held Friday & Saturday December 2-3, 2011 at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Hotel.  The annual seminar – which draws attendees from the U.S. and Canada – features Friday workshops, our Saturday speaker series, our print auction, a Saturday trade show and a photojournalism print and multimedia contest. Each evening, we’ll hold portfolio reviews where you’ll interact with our speakers, workshop leaders and peers.

First – about our contest. This year, we’ve made entering our photojournalism contest easier for you and eliminating that last minute dash to FedEx. Now all entries will be submitted via our FTP server through our partnership with our friends at US Presswire. Contest rules and information may be found at  http://www.photojournalism.org/contest/rules

Early registration opens today. We’re already the best value in pj education and networking, but early registration will save you even more! Find out more at   http://www.photojournalism.org/registration

Our Friday, December 2nd workshops are being finalized now.  Here’s a partial list of confirmed workshops…

Rich Addicks / “Producing DSLR Video Projects”

Deb Pang Davis / Cococella / “Branding Strategies & Marketing Yourself“

Tom Kennedy / ASMP, Nat. Geo., Wash. Post, Newhouse Faculty / “Understanding the Changing Media Landscape“

- Additional workshops will be announced on Monday October 17th -

Here’s this year’s all-star lineup of our Saturday, December 3rd featured speakers…

David Burnett / Contact Press Images

 Mary F. Calvert / ZUMAPress

 Barbara Davidson / The Los Angeles Times

 Mike Davis  /  Nat. Geo., Oregonian, White House, Picture Editor At Large

 Julie Jacobson / The Associated Press

 Greg Kahn / The Naples (FL) Daily News

We have a new hotel! This year we’ve moved to The Westin Atlanta Perimeter North Hotel where we’ve held the line on room rates to just $87 per night (plus tax). This is an extraordinary value and the offer is limited to the first 100 rooms – so make your reservations now at  http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/photojournalismseminar

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Stock Photography Lecture: March 3 @ 6:30pm

APA BROWN BAG LECTURES: Randy Santos – Thursday, March 3, 2011

6:30pm

Open to Photographers, Editors and Friends

Tina Williams’ Studio

2807e Merrilee Dr

Fairfax, VA 22031

Map & directions

Whether you’ve been in photography for decades or just getting started, to succeed in today’s rapidly changing market you need to keep growing and adapting.

APA|DC Board member, Randy Santos, will lead the discussion on adapting to an evolving marketplace. He will talk about his own successful business, DCStockimages.com ; how he self assigns himself projects in order to create the stock he sells. And how to be flexible and change directions when the market demands it.

The need for stock is rising and the number of assignment diminishing.  Randy will have a few pointers that he’s developed to create his successful business, which allows him to still do what we all came into this profession to do, take pictures.  Everyone is invited to join and share their own experiences.

If you’ve never attended one of our Brown Bag Meetings, they are basically a structured informal discussion, no set program, where we discuss and share our ideas and thoughts regarding a set topic.   Even if you feel you have nothing to learn from our topic it is always beneficial for other members to hear from other experienced photographers their thoughts and ideas.  Remember, our goal at APA is to elevate the level and quality of all our work, for all our members.

 

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