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Getting started in this crazy business
Whether you are a student just starting to think about photojournalism, or a seasoned professional looking to gain a few new skills, this area of SportsShooter.com is designed to help you make the most of your educational efforts. Thanks to Brooks Institute of Photography for helping us with the creation and upkeep of this area.
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The Americans
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Athlete
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ASMP Professional Business Practices in Photography, 7th Edition
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American Sports, 1970: Or How We Spent the War in Vietnam
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The Music Book
[ Staff 12/15/08 ]


Most Popular Books:
Best Business Practices for Photographers
[ Current Rating: 9.92, Votes: 12 ]
The Americans
[ Current Rating: 9.86, Votes: 7 ]
Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in the Vietnam and Indochina War
[ Current Rating: 9.83, Votes: 6 ]
The Photographic Essay: William Albert Allard
[ Current Rating: 9.83, Votes: 6 ]
The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world's top shooters
[ Current Rating: 9.83, Votes: 6 ]
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|| Educational Programs

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Sports Shooter Academy
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Missouri Photo Workshop
[ Current Rating: 9.83, Votes: 6 ]
Sports Shooter Academy
[ Current Rating: 9.76, Votes: 34 ]
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[ Current Rating: 9.71, Votes: 17 ]
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|| Photojournalism Internship Rankings:
[The top 20 out of 361 internships, highest ranked at the top.]
Rank Publication Name Last Updatedby Rating Votes
1 The Muskegon Chronicle Anthony Soufflé (11.25.07, 6:27 PM) 10 7
2 Cleveland Plain Dealer Danny Gawlowski (2.03.06, 10:35 PM) 10 4
3 Los Angeles Times Tyson Evans (11.10.05, 5:48 PM) 10 4
4 National Geographic Magazine Todd Buchanan (9.14.08, 12:25 PM) 10 3
5 Seattle Times Dustin Snipes (9.17.06, 12:03 AM) 10 3
6 The (Allentown) Morning Call Max Orenstein (10.04.07, 4:40 PM) 10 3
7 Wisconsin State Journal Matthew Wisniewski (7.01.08, 8:51 AM) 10 3
8 (Sioux Falls) Argus Leader Jerome Nakagawa (11.18.08, 3:23 AM) 10 2
9 Anchorage Daily News John Hagen (10.08.07, 1:05 PM) 10 2
10 Edmonton Journal Anthony De Young (10.23.07, 3:06 PM) 10 2
11 Fort Worth Star Telegram Alex Diaz (8.20.04, 11:29 AM) 10 2
12 Newark Star Ledger Alan Neuhauser (2.02.08, 8:32 PM) 10 2
13 San Diego Union Tribune Daryl Peveto (10.14.08, 3:08 PM) 10 2
14 Skagit Valley Herald Luke Harris (9.14.08, 10:17 PM) 10 2
15 The Free Lance-Star Noah Rabinowitz (12.17.07, 10:56 PM) 10 2
16 The Hartford Courant Yoon S. Byun (3.19.07, 12:33 PM) 10 2
17 The Sheridan Press Jordan Edgcomb (9.28.06, 12:44 AM) 10 2
18 The Virginian-Pilot Yoon S. Byun (9.15.06, 11:27 PM) 10 2
19 Getty Images (Los Angeles) Jonathan Moore (9.18.08, 9:43 PM) 10 1
20 (Lewiston) Sun Journal Laura Segall (6.13.06, 8:26 PM) 10 1
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|| SportsShooter.com Educational Headlines:


Gray Matters: New Years Resolutions ::..
  | Jim Merithew, Wired.com | Dec 30, 2008 | The New Year is here and as usual I'm looking back and preparing a plan for the future. I know I'm not the only one who fell short on my 2008 plans for better fitness, more amazin...

Using Downtime ::..
  | Preston Mack | Dec 21, 2008 | After a busy season of baseball playoffs and the World Series, I suddenly found myself with some down time. When a freelance photographer has no work, it is easy to get nervous and p...

Travel Smart: Suck Or Shine ::..
  | Doug Murdoch, Think Tank Photo | Dec 21, 2008 | I wanted to make some additional comments to Richard Favinger's post on the message board: Backpack or Roller? http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=31404 I thou...

Stolen ::..
  | Kevin German | Dec 21, 2008 | Whenever a photography injustice surfaces in the news, I can't seem to figure out what the perpetrator was thinking. Digital manipulation, falsifying information and copyright infrin...

Gray Matters: The List ::..
  | Jim Merithew, Wired.com | Dec 14, 2008 | Layoffs. Downsizing. Restructuring. Rearranging. Rethinking. Right-sizing. Slashing. Gashing. Cutting. Thinning the herd. Adjusting to the new paradigm. Organizational changes. Do mo...

You Think YOU’VE Got It Bad? ::..
  | Jim McNay | Dec 11, 2008 | Joke from the Internet: You think your jobs sucks? You know there is a support group for that. They meet at the local bar. Everybody attends. Writers often insist they can...

Life Beyond the Newspaper ::..
  | Baron Sekiya, Hawaii247.com | Dec 2, 2008 | On November 7th like many others in the newspaper industry I was laid-off from my job. They told me that because of the state of the economy my services were no longer needed. The da...

Do I stay or do I go? ::..
  | Tim Clayton | Dec 2, 2008 | It's the question on everyone’s mind and a hard decision for anyone when a newspaper decides to ‘downsize’ and ask for ‘voluntary redundancies’ The rumor mill had been churning ...

'Just Improvise': Covering the Montecito and L.A. - Area Wildfires ::..
  | Sandy Huffaker | Dec 2, 2008 | Friday Nov. 14 started out like most days in the fall. Work was slow, not much booked until after the holidays, I was really excited to see the new Bond movie Quantum of Solace

Once a Photojournalist, Always a Photojournalist: Recording a Magical Moment ::..
  | Matt Mendelsohn | Dec 2, 2008 | As news photographers, we're taught early on to always be prepared for anything. We check our cameras the night before a big game, we stash extra compact flash cards in the glove ...

Covering the 2009 Presidential Inauguration: Don’t Expect to see the President ::..
  | George Bridges, McClatchy-Tribune Photo Service | Dec 2, 2008 | The upcoming inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama is drawing unprecedented interest from the public and the media. The last inauguration in 2005 drew a few hundred thousan...

VJ for PJs ::..
  | Myung J. Chun, Los Angeles Times | Dec 2, 2008 | The general rule about shooting video is to use the tripod as much as possible. Shaky pictures just don't look good unless a bear is chasing you. Sure, there will be times when you c...

Building Trust (and No Fear Of Heights) Key To Gaining Access ::..
  | Pouya Dianat, Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Dec 2, 2008 | Where were you? I know you can’t fly! How did you do that? After spending three quarters on the A-ring catwalk at the Georgia Dome, I received nearly 30...

Applications For Sports Shooter Academy VI Now Available ::..
  | Sports Shooter Staff | Dec 2, 2008 | Application forms are now available for Sports Shooter Academy VI, which will be held April 8-12, 2009 in Southern California. The Sports Shooter Academy is a 5-day, hands-on shoo...

Sports Shooter Academy VI Applications Now Available ::..
  | Robert Hanashiro, Sports Shooter | Nov 13, 2008 | Application forms are now available for Sports Shooter Academy VI, which will be held April 8 - 12, 2009 in Southern California. The Sports Shooter Academy is a 5-day, hands-on sh...

Gray Matters: Be Friendly ::..
  | Jim Merithew, Wired.com | Nov 11, 2008 | When did we become such a bunch of punks? I want to say bitches or fu!#@ers, but I'm going with punks because this column, and this website, are kid friendly. I mean seriously, we ca...

Intern Diaries: St. Louis Post-Dispatch ::..
  | Teresa Prince, St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Nov 2, 2008 | (Editor's note: At the end of each summer, it has been a tradition at the Sports Shooter Newsletter to have several students share their experiences working at an internship.)...

Intern Diaries: Getty Images ::..
  | Jonathan Moore, Getty Images | Nov 2, 2008 | (Editor's note: At the end of each summer, it has been a tradition at the Sports Shooter Newsletter to have several students share their experiences working at an internship.)...

Intern Diaries: The Baltimore Sun ::..
  | Patrick Smith, The Baltimore Sun | Nov 2, 2008 | (Editor's note: At the end of each summer, it has been a tradition at the Sports Shooter Newsletter to have several students share their experiences working at an internship.)...

Intern Diaries: Skagit Valley Herald ::..
  | Luke Harris, Skagit Valley Herald | Nov 2, 2008 | It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but there was always wild art to be shot at the Skagit Valley Herald or "The SVH" as its called in Mount Vernon, Washingto...

I am not a big red dog See who I am ::..