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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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Brooks Students in India
Brooks instructor Paul Myers led a documentary class in southern India during November & December 2008. Have a look at their projects.
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Daniel Berman
Seattle, WA
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Ryan Young
Athens, OH
Ohio University
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Chase Olivieri
Raleigh/Durham, NC--, SAN JUAN, PR
The (Duke) Chronicle
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Evansville, IN
The Evansville Courier & Press
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Jamey Price
Charlotte, NC
Centre College
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|| Photojournalism Internship Rankings:
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[The top 20 out of 343 internships, highest ranked at the top.]
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The Muskegon Chronicle
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Anthony Soufflé
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Concord Monitor
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Yoon S. Byun
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Danny Gawlowski
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Los Angeles Times
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Tyson Evans
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National Geographic Magazine
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Todd Buchanan
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Seattle Times
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Dustin Snipes
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The (Allentown) Morning Call
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Max Orenstein
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The Bakersfield Californian
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Troy Harvey
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Anchorage Daily News
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John Hagen
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Appleton Post-Crescent
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Michael P. King
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Edmonton Journal
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Anthony De Young
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
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Alex Diaz
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San Diego Union Tribune
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Daryl Peveto
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Skagit Valley Herald
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Luke Harris
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The Hartford Courant
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Yoon S. Byun
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The Sheridan Press
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Jordan Edgcomb
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The Virginian-Pilot
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Yoon S. Byun
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Wisconsin State Journal
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Derek Montgomery
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Getty Images (Los Angeles)
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Jonathan Moore
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(Lewiston) Sun Journal
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Laura Segall
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|| SportsShooter.com Educational Headlines:

| Photographer's Toy Box: Nikon D3X Users Report ::.. |
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| Robert Seale | Jun 25, 2009 | Let me preface this by saying that I'm not endorsed by either Canon or Nikon. I have good friends who are pro reps on both sides, and I've used both systems over the years. I began ...
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| VJ Multimedia Workshop ::.. |
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| Paul Myers, Brooks Institute | Jun 2, 2009 | Over the years, so many people in the visual journalism community have volunteered in support of the education of the next generation of visual journalists. We are pleased to announc...
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| Birthday Milestones and Great Genes ::.. |
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| Jim McNay | May 26, 2009 | Birthday milestones are being celebrated this year. "Kind of Blue," the Miles Davis jazz album, is 50. Photographer Eugene Smith would be 90. Raise a glass.
"Kind of Blue" has bee...
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| A Forced New Beginning ::.. |
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| Brian Blanco | May 26, 2009 | Interestingly enough, turning in my company-owned equipment wasn't the hardest part. Nor was it saying good-bye to my friends and colleagues at my farewell potluck held in the sectio...
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| Review: 'Witness in Our Time' by Ken Light ::.. |
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| Jim McNay | May 8, 2009 | Witness in Our Time: Working Lives of Documentary Photographers by Ken Light, Smithsonian Books
After several months—or years—on the shelves of serious photographers, it's ...
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| The Eddie Adams Workshop: Now more than ever ::.. |
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| Jim McNay | May 5, 2009 | Another durn portfolio project. Inconvenient timing.
Very busy now. Feels like another rush job.
And it's worth it.
With the application deadline for the Eddie Adams Worksho...
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| Sports Shooter Academy VI: A Continuation ::.. |
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| Hannah Foslien | Apr 23, 2009 | To say the moment I experienced one week ago was surreal would be an understatement. I stood at the front of a crowded conference room at the Crowne Plaza in Irvine, California after...
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| Sports Shooter Academy VI: Learn How To Compete ::.. |
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| Kelly Cox, University of California | Apr 23, 2009 | The most important lessons I can take away from the recent Sports Shooter Academy workshop are how to be a complete photographer. So many guys can get a DSLR, buy long glass, take a ...
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| Ask Sports Shooter: Getting 'My Dream Job' ::.. |
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| Darren Carroll | Apr 23, 2009 | (Editor's Note: "Ask Sports Shooter" is a regular feature where a question sent in or taken from the SportsShooter.com Message Board is addressed by someone I feel is best qualifi...
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| In The Bag: Food For Thought ::.. |
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| Barry Wong | Apr 23, 2009 | Just when I had found the perfect camera bag, I had to go and change careers.
I left the photojournalist's life a few years ago to specialize in food photography. Why? I've always...
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| Photographer's Toy Box: Wiring Up The Final Four ::.. |
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| Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY | Apr 23, 2009 | While 30 of the top college basketball players were shooting jump shots, throwing down slam dunks and running up and down a temporary basketball court in the middle of the home of th...
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| VJ for PJs: Get Control Of Your Hot Lights ::.. |
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| Myung J. Chun, Los Angeles Times | Apr 23, 2009 | You're shooting a video assignment and you have to light the subject. You crack out the hot lights, setting up the softbox for your main with background and hairlights.
It looks b...
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| Early Bird Workshop Kicks Off At SSA VI ::.. |
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| Susánica Tam | Apr 9, 2009 | As many newspapers and veteran employees face a year of transition, photojournalists now are looking to outshine their competition. This year's graduating class, as well as those try...
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| Discovering the Depth of South India in Svara ::.. |
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| Sybill Jecker, Brooks Institute | Mar 23, 2009 | Five months ago, in October 2008, as I received my final immunization shots in preparation for my trip to South India, I pondered what would transpire in the seven weeks that would f...
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