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|| SportsShooter.com: News Item: Posted 2006-11-14
Brooks Institute announces speakers program for November & December, 2006
By Jim McNay, Brooks Institute of Photography
To all: Here are the speakers scheduled to make presentations for the Visual Journalism program this term at Brooks Institute.
Please note the DIFFERENT start time and location for the THIRD speaker this term!
These sessions are free (unless otherwise noted) and are open to all interested parties. Please feel free to drop in and visit if you are anywhere near the California central coast. The Ventura campus is only 60-minutes north of Los Angeles.
Please read carefully to see at which of several locations these presentations will be made. Many are held off-campus. (See directions below.)
NOTE: The NEW start time for these presentations is 6:30 pm.
Brooks Institute of Photography Visual Journalism Speakers Program - November-December, 2006
Speaker #1 - Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Holy Cross School Auditorium, 211 E. Main St., (Ventura Mission), Ventura, Calif., 6:30 pm
Talking Pictures: What the Pictures in Your Portfolio Say About You!
Sacramento Bee Director of Photography Mark Morris discusses pictures that belong-and do not belong-in a photographer's portfolio when looking for work. Morris heads the photography department at one of the newspapers that STILL does great journalism and photojournalism
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Speaker #2 - Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Holy Cross School Auditorium, 211 E. Main St., (Ventura Mission), Ventura, Calif., 6:30 pm
Baghdad, Afghanistan, Africa - NO! Finding Picture Gems Right at Home
Finding pictures that tell the story of the local community is the job of Ventura County Star director of photography Juliette Coughlin and her staff. Lately the photo team has been doing a variety of picture pages on a regular basis-rare in today's world of tight space. She will explain how this gets done in our back yard.
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Speaker #3 -Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Brooks Ventura Campus Screening Room, 5301 No. Ventura Ave., Ventura, CA 93001 - 8:00 pm
NOTE THE SPECIAL START TIME FOR THIS EVENT
Documenting the "Other California"
Among photographers who dream of freelancing and getting grants, Matt Black must rank as an all-star. He has found a way to photograph the rural life of the San Joaquin Valley for more than a decade. Grants from foundations and freelance work from newspapers and magazines have supported his efforts. He will discuss his recent work about the indigenous immigrants from southern Mexico recently published in the Los Angeles Times Sunday magazine.
Holy Cross School - at the Ventura Mission - downtown Ventura, 211 E. Main St.
From the north (Santa Barbara) - Take 101 south, exit Main Street. Turn right off off-ramp. The mission is on left past Ventura Ave.
From the south (LA) - Take 101 north, exit at California Street. Turn right on California at end of off-ramp. Go straight through Thompson and turn left at Main Street. The mission is on right about four blocks ahead.
If from Main Street you go to Palm, turn on to Palm toward the small hot dog stand. Then at the first alley, turn left and park on the right hand lot near the Holy Cross School auditorium. The auditorium itself is the large building up the hill on the right.
From Brooks Ventura campus - Take 33 South, take the Main Street exit. Go right off the exit ramp. Go left on Main Street. The mission on left past Ventura Ave.
Brooks Ventura Campus Screening Room - 5301 No. Ventura Ave., Ventura, CA 93001
From highway 101, take highway 33 toward Ojai. Exit at Canada Larga. Drive toward the visible open field and hills. At the traffic sign, turn left. Brooks Institute is visible on the right. Park in the back of the campus, then walk in toward the school complex.
For further information: Jim McNay, 805-585-8037, E-mail: jim.mcnay@brooks.edu
Related Links:
Brooks NPPA Student Chapter
Brooks Institute of Photography
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