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WHERE:
 University of Texas at Arlington, 211 S Cooper St, Arlington, TX
University Hall, corner of Cooper Street and South Nedderman Drive.
Closest parking: UTA Lot F-10 - University Hall is immediately to the north of that lot.
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WHEN: 
September 27, 2008

RECOMMENDED HOTEL:
Arlington Hilton, 2401 E. Lamar Blvd; Arlington, TX 76006.
Reservations: 817-640-3322 ext. 6606.
Room rate $85 plus taxes; rooms are booked under “UTA Photojournalism Conference”
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Schedule for Sept. 27, 2008.

7:30 a.m. Registration opens

8:00 a.m. Exhibits open

8:30 a.m. Welcome

8:40 a.m. Regina McCombs, Video Skills

10:10 a.m. Break

10:30 a.m. Kelly Jordan, Producing Multimedia

12:00 p.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Dave Honl, Lighting

2:30 p.m. Louis DeLuca

3:50 p.m. Break

4:10 p.m. John Harrington, Business Practices

6:15 p.m. Portfolio Reviews

 

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Louis DeLuca is a Senior Staff Photographer at the Dallas Morning News, where he has worked since 1992.  DeLuca is a five-time NPPA Regional Photographer of the Year.  He has also worked for the Chicago Sun-Times, the Dallas Times Herald and the Shreveport Journal in his 28 year career. DeLuca will talk about staying “focused,” motivated and positive on  the job, even as the photojournalism business (and our lives) change almost daily.
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Regina McCombs - video skills
So you’ve begun shooting video and wonder how to take it to the next level? The Poynter Institute’s Regina McCombs will talk about raising the bar and how to improve your video skills and storytelling techniques. MORE INFO
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John Harrington - business
John will discuss how he handles the business-side of photography, from pricing to negotiations, client relationships to logistical challenges.  How can you better negotiate? How do the needs of editorial and commercial clients diverge and intersect? How might you handle a book deal, a magazine assignment or corporate clients? During this presentation we’ll touch on these topics and more, as you learn how to handle your business better and more efficiently. MORE INFO 
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Dave Honl - Lighting
David will share his small flash location lighting techniques with FSC attendees. For the past 4 years, he has covered assignments in Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, and Kazakhstan, where he has led the charge for small, lightweight location lighting. MORE INFO
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Kelly Jordan - Producing multimedia
The role photojournalism plays in today’s newsrooms is constantly changing. Many photojournalists are struggling with higher demands for content with little training, resources and limited production time. We will have a conversation to talk about some of these issues and some tips to help today’s photojournalists cope with the rapidly changing.
landscape. MORE INFO