Hello!
These are slides about photo stuff.
Otherwise you might be in the wrong room.
by Ivar Vong / @ivarvong
Who am I?
- Photographer (video too!)
- Programmer
- Journalist
... and math stuff.
Who are you?
- What's your name?
- Where do you work?
- What's one thing you want to learn from this?
Some of my work
How'd I get here?
At UO
- Photo editor at the Emerald
- Photo intern for The Register-Guard (Snowden!)
- Built relationships (in person, social media)
After UO
- Freelance. Still R-G, NYT, others. Commerical work too.
- Programmer at the Emerald
Be reliable.
How to be better
Well, at least how I got better
Make a lot of pictures
Learn new things
Technology and stuff
Find a mentor
Make yourself uncomfortable
...It's all about story
What can you do right now?
- Shoot more
- Pitch stories
- Seek feedback and mentors
- Experiment
- Be willing to fail
You are a brand.
I spend time on:
...and only some of that time is wasted.
important things for photo desks
from a former emerald photo editor
Foster teamwork
Be fair, create time for fun, be friendly
Communicate
- Reach out to other editors.
- Work with them to make great photo requests.
- This will make you and your photographers happy.
- It will also make for a great paper.
meet weekly
This sounds hard.
This IS hard.
But, do it anyway. It's really important.
Listen, and try to eliminate pain points. Have some fun.
Be critical
They need it, quite often.
Make them find their own stories
Even if it's just a standalone.
But seriously, they need to shoot stories.
Don't be too nice
It's hard to lead your peers. Sometimes you'll hurt people's feelings.