When I'm working on a multimedia piece I always struggle to know when to shoot stills and when to shoot video. For me it always has been difficult to juggle between the two. When I first saw Burn Camp, I was amazed at how well Dot Paul mixed stills with video to tell a compelling story. I caught up with her at the Utah Symposium and asked if she would be willing to share the story behind her award winning piece. Check out the video first and then read her comments below:
UPAA Annual Conference sponsor Canto has released two educational whitepapers on how to implement and optimize digital asset management.
George Terrizzi at the light table viewing his negatives through the loupe - Photo by Chris Radcliffe/EKU
It is becoming a tradition for the boys at Baylor to come up with unique ways to tell the story of Move-in Day. In 2009 there was the mess and in 2010 they reinvented the box. This year Robbie Rogers and Matthew Minard decided to tell the stories of the families dropping off their students. Check it out:
Michgan's Stadium re-dedication - Photo by Martin Vloet/University of Michigan
Frank Williams captured this images as he was returning home from the 2011 UPAA Symposium through Dallas, and now it has garnered him an honorable mention in the National Geographic Traveller Photo Contest. Check out the article and learn more about the image by clicking on the photo. Great job Frank!
On the first day of the 2011 Symposium, we were paid a visit by BYU's weekly news show, appropriately titled BYU Weekly. They finally aired the story on byutv, check it out below:
Here is video from a presentation by BYU Basketball Trainer Robert Ramos. Robert spoke to us about some of the biggest injuries photographers face in the course of their work and how we can prevent and repair those injuries. You can also click on the link below to download the powerpoint of his presentation:
Maurice Green - Photo by Alan Magayne-Roshak
We put together a little slide show with pictures taken by our members review the week in Utah:
Rather than go through all the effort of making another music video, we decided to let Alie perform live at the awards luncheon. It seems that she survived:
Our featured speaker on Tuesday was Donald Miralle. He shared with us a presentation called "Seeing The Same Thing Differently" during which he shared his creative approach to photographing assignments with the goal of always coming away with unique shots.
At the closing banquet Glenn Carpenter announced the winners in the 2011 UPAA Multimedia Competition. It was a great group of entries this year, the winners are:
Honorable Mention - "Feats of Strength" by Mike Ekern, University of St. Thomas
Photo by Robert Jordan/University of Mississippi
Sunrise in Bryce Canyon - Photo by Jaren Wilkey/BYU