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“Freelancers, photographers, and activists all have a harder time getting that laminated press badge than full-time, words-based employees at established news organizations, according to this survey of more than 1,300 journalists.”
“One year ago today, the Chicago Sun-Times eliminated its photo staff, laying off 28 full-time employees.
Most of them have landed on their feet, according to email and phone interviews with many of the photographers. While they were sometimes hesitant to dwell on the layoffs, the former Sun-Times staffers filled me in on how their lives — and those of the photographers I couldn’t reach — have changed since May 30, 2013.”
Moving forward PPAGLA will be revising rules for the monthly clip contest. The major changes are outlined below and complete rules are available here.
These changes will help to streamline the judging process and get entries judged in a timely manner.
Members with questions or comments are encouraged to reach out through the contact page.
“The charge against freelance disc jockey Lazaro Estrada is obstruction of justice. He was arrested on St. Patrick’s Day after using his cell phone to record a video of an arrest at a Southwest Miami-Dade store where he was spinning records for a promotional gig.
Miami-Dade Ofc. Michael Valdez arrived at the store to arrest owner Andre Trigiano on outstanding misdemeanor traffic charges.
Estrada says he began recording the episode with his iPhone only after the officer removed Trigiano from the store and threw the handcuffed man to the ground.”
“This month’s cover story of National Geographic, about how to meet growing worldwide demand for food, is the story that got photographer George Steinmetz in trouble last June, and he’s still stinging from the experience.
Caught in the political crossfire between animal rights activists and agribusiness interests trying to make it illegal to photograph factory farm operations, he wound up in jail in Kansas while on assignment to shoot the story, called “The New Food Revolution.””
PPAGLA Board Member Louis Gabriele has returned from NAB 2014, the yearly conference created by the National Association of Broadcasters, with a look at new technology coming out soon.
The Santa Clarita Valley Signal has an opening for a part time photographer.
I have an opening for a part - time photographer - endless high school sports and portraits, local news events, features and spot news for daily paper and web site. We shoot lots of raw video and person will need to do some writing as well
Applicants should send Signal Photo Editor Dan Watson a resume and website or digital samples of work.
“A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan.
Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly, according to an AP Television News freelancer who witnessed the shooting.”
Video and still galleries of the the 2013 Year End Contest have been posted. Congratulations to all the winners.
An expert panel discussion regarding First Amendment rights:
Moderator:
Mickey H. Osterreicher, General Counsel, National Press Photographers Association
Panelists:
Location:
Date and time:
Deaton Hall Auditorium LAPD Headquarters 100 W. 1st Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Thursday, April 17, 2014 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Annual Awards Dinner
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
Glendale Moose Lodge
357 West Arden Avenue
Glendale
Parking is available across the street from the Lodge.
5:30 p.m. Cocktails
7 p.m. Dinner & Awards Show
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
JOHN MARSHALL,
FORMER KNBC-TV REPORTER
We are happy to announce our two lifetime achievement recipients: Glenn Waggner and George Robert Smith.
We hope to see you all there. If you cannot attend PLEASE SUPPORT PPAGLA by purchasing raffle tickets.
$44 per person. RSVP by March 20.
Embassy Suites http://ppagla.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=e8762f8fc5cdcbbf3becf6da1&id=27d813f72d&e=353cd066cf
(AAA discount as of today March 15th $156)
800 North Central Avenue, Glendale, California, 91203 (WALKING DISTANCE TO Moose Lodge)
USA TEL: 1-818-550-0828 FAX: 1-818-550-1289
Extended Stay America http://ppagla.us1.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=e8762f8fc5cdcbbf3becf6da1&id=54940e1c94&e=353cd066cf
(5% AAA discount...hotel room approximately $105 - $119)
1377 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Glendale, CA 91201
Tel: 818-956-6665 | Fax: 818-956-6667
PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO PPAGLA AND MAIL WITH RSVP CARD TO: JIM OBER, 1105 NONCHALANT DRIVE, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 jim@tracksidephoto.com
For questions, please contact:
David Fernandez, visualtec@att.net
“While covering a fast food workers strike at the National Air and Space Museum last week, photographer Kristoffer Tripplaar was forcefully brought down by no less than three security guards when he accidentally bumped into one of them in an attempt to protect his equipment.”
“Getty’s decision to let anyone with a website or social media presence freely embed photographs for non-commercial use was bound to rub photographers the wrong way. Sure enough, trade groups representing people who try to make a living snapping shutters say they are at work on an alternative way to compensate photographers as their images spread around the Internet because, in their view, Getty sure isn’t going to do it.”
“A police officer forcibly escorted Baltimore Sun photo editor Chris Assaf away from the scene of a police-involved shooting on Feb. 21. He had been taking pictures from outside the police lines, but an officer told him he had to move back further. Assaf protested, stating he was within his First Amendment rights to be where he was standing. Another officer then forced him to move.”
PPAGLA member Anacleto Rapping is hosting a photo walkabout and South Pacific workshop. More details can be found at The Perfect Exposure Gallery website.
March 8, 2014 with Wendy Sue Lamm
March 22, 2014 with Anacleto Rapping
Whatever your skill level, join Armando Arorizo, of the Perfect Exposure Gallery, and world renowned photographer Wendy Sue Lamm on a photo walkabout in L.A. on Saturday, March 8th 2014.
A second Walkabout will take place on March 22nd with former L.A. Times staff photographer Anacleto Rapping.
The walk courses about two miles, and each session lasts about four hours. Our route highlights busy downtown locations and some of the city's familiar landmarks, including Pershing Square, Broadway, City Hall, the Disney Concert Hall and the Second Street Tunnel.
An evening session is offered, allowing us to catch the street life and light that unfolds in the urban core throughout the evening. The Seminar is from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Date: Saturday 8, March 2014
Hours: 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Price: 175.00 per person. ( If you register before Saturday 1, March 2014, the fee is 150.00.)
If you interested in coming along, please contact Armando Arorizo at the Perfect Exposure Gallery
Armando@theperfectexposuregallery.com
+1.213.381.1137
SOUTH PACIFIC PHOTO WORKSHOP, MAY 25TH TO JUNE 1ST
The South Pacific Photo Workshops are all about making you a better photographer. We focus on developing your eye and storytelling skills as you immerse yourself in a weeklong adventure in the Philippines. We teach creative thinking and artistry, and guarantee that you will improve your imagery while having a good time.
The workshops will include scholarship students from the local community, and proceeds will be donated to visual arts programs at Foundation University, founded in 1949 to empower the people of Dumaguete.
Are you interested in joining us? We are now asking you to fill out a Reservation Request RIGHT HERE as we need to know as soon as possible how many spaces we have for this trip. We have a limit of 15 persons that we can take with us, and we need to know who is serious about coming along.
PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ASSOCIATION
OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
Annual Awards Dinner
SATURDAY, MARCH 29
Glendale Moose Lodge
357 West Arden Avenue
Glendale
Parking is available across the street
from the Lodge.
5:30 p.m. Cocktails
7 p.m. Dinner & Awards Show
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
JOHN MARSHALL,
FORMER KNBC-TV REPORTER
We are happy to announce our two lifetime achievement recipients: Glenn Waggner and George Robert Smith.
We hope to see you all there. If you cannot attend PLEASE SUPPORT PPAGLA by purchasing raffle tickets.
$44 per person
The dinner invitations have been mailed out and you should be receiving very soon.
RSVP by March 20.
For questions, please contact:
David Fernandez, visualtec@att.net
Nikon Professional Services Hosts: The Fourth Annual Academy Awards Aftercare
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Entertainment Journalist Dinner
Thursday February 27th 6:00-8:00
6060 Sunset BLVD Hollywood 90028
CPS and Credentialed Photographers & Videographers invited
Food and great conversations with industry friends
Please RSVP to Amy
akawadler@cusa.canon.com
KNBC offers a behind the scenes look of their studios as they move out after 52 years.
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2014/02/knbc_moves_out_of_burbank.php
The ethical commandments on the digital manipulation of photographs in journalism are simple and direct: you do not add or subtract any element of an image in post processing. Ever. If a photo didn’t turn out exactly how you had imagined, there is no laptop digital do-over.
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