Read more about the article Eddie Adams Workshop Applications Due May 31st

Eddie Adams Workshop Applications Due May 31st

The Eddie Adams Workshop will accept applications for its 27th Workshop, which will be held October 10-13, 2014, in Jeffersonville, New York, through May 31st. The Workshop is an intense four-day gathering of the top photography professionals, along with 100 carefully selected students. It is one of the premier photojournalism events for students and young professionals, and the only one that is tuition-free. It’s a weekend that offers an excellent opportunity to meet the top photojournalists in the world, and to work alongside the best photo editors in the business. Apply online.

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Read more about the article Doug Menuez & Kurt Andersen Launch “Fearless Genius” At 92nd Street Y

Doug Menuez & Kurt Andersen Launch “Fearless Genius” At 92nd Street Y

If you are in New York City on June 3rd, 2014 stop by the 92nd Street YMCA to hear stories and see rare pictures by Kurt Andersen and Doug Menuez as they mark the launch of Menuez's new book Fearless Genius: The Digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000. Menuez is the only photographer Steve Jobs allowed inside his inner sanctum to document his process of innovation for three years. While Anderson, bestselling author and host of public radio’s “Studio 360,” has a profound understanding of how technology shapes culture.  These two great minds will host a conversation about watching Silicon Valley transform the world.  For more information visit www.92y.org.

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Read more about the article Open Society Opens Call for 2014 Audience Engagement Grant

Open Society Opens Call for 2014 Audience Engagement Grant

The Open Society Documentary Photography Project is soliciting calls for the 2014 Audience Engagement Grant Program, a funding opportunity for photographers documenting a human rights or social justice issue to enact change. Deadline to apply is July 8th, 2014.

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Beginning this year, two tracks of support will be offered to individuals at different phases of their Audience Engagement Projects:

  • Track One: Project Development – Grantees will receive funding to attend an Open Society–organized retreat in December of 2014. This event will be designed in collaboration with Creative Capital’s Professional Development Program. Attendees will become part of a larger Audience Engagement Grant cohort, with opportunities to connect both during the conference and after.
  • Track Two: Project Implementation – Grantees will receive funding to execute (or continue executing) their projects as well as attend December’s retreat.

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Guide to Creating Smart Quotes in Premiere Pro’s Title Tool

MediaStorm Guide to Creating Smart Quotes in Premiere Pro’s Title Tool

This article is part of a series of posts with tips and tricks from our producers' experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro CC after years of working in Final Cut Pro. To read more about why we made the switch, check out this post. I've noticed that Premiere Pro’s title tool (Command-T) does not automatically convert quotation mark to smart quotes, sometimes called curly quotes. By default quotation marks look like this: To create smart quotes on a Mac simply use the keystroke Option-[ (Option-Open Bracket) for an open smart quote and Option-Shift-[ (Option-Shift-Open Bracket) for a closed smart quote. Much nicer.

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