I’ve been invited by Everard Williams of Art Center College of Design to join Heidi Volpe, former Art Director at the LA Times Magazine for a lecture in LA next Tuesday evening called Shooting Editorial.
We’re going to talk about shooting for magazines and spend the first part discussing what goes on inside a magazine, how stories are assigned, the dynamics between the different departments and in particular how Art Directors and Photo Editors work together… including the ways in which I try and trick AD’s into picking my photographer or my opener choice.
For the second part of the lecture we’re going to talk about a photographers style and how we use it to make assignments and really try and show as many examples of portfolio images that convinced us to hire a photographer and then the published results from the assignment.
The event is free and open to the public and should be informative but also entertaining since Heidi and I aren’t afraid to give each other a little shit. We will also try and tackle a few topics that have been in the news lately.
Shooting Editorial- Tuesday, September 30, 7:30pm-9:00pm in the Ahmanson Theater on Art Centers North campus. The address is 1700 Lida St. Pasadena, CA 91103.
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Wish I had the $ for a ticket, and the time to make it. Sounds like it’s going to be a great lecture. Any chance that we’ll see some video of it?
Cool. We’re gonna try and make it.
I’ve got a shoot across town in the morning, but if I leave Hollywood by 1pm I should be able to get to Pasadena by 7:30pm.
Maybe.
Marked on my calender. Will try to attend. Sounds like an interesting, photocentric evening.
I look forward to meeting you.
yeah, a video of this would be great.
Sounds like a great presentation. I’ll say thirds about that video, since I’m home in Minneapolis and not working in L.A. at present.
Is this free or does it cost?
Sorry, I see you wrote “Free” in your text.
I hope you see through Dennis, Everard and Tony DiZinno’s BS.
10 4 on the video… I’d love to catch it, but alas, I live far far away.
I would love to see a video of this presentation. Either as a webcast or later as a QT movie.
Many photographers could benefit from watching this discussion.
Sounds like a fun and educational evening.
Dang it, I’m in Austin right now, flying back on Wed…hopefully there’s a video somewhere.
Sounds so useful. A video would be great.
Darn. I live pretty close to Pasadena. Too bad it isn’t on Monday night. I’m off to Bishop on Tuesday.
What bs? They’ve helped me out whenever I needed it, and if you don’t know when to listen and when not to then that’s your fault.
I would like to see a video of this useful presentation. Please inform me.
would love to see a video of the lecture.
count me in!
A webcast would be great.
good luck and have fun
I’ll be there.
And for those of you attending, there is a cafeteria on campus. In case you want of beat traffic and grab a bite without having to scramble for dinner. I just hope the food is better than when I was I was in school.
That school produces phenomenal talent.
Thsi event sounds like fun! :)
I’ll see you there Rob!
Thanks for posting this.
Thank you for the presentation of ideas last night. I learned a lot.
Thank you for the lecture last night. What I really took away from it was that its truly about creating a relationship with the photo editor (or art director, or creative director). I only wish you would have illustrated a photographers style as it relates to assignments with more unknown photographers, so I could have felt like I have more of a fighting chance to “brake in”. Other then that it was great. Thanks!
P.S. You got me all worked up about Jill Greenberg at the end!
I missed the talk but would also love to see it on video. Any chance that’s going to happen?