Crunch Time. I'd rather have a Crunch Bar.

 

 

Cody's Canteen Golf Outing

Character Quest Summer 2010

TOMS Poster & Mailer

Coffeepot Possibilities

Progress: Networking & Portfolio

Networking at the BMA event in Milwaukee was...was helpful in a few ways. One, it was a new experience and if I am to go to another networking event, I won't be so in the dark about the whole event and what takes place.  It takes being outgoing and energetic to get something out of the experience. Which I think I did.  I received a lot of business cards and a few cool connections, including a free press release for the TOMS event.

I also networked a bit at the ACP Conference in Orlando, FL last week and along with some great advice and knowledge, made a connection with a photo/video journalist who gave me some websites of NGOs in Chicago looking for video promotions. (See below) I also realized that it IS possible to get a job in photo/video journalism where I am and with my experience. The ACP conference was confidence boosting, if anything.

http://www.idealist.org/

http://www.chicagofairtrade.org/aboutus/member-organizations/non-profit-organizations.html

http://www.chicagononprofit.org/

Portfolio Deadlines:

Making Photos into Design:

The Coffeepot

Redhots

Peabody

St. Vincent graphic for poster!
Character Quest

City of Kenosha Tourism

Apple Burger healthfood awwareness

Staubitz Archives

Deadline: have 3 good pieces by November 18 

Toms/Cody's Canteen:

Toms Video promotions by November 12

Cody's Canteen Flyers ASAP

Toms promotional flyers by November 14

 Applying for jobs with:
Gapers Block Paper, Andrew Huff, editor in chief, at ah@gapersblock.com

The Kenosha News (contacting the photo editor)

Pitchfork Magazine in Chicago

Internship for nonprofit in Chicago: contact Jon Holmer

Contact Robert Hurst from BMA event for internship opportunities!

CBS 2 Chicago

Chicago Tribune

The Onion

Project Ideas flying from the last week:

Photo/Video journalism pieces:

-Adderall, Marijuana, drugs of the average college student.

-Losing family members while in Carthage. Coping at College.

-Divorce as a College student.

-Orthorexia: eating so healthy you can cause harm.

-What happens to leftover food/furniture at Carthage

-Tattoo Culture

-Fashion on campus. Or lack of. 

-Men with their hats. Mens fashion.

-Flash Mob.

-Professors on bikes.

-Professors reflect on their student days.

-Senior Thesis spotlight

Portfolio Ideas:
I will need a basic online presence, SOMETHING on paper, and something digitally to present. I want to have all 3. I will have a very basic portfolio through Wix, a sort of box or binded pages that can be (somewhat) easily replaced and moved around. I don't like boards, I do not feel comfortable presenting on them and don't think my photographs will do well on boards.

I do like printing black ink on black paper with a laser printer-the outcome is similar to a spot varnishing and looks nice with branding/simple images/typography.

 I like the idea of putting my portfolio into a newspaper! I want to go into journalism and this could show my writing, editing, photojournalism and design. Videos have to be shown elsewhere. I am not sure how this combination would flow.

I like briefcases! and Wood boxes! Simple box with my name/logo on it. Printed professionally. I DO like printed books. They are awful for replacing pieces of portfolio, but I think they are professional, simple, and in the right circumstances, the best option.