It's been a busy week, but not for shooting photos. The only photos I took this week were of our Schools Spotlight piece in our Thursday paper where we highlight one area teacher. It's been fun doing those the last several weeks -- getting into the classroom and focusing on the teacher as he or she instructs the students.
The students have been awesome ... no one jumping in front of the camera or yelling for me to take their photos.
The week kicked off on a good note. This past Saturday, May 12, I ventured down to Milwaukee to attend the Wisconsin News Photographers Association (WNPA) convention. It was inspirational to say the least.
Besides seeing fellow photojournalists from throughout the state, we were also treated to four seminars by some very talented individuals.
We heard from Detroit Free Press photojournalist Eric Seals, VII's Erin Trieb, Sports Illustrated photographer Damian Strohmeyer and NPPA general counsel Mickey Osterreicher.
Seals spoke primarily on video and slideshows, Trieb spoke on her veteran project and of her career covering the war in Afghanistan, Strohmeyer showcased some of his work and Osterreicher spoke on the relationship between photojournalists and police officers.
I picked up quite a bit from all of the speakers and look forward to putting it to work for me now over the next few months.
Overall, it was a great day put on by the WNPA!
If you want to check out some of their work or read more about them, here are the links:
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