1. Dress for the weather because
shoot-arounds will take place rain or shine. Bring whatever lighting
equipment you need because shooting will be inside, as well as outside.
2. Bring your cameras to all
functions, including receptions and dinners because all events will
present travel-related photography opportunities, including food, decor,
building fronts, chefs/staff and related images to enhances your portfolio.
3. You will be given subjects
to cover for the Saturday shoot-arounds, just as receiving a publication
assignment. As such, each photographer will need to develop a
photo story and collect images as per the assignment, as appropriate.
4. For the Saturday general review
session after the morning shootout, have 10 images of Milwaukee available
for general viewing. Burn them to a CD if possible.
5. Those of you having your
portfolios critiqued on Saturday afternoon: 10 images should be pre-burned
onto a DVD or CD. That way, the reviewers can slide your disc into their
laptops and and then show you how certain things could be improved,
like cropping, color adjustments and so on. There will be three
reviewers, with each allowing 10 minutes per review. Participants
will go in succession.
6. You will need to provide
your own cameras and laptops. Computers will be available for
CD/DVD presentations. Laptops should have Photoshop 3 or a later
version of Elements.
7. Bring plenty of model releases.
8. You are responsible for being
on time for all events, including those away from Johnston Hall at Marquette.
Otherwise you are on your own for transportation to and from the event.
It is also an easy 10-block (or so) walk from downtown Milwaukee west
to the Doubletree and Straz Towers, which can be a pleasant stroll on
a July night (be sure to look for photos along the way).
9. On your own, you are welcome
to make arrangements to sell your work to any Milwaukee entity you photograph.
10. Lodging and transportation
are not included in the tuition fee, and are the responsibility of each
registrant. Lodging at the Doubletree host hotel and at
Marquette University’s Straz Tower is encouraged for the sake of convenience,
but is not required. However, all tours will depart and return
from the Doubletree or Straz and registrants need to make their own
arrangements to be present for pickup and return.
