Jack of all Trades: Becoming a Well Rounded Visual Journalist.
Follow along with the Google Doc Presentation tinyurl.com/y9uaefv
Edmonton Journal staff multimedia producer speaks at the 72’nd Canadian University Press Conference in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
He goes through his still portfolio and gives advice to students for getting a job in this new media landscape.
Video by Ryan Jackson. ryanjackson.ca
Here is the video and Google Doc Presentation that I gave on Sunday at CUP. You can also CLICK HERE and scroll down to the bottom of the page, RIGHT CLICK on the “Download this video” link and download the .mp4 file which should play on any video iPod, nano or iPhone. Enjoy!
Posted by ryanjackson on Jan 15, 2010 in Ryan's Life
I’m speaking at the CUP conference again this year. I spoke last year in Saskatoon and this year it’s convieniently in Edmonton. I speak on Sunday and my good friend Anne-Marie Jackson from the Globe is speaking as well on Saturday. I’ll post video/notes of what we say after it’s done.
Left to right. Seneca Boisvert, 7, Kohi Bundred, 7, and Bella Rusk, 7 ice skate during Deep Freeze, A Byzantine Winter Festival at 92 St. and 118 Ave. that celebrated different cultures, foods, and music in Edmonton on January 9, 2010. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Journal editors made a selection of 40 of the best and most important photos of the last decade that matter to Edmonton and I made three of them which is cool because I’ve only been at the Journal two and a half years. Check out the Gallery.
Our Realtor Steve Kanizaj was fantastic and helped us find the perfect house for less than asking price. The cool thing about Realtors when you are buying a house is that they don’t cost the buyer anything as the Realtor simply gets a portion of the commission on the sale. Your Realtor’s job is to find homes, arrange for viewings, make the offer and get you the lowest price possible.
Since Ashe and I were first time home buyers we had no idea what we were doing so he really helped with the paperwork and organizing everything.
Steve was very professional and fun to work for and Ashe and I highly recommend him if you are looking to buy or sell a home. You can contact him at stevek@realtyexecutives.com or call 780-709-8400
For our mortgage we used Jamie Coulter in Calgary who found us the best mortgage rate and bank for us and really made the mortgage process more personal and less “dealing with a bank” ‘ish. Again, he finds you the best rate and doesn’t cost you a thing so you can only benefit. His website is jamiecoulter.ca and you can call him at 403-835-1535. He’s in Calgary and we live in Edmonton but that didn’t matter since everything was done through e-mail/fax.
They can also refer you to good home inspectors, movers, lawyers, etc.
Referral is everything which is why I’m writing this.
As a thanks to Steve for his great work , I did head shots for his new website that he is building. Enjoy!
Stephen Kanizaj with Realty Executives Progressive poses for a photo in his home on December 20, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / ryanjackson.ca
A composite photograph of teams Ferbey, Middaugh, Koe, Simmons, Martin, Gunnlaugson, Stoughton and Howard competing on Dec. 6, the opening night of the 2009 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic curling trials in Edmonton. Journal photographer Ryan Jackson took more than 300 photos in half an hour, then chose the best 48 to blend together for this composite.
To order a copy of this picture, call 780-429-5580 or go to edmontonjournal.com/reprints.
This photo is best viewed BIG which is why I’m so happy the Journal gave me a FULL COLOUR PAGE for this photo as a commemorative poster. Pretty cool!
Posted by ryanjackson on Dec 11, 2009 in lighting, photos
Edmonton Journal Editor-in-Chief Allan Mayer poses for a photo with the vast piles of letters to the editor the Journal has on file in Edmonton on December 3, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
I was asked to create an image to illustrate how many letters to the editor we get every year. We have a filing cabinet with over 13,000 letters in the office so I spent an afternoon setting up lights and moving everything around to make it perfect. As you can see from the image above, I used three speedlites a strobe and a 40×60″ reflector to light the image. I tethered my 5D to my laptop to preview the images. I also used my handy dandy Canon 24mm f1.4 lens at f11 / ISO 100.
The image I submitted to advertising only had levels and white balance done. The one you see above however was photoshopped a lot more using the “Dave Hill Look” work flow.
This is the second time I have used my new O-Flash which is a very
cheap knock-off of the Ray Flash.
One of my favorite lighting tricks is to make a boom arm out of a
flash stand, a monopod and a bogen superclamp. Boom arms
really open up possibilities for light placement and you
probably already have a light stand and a monopod.
Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Curling fan Andy Roes from Edmonton sports his curling hat during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Team Scott and team Lawton chat in between games during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Cheryl Bernard, skip for Team Bernard during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Amy Nixon, Third for Team Kleibrink during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Crystal Webster, skip for Team Webster during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Lead Stephanie Malekoff, left, foreground, and second Sam Preston sweep for Team Webster during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Lead Stephanie Malekoff, left and third Lori Olson-Johns with Team Webster during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Marliese Kasner, left, and Sherri Singler with Team Lawton sweep during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Team Scott and Team Lawton compete during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Sasha Carter with Team Scott throws during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Left to right. Team Scott’s Jacquie Armstrong, Jeanna Schraeder and Sasha Carter during the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trails in Edmonton on December 6, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
A hot air balloon flies over down town Edmonton early morning Saturday November 28, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Teachers, parents and students walk in a rally to protest cuts to education in Stony Plain, Alta. on November 28, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Eight-year-old Juliet Maykut who goes to St. Joseph’s elementary school in Spruce Grove, Alta. walks in a rally to protest cuts to education in Spruce Grove, Alta. on November 28, 2009. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Local software developer Mack D. Male writes down ideas during a principals for open data brainstorming session at City Hall on Saturday November 21, 2009. The City of Edmonton hosted the workshop to explore how to make more of its data available online in accessible formats, for the benefit of all Edmontonians. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Local software developer Mack D. Male writes down ideas during a principals for open data brainstorming session at City Hall on Saturday November 21, 2009. The City of Edmonton hosted the workshop to explore how to make more of its data available online in accessible formats, for the benefit of all Edmontonians. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
Local software developer Mack D. Male poses for a photo at City Hall on Saturday November 21, 2009. The City of Edmonton hosted a workshop to explore how to make more of its data available online in accessible formats, for the benefit of all Edmontonians. Photo by Ryan Jackson / Edmonton Journal
