WHO: ETSPJ
WHAT: Freelancing for Fun and Profit
WHEN: Thursday, November 20 - 7 p.m,
WHERE: Knoxville News Sentinel, Knox Room
(Please be prompt; we will have someone at the door to let you in 6:45-7:15) Fee: $5 for non-ETSPJ members. Members and students free.
In an economy where “mainstream media” are shrinking staff and where salaries aren’t rising as fast as inflation, journalists need to find other ways of translating their skills into cash. Our panel on freelancing will include veteran freelancer and editor Katy Koontz who specializes in women’s health, travel and lifestyle topics and who has edited several books and much more. Another great addition to the panel is Christina Southern, editor of the News Sentinel’s Community section. All her contributors are freelancers, so she will be an expert on how to and how NOT to deal with an editor, what the editor is looking for, and so much more.
We’ll also meet two photographers: Colby McLemore works with Katy to tie images to stories, making the entire package more marketable. Colby will share how this partnership works and how a writer might inexpensively gain skills to shoot the pictures and art for his/her stories. Also, Patrick Murphy-Racey was an accomplished photographer for the News Sentinel plus Sports Illustrated before he went out on his own. Recently, Patrick has been getting into video. He will counsel freelancers to look to the Web, Web, Web for opportunities rather than traditional media.We’ll cover successful queries, establishing relationships with publications, plus the business aspects of managing money and living off your writing. Miss this nuts and bolts program at your peril!
Submitted by WhitesCreek on Mon, 2008/11/17 - 6:49pm.
I've worked with Patrick Murphy-Racey on several occasions. It's been a few years but he was a hoot. By far the most enjoyable photog I've played with on a pro shoot.
When you watch a Vols basketball game and see the flash go off, that's him pulling the trigger. He has the arena catwalk covered with wireless flash units, which is why he can shoot incredible basketball pix and you can't. (Well, he's a really good photog too, but I'm sure it's the gear)
One of my coolest portraits is a PM-R shot. Whatever he wants to talk about is worth a listen.
Thanks for posting this. The ETSPJ BOD hopes this event proves useful to folks while the economy is rocky.
I've worked with Patrick Murphy-Racey on several occasions. It's been a few years but he was a hoot. By far the most enjoyable photog I've played with on a pro shoot.
When you watch a Vols basketball game and see the flash go off, that's him pulling the trigger. He has the arena catwalk covered with wireless flash units, which is why he can shoot incredible basketball pix and you can't. (Well, he's a really good photog too, but I'm sure it's the gear)
One of my coolest portraits is a PM-R shot. Whatever he wants to talk about is worth a listen.
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