Sol Neelman: Wednesday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.

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Come see Sol Neelman speek on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in Agate Hall! He’ll have his book there, too, available for purchase. You can also pick it up here. After the talk, we’ll regroup at Agate Alley at 9 p.m.


(Photo by Sol Neelman)

Sol Neelman, a journalism graduate from the University of Oregon (’94), is a failed athlete turned sports photographer living large in Portlandia. In 2007, he left his staff job at The Oregonian to pursue a life-long project documenting sports culture around the globe. Last summer, Kehrer Verlag in Heidelberg, Germany published his first book, “Weird Sports.” He has a new weekly photo column on Wired.com and is already busy working on his next book, cleverly titled “Weird Sports Vol. 2.”

UONPPA goes bowling

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A couple weeks ago, we went over to the bowling alley and threw some bowling balls around at various levels of skill. Photographs were made, a few points were scored, and fun was certainly had.

January 26: Flash Workshop

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UONPPA is hosting a small flash workshop on Thursday, January 26th at 6:30 p.m. in room 204A of Agate Hall. This post will be updated with details as we figure them out.

The workshop will concentrate on the basics of using small flashes effectively. In particular, we’ll talk about ways to use on-camera flash in a nicer way, and ways of using off-camera strobes. Depending on the attendees, the workshop may focus more on the introductory or advanced side of things.

If you’re planning on joining us, please feel free to RSVP on the Facebook event page.

(Updated on Jan. 19 to add the room number.)

Rob Finch to Speak about Multimedia at The Oregonian on Tuesday May 31st in Allen Hall Rm 304

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Rob Finch Visuals Editor of The Oregonian will give a presentation about Multimedia at The Oregonian followed by a Q&A session.

Tuesday May 31st at 2:30pm
Rm 304 Allen Hall Ballmer Graphics Lab

Rob Finch is a two-time Newspaper Photographer of the Year in POY contests in 2000 and 2003. In 2007 Finch was part of a team of journalists at The Oregonian awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for his role as a multimedia producer. In 2008 Finch won the Online Journalism Award for Best Video presentation. In 2009 Finch became the Visuals Editor at The Oregonian.

For information contact Sung Park spark@uoregon.edu

Brought to you by the UO NPPA Student Chapter

Workshop on DSLR Video

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The University of Oregon’s NPPA student chapter is hosting a workshop on DSLR Video Basics
The workshop will focus on basic functions to help photographers get started in shooting video with their DSLR.

Topics to be covered:

DSLR model variations
Full frame vs cropped sensor
ISO settings
White Balance
Audio and audio accessories
Basic HD workflow in Final Cut Pro

Even though this is a basic DSLR video workshop, it will help to know basic DSLR photography functions to get the most from this workshop. It is advised that you read your DSLR manual to understand the basic controls of your camera.

The workshop will be @
7:00 P.M.
Hall of Achievement in Allen Hall
Wed. April 27th

Sung Park
Instructor of Photojournalism/Multimedia
NPPA Faculty Advisor

Workshop on DSLR Basics

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Do people look like carrots in your photos?

Does the word “aperture” sound like it belongs in a jeopardy question?

Does the Manual mode on your camera seem more like a puzzle than a tool?

If so, the University of Oregon’s NPPA chapter is hosting a workshop to train beginning photographers on how to use DSLRs. (You know, those cameras with a hundred buttons and big lenses).
The workshop will focus on basic functions to help photographers know how to create quality photos.
This includes:
-Proper exposure using both Shutter Speed and Aperture. (Now the M selection will stand for “manual” rather than “mystery”)
-How to set White Balance. (No more orange aliens in your photos!)
-Different types of lenses. (What does 50mm f/1.8 mean anyway?)
-Shooting tips for different environments.
The workshop doesn’t require any previous photography experience, you do not need to own your own DSLR, and this is a great opportunity to start exploring photography.
The workshop will be @
Allen Hall 318
7:00 P.M. 
Wednesday April 20, 2011

See you there!
Christopher Parker
President of the University of Oregon’s
National Press Photographer Association Student Chapter