{"id":612,"date":"2010-01-28T09:19:08","date_gmt":"2010-01-28T14:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=612"},"modified":"2010-01-28T09:19:27","modified_gmt":"2010-01-28T14:19:27","slug":"transitioning-from-photography-to-multimedia-from-tracy-boyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/01\/28\/transitioning-from-photography-to-multimedia-from-tracy-boyer\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitioning from photography to multimedia &#8212; from Tracy Boyer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"post-4342\"><a title=\"Photography to MM\" href=\"http:\/\/www.innovativeinteractivity.com\/2010\/01\/27\/photography-to-multimedia\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Transitioning from photography to multimedia<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from Tracy Boyer<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\">From DSC:<br \/>\nTracy mentions some nice resources here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Some of the most talented multimedia producers in our industry today actually started their careers as photographers. Photographers make up the majority of staffs at nearly every inspirational multimedia company \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediastorm.org\/\" target=\"blank\">Media Storm<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bombayfc.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Bombay Flying Club<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.talkingeyesmedia.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Talking Eyes Media<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weyonow.com\/\" target=\"blank\">Weyo<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/story4.org\/\" target=\"blank\">Story4<\/a>, to name a few. Whether out of necessity or personal aspiration, these photographers have successfully made the transition to multimedia production and now use their still cameras as only one storytelling option. So why did they do it, how were they successful, and how can you follow their lead?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">There are excellent resources out there for photographers wanting to learn how to shoot for video, or double task to record audio and take photos in the field. Below is a list of 20 such resources from some of my favorite blogs to get you started:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Mastering Multimedia:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com\/2008\/02\/20\/how-to-make-your-audio-slideshows-better\/\" target=\"blank\">How to make your audio slideshows better<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/18\/great-audio-starts-in-the-field\/\" target=\"blank\">Great audio starts in the field<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com\/2009\/05\/22\/how-best-to-approach-a-video-story\/\" target=\"blank\">How best to approach a video story<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com\/2008\/02\/14\/sequencing-the-foundation-of-video-storytelling\/\" target=\"blank\">Sequencing: The foundation of video storytelling<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com\/2008\/04\/19\/how-to-make-your-video-editing-easier\/\" target=\"blank\">How to make your video editing easier<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>MediaStorm:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.org\/blog\/?p=1419\" target=\"blank\">Ten Tips for Working With Music in Multimedia<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.org\/blog\/?p=995\" target=\"blank\">Advice to Multimedia Producers<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.org\/blog\/?p=709\" target=\"blank\">Ten Ways To Improve Your Multimedia Production Right Now<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mediastorm.org\/blog\/?p=1126#more-1126\" target=\"blank\">MediaStorm\u2019s Multiclip Workflow<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericmaierson.com\/2009\/06\/16\/what-is-story\/\" target=\"blank\">What is a story?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericmaierson.com\/2009\/02\/23\/three-steps-to-improving-your-multimedia-video\/\" target=\"blank\">Three Steps to Improving Your Multimedia Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>MultimediaShooter:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.multimediashooter.com\/wp\/tutorials\/multimedia-rules-to-live-by-and-seven-steps-to-training-yourself\/\" target=\"blank\">Multimedia Rules to Live By and Seven Steps to Training Yourself<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Adam Westbrook:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/adamwestbrook.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/09\/shooting-multimedia-a-lot-to-juggle\/\" target=\"blank\">Shooting multimedia: a lot to juggle<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/adamwestbrook.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/27\/five-myths-about-shooting-video\/\" target=\"blank\">Five myths about shooting video<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/adamwestbrook.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/01\/10-new-years-resolutions-to-make-you-a-better-multimedia-journalist\/\" target=\"blank\">10 new years resolutions to make you a better multimedia journalist<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/adamwestbrook.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/01\/the-powers-and-problems-of-the-audio-slideshow\/\" target=\"blank\">The powers and problems of the audio slideshow<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>10,000 Words:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.10000words.net\/2010\/01\/how-to-create-video-storytelling-that.html\" target=\"blank\">How to create video storytelling that actually tells a story<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.10000words.net\/2009\/04\/how-to-shoot-great-video-quickly-and.html\" target=\"blank\">How to shoot great video quickly and efficiently<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.10000words.net\/2009\/09\/8-ways-to-save-money-on-your-next.html\" target=\"blank\">8 Ways to save money on your next multimedia project<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.10000words.net\/2009\/02\/multimedia-but-why.html\" target=\"blank\">Multimedia\u2026 but why?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transitioning from photography to multimedia &#8212; from Tracy Boyer From DSC: Tracy mentions some nice resources here: Some of the most talented multimedia producers in our industry today actually started their careers as photographers. 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