Tip #1. Perfecting the shot sequence. Avoiding jump cuts. Always a challenge for me, even after 17 years of teaching TV Production. This info looks VERY helpful! http://www.jou.ufl.edu/faculty/mmcadams/video/five_shot.html [vimeo 20959653 w=500 h=375]

Clip 2: Five-Shot Method from Mindy McAdams on Vimeo.

Tip #2. Caption writing for yearbook: Something some schools still avoid like the plaque. When I advised Yearbook it was often getting them to understand the power and importance and the HOW of writing captions that challenged me most: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/high-school-english-lessons/42816-caption-writing-and-yearbook-tips/

Tip #3. As a Photography and Video Junkie… I want a drone. I want one so bad! This article only made the desire stronger! http://www.businessinsider.com/drone-buyers-guide-2014-6?op=1

Tip #4. Hyperlapse is here! WOW! http://blog.instagram.com/post/95829278497/hyperlapse-from-instagram

Tip #5. If you are anywhere near Columbia, Mo. here are two opportunities, which we posted on the MIPA website earlier this week, to catch up / learn more on Photoshop and Google Docs! Check it out! https://mipajournalism.com/2014/08/27/daniel-boone-regional-library-offers-technology-help/

Tip #6.  This weekend, if all goes to plan, myself and another Photog friend are checking out the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis. I hope it lives up to my expectations! http://www.iphf.org/

Tip #7. Speaking of… did you know Washington, Mo is home to the Photojournalism Hall of Fame? Thankful for the Missourian Family for creating this in WashMO!  http://www.mopress.com/Photojournalism_HOF.php

Michelle Turner