NPS event in So Calif Aug 24th, 2010

[Picturepro]

http://calendar.chicoer.com/westwood-ca/events/show/135450205-nikon-dmovie-and-multimedia-seminar

I received a email Aug 5th, any other NPS members attending?
limited to 100 people maybe filled already?
NPS only from what I read

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"Nikon - D-Movie and Multimedia Seminar

Size: 80-110 Online Registration Required (space is limited)

Featuring: Bill Frakes & Laura Heald

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Doors open 6:00pm; Seminar 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Nikon Professional Services presents a special seminar for professional photographers featuring award-winning photographer and educator Bill Frakes along with pioneering visual storyteller Laura Heald. During this two hour seminar, they will discuss using the latest in High Definition video equipment to take storytelling to new heights. Frakes, a staff photographer at Sports Illustrated, has garnered many awards including a staff prize for the Pulitzer Prize at the Miami Herald. His commercial clients include Apple, Nikon, Coca-Cola, Nike and many more. Heald is a versatile, multi-faceted story-teller who co-founded Straw Hat Visuals, a media company based in Jacksonville, Florida.
This free Nikon sponsored seminar is open to the first 100 signees who register online. This three hour seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the Bridges Theater located on the NE corner of the UCLA campus in Westwood, CA."

 

[Picturepro]

wow did I post in the wrong spot?
no NPS members here?

surprised there was no comments or questions, owell
hopefully someone found the info to be of use

 

[ddietiker]

I dont think this section is widely read. I know there are a few NPS here, but I get the feeling not too many.

 

[Picturepro]

just re reading the evite

This should be a great seminar...
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Nikon Professional Services presents a special seminar for professional photographers featuring award-winning photographer and educator Bill Frakes along with pioneering visual storyteller Laura Heald. During this two hour seminar, they will discuss using the latest in High Definition video equipment to take storytelling to new heights. Frakes, a staff photographer at Sports Illustrated, has garnered many awards including a staff prize for the Pulitzer Prize at the Miami Herald. His commercial clients include Apple, Nikon, Coca-Cola, Nike and many more. Heald is a versatile, multi-faceted story-teller who co-founded Straw Hat Visuals, a media company based in Jacksonville, Florida.
This free Nikon sponsored seminar is open to the first 100 signees who register online. This three hour seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the Bridges Theater located on the NE corner of the UCLA campus in Westwood, CA.

About the Instructors:
Bill Frakes is a Sports Illustrated Staff Photographer based in Florida.
A film maker, director and photographer he has worked in more than 125 countries for a wide variety of editorial and advertising clients.
His advertising clients include Apple, Nike, Manfrotto, CocaCola, Champion, Isleworth, Stryker, IBM, Nikon,Canon, Kodak, and Reebok. Editorially his work has appeared in virtually every major general interest publication in the world. He won the coveted Newspaper Photographer of the Year award in the prestigious Pictures of the Year competition. He was a member of the Miami Herald staff that won the Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Hurricane Andrew. He has also been honored by the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards for reporting on the disadvantaged and by the Overseas Press club for distinguished foreign reporting. He was awarded the Gold Medal by World Press Photo. He has received hundreds of national and international awards for his work. He will be serving as juror for the World Press Photo Competition in 2010.
He has taught at the University of Miami, the University of Florida and the University of Kansas as an adjunct professor and lecturer.
During the last five years he has lectured at more than 100 Universities discussing multimedia and photojournalism.
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Laura Heald is a pioneer in the integration of high definition video, still photographs and audio into multimedia productions. Laura is a talented film maker, visual storyteller, photographer and reporter who is a rising star in the industry. Her work is regularly viewed on web sites like SI.com.
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About Nikon Inc.
Nikon is the world leader in digital imaging, precision optics and photo imaging technology and is globally recognized for setting new standards in product design and performance. The unique strength of the Nikon brand is attributable to the company’s unwavering commitment to quality, performance, technology and innovation. Nikon Inc. markets and distributes consumer and professional digital SLR cameras, NIKKOR optics, Speedlights and system accessories.

Who Should Attend:
Professional Photographers from the following genre of photography: News, Newspaper, Magazine, Commercial, Government, Multimedia and Wedding.

 

[Picturepro]

awesome show from NPS, Thank you

if NPS ever offers in or near your area must attend. 3 hours of incredible images
and video fro the D3s, Bill Frakes SI photographer

Here is one of his video's from sport illustrated interview "Tank"
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vi...ank_johnson_2010.SportsIllustrated/index.html