Read more about the article W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Opens Call Howard Chapnick Grant Applications

W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Opens Call Howard Chapnick Grant Applications

The W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund is now accepting applications for the Howard Chapnick Grant, to encourage and support leadership in fields ancillary to photojournalism, such as editing research, education and management. Deadline to apply is July 15th, 2015. Grant Details The annual $5,000 Chapnick Grant may be used to finance any of a range of qualified undertakings, such as an educational program, research, a special long-term sabbatical project, or an internship to work with a noteworthy group or individual. Special consideration will be given to projects that promote social change and/or serve significant concerns of photojournalism. The grant is not intended to be used for the direct productions of photographs. Recipients of the Howard Chapnick Grant will be selected by the Board of Trustees of the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund in Humanistic Photography. The Howard Chapnick Grant is supported by Harbers Family Foundation and honors the memory of Howard Chapnick and…

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Read more about the article MediaStorm Guide to Organizing Camera Phone Pictures with Hazel

MediaStorm Guide to Organizing Camera Phone Pictures with Hazel

If you’re like me, you probably take lots of pictures with your phone. Organizing thousands of images can feel overwhelming. Apple has tried to makes this a seamless process with the introduction of iCloud and the new Photos app. As convenient as it is to automatically upload all your images to the cloud, Apple’s service has one glaring omission. You can not delete individual pictures. It’s an all or nothing solution. So I’ve created my own workflow. With my phone connected to my Mac, I use Apple’s built-in utility Image Capture to download all pictures to a specified folder. I make sure to delete the images from the phone as I download, ensuring that I don’t end up with duplicates. Next, I use Noodlesoft’s Hazel ($29) to automate organization. Hazel is a system utility that applies specified rules to a given folder. In this case, after I’ve downloaded my images to my…

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Read more about the article New Era of Motion Graphics at MediaStorm – Guardians of the Forest & 2015 Reel

New Era of Motion Graphics at MediaStorm – Guardians of the Forest & 2015 Reel

MediaStorm's motion graphics department, helmed by Joe Fuller, has kept busy since our 2013 reel. From saving the forest, looking back at USAID’s food for peace program, celebrating world-renown photographers to illuminating a teen’s descent into prostitution; we've used a wide array of techniques to make complex stories accessible and appealing. Today, we are proud to present a film made in partnership with the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) to convey the importance and urgency of the sustainable management of forests. At one time forests dominated Earth’s landmass. Today, less than half of forests remain.  Deforestation is a real issue affecting not only our environment, but our survival as a species. Guardians of the Forest explains why our forests are a precious natural resource for everyone and why the answer to protection lies in sustainable management. 2015 Motion Graphics Reel MediaStorm’s 2015 Motion Design Reel highlights the best animation work we’ve created for films and…

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Read more about the article Join Us for #ICPMEETUP: Photography and New Storytelling Platforms

Join Us for #ICPMEETUP: Photography and New Storytelling Platforms

MediaStorm's Executive Producer Brian Storm will serve as the moderator for Photography and New Storytelling Platforms #ICPMEETUP on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 from 7:00–9:00 p.m. in the ICP Student Lounge in New York City. The session will explore the future of visual storytelling with the minds behind Atavist, Medium and The Rockefeller Foundation. Register online to attend this free event. Event Details In the last years we have seen the emergence of new platforms allowing image makers to combine words, still and moving images into beautiful self-published stories and connect them organically to different communities. These storytelling platforms such as Medium, Atavist, and Rockefeller Foundation's toolkit platform for storytellers Hatch help image makers, journalists, but also nonprofits and other social impact organizations to use the power of narrative and networks to increase their reach, resources, and impact. What can we learn from these empowering tools and how do and will they shape the future of visual storytelling?…

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