JULY 21-22

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YEARBOOK EXPERT & COVER ARTISTThis summer, your staff will meet with our Yearbook Expert one-on-one to fi ne-tune the 2016 theme concept and book. Bring a copy of your 2015 yearbook with you and a list of questions, ideas and concepts so you can brainstorm away. Appointments are available on a fi rst-come, fi rst served basis. Please sign up early for these appointments. You will be notifi ed of your appointment time prior to workshop arrival. You can also spend time with our Plant Cover Artist on helping you and your staff create your 2016 cover. See materials, choose fonts, select colors and create the coolest yearbook cover yet!

Meghan Percival, CJE, teaches photojournalism and AP Psychology and advises The Clan yearbook staf f at McLean High School in Fair fax County, Virginia. The Clan staf f has been recognized with the NSPA Pacemaker and CSPA Gold Crown and was inducted into the NSPA Hall of Fame. She received a Gold Key from CSPA in 2013 and was a 2014 JEA Distinguished Adviser. Meghan loves helping staf fs work on theme, coming up with new coverage ideas and hanging out with other yerds. Her specialties are chronological coverage, unique angles for coverage, and f inding and translating inspiration into workable designs for your book.

Erinn Harris, CJE and yerd for the last 20 years, advises Techniques yearbook, tjTODAY newspaper, tjTODAY Online and TJTV at Thomas Jef ferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA. Her staf f has earned a CSPA Silver Crown, an NSPA Pacemaker, Gold Medalist and All-American critiques, and many state and local awards. JEA named Harris a Rising Star in 2010 and a Special Recognition Adviser in 2014. Her specialties are umbrella coverage, unique angles for coverage, f inding and translating inspiration into workable designs for your book.

Mike Simons advises the Tesserae Yearbook at Corning-Painted Post HS in Corning, NY, and has advised yearbook since 2001. Simons and his team of 55 students have won numerous national awards and recognitions, and Simons was named a Special Recognition Adviser by the Journalism Education Association in 2011. Known for his high-energy instruction and insatiable cof fee habit, Simons is the vice president of the Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers’ Association and is a JEA Cer tif ied Journalism Educator.

CAPTIONS IN 1, 2, 3It really is that simple to write captions. You will learn the steps to write a caption that captures the real story in the photo.

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA You will learn about camera settings, including the relationship between aperture, shutter speed and ISO, how and when to use aperture priority mode, shutter priority mode and manual mode, lenses and composition.

LITTLE THINGSOne of the best ways to take your yearbook from good to great is to pay attention to the little things: folio, table of contents, index, and reference pages. Look at ways to incorporate your theme design into all of these essential elements.

LIGHTING THE SCENEYou will learn about using available light inside and outside. Also, you will learn about fl ash photography using on-camera and off-camera fl ash.

MORE THAN A DANCEDo you fi nd that you’re ONLY covering dances, homecoming and the school play in your student life section? Learn about a variety of topics for and methods of coverage, as well as questions to ask your staff to ensure that your student life section is about more than just a dance.

SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY You will learn about the gear you need to bring the viewer into the heart of the action, the camera settings that allow you to stop motion and achieve tack sharp focus and compositional techniques you can use to tell the story of what is happening in the game.

PHOTOGRAPHYCURRICULUMNew for 2015! Designed for the photographer who wants a complete overview of photography from beginning to advanced. Start out in getting to know your camera for beginners and quickly progress through lighting and sports photography giving you a range of information for all levels of photography students. Advisers, need help teaching photography? Come see how we can take a beginning photographer on day one and turn them into a photog by day two!

THEME WORKEach yearbook staff will be paired with one of our workshop staff to help you create and develop your theme for 2016. We will ask every staff to create a Theme Packet, mocking up cover, endsheets, division pages and content spreads. This theme packet becomes a blueprint for your book next year. On the last day of camp, your staff will present its theme to the group.

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PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY (New courses available in Cycles 1, 2 & 3)

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YEARBOOK STAFF #1 JOB It’s NOT to record and preserve the history of the year. It’s to sell the book. In-depth look at our business practices, social media push, sales, gimmicks, senior ad nights (we routinely make $5,000+ in four hours), the need for a budget, and more.

IT’S NOT JUST BLACK & WHITEColor and type, and away we go. Picking colors is not the easiest job. Use color theory when making design choices to enhance your layouts. Then move on to the font selections. Learn what fonts really say and choose wisely. This class will help you make big decisions for your 2016 book that will have a huge impact in a subtle way.

50 WAYS TO TELL A STORYMods. Sidebars. Alternative Story Forms. Whatever you call them, they are a great way to expand your publication’s coverage, play with design and explore unique forms of storytelling. If you’re stuck in a picture and quote rut, this session will give you some new ideas.

BREAK IT DOWN (EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND ADVISERS ONLY)At the beginning of the year, there’s a lot to know. Look at how you can train your staff while simultaneously producing the pages for your fi rst deadline.

GREAT DOESN’T HAPPEN ON THE FIRST TRYEver wonder how some yearbooks end up looking like professional magazines? It doesn’t happen on the fi rst try. Learn the process of taking design from disastrous to divine.

HEADLINESIt’s not just about writing headlines, it is also about designing them. How to make headlines that say something and design them so they mean something.

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If you are bringing multiple students from your school, we suggest dividing the students up into different courses.If you are bringing multiple students from your school, we suggest dividing the students up into different courses.If you are bringing multiple students from your school, we suggest dividing the students up into different courses.

COURSE INFORMATIONSEE THE BROCHURE OR WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE COURSE LISTING, DESCRIPTIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS. IF YOU ARE BRINGING MULTIPLE STUDENTS FROM YOUR SCHOOL, WE SUGGEST DIVIDING THE STUDENTS UP INTO DIFFERENT COURSES.

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YEARBOOK STAFF #1 JOB

50 WAYS TO TELL A STORY GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAMERA

GREAT DOESN’T HAPPEN ON THE FIRST TRY

IT’S NOT JUST BLACK & WHITE

BREAK IT DOWN (EDITOR-IN-CHIEF &ADVISERS ONLY)

LIGHTING THE SCENE

HEADLINES

CAPTIONS 1,2,3

LITTLE THINGS SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY

MORE THAN A DANCE

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