Flying Short Course category archive

Day 1 done . . . now onto Texas

September 26th, 2008 | Education, Events, Flying Short Course | 1 comment

The 51st Flying Short Course has finished day one in Boiling Springs, North Carolina at Gardner-Webb University. The national faculty packed up late in the afternoon and boarded a plane for the second stop, Arlington, Texas this evening. As can be expected, the new Canon 5d Mark II was the hit in the exhibit hall [...]

First Look at the Canon 5D mark II

September 26th, 2008 | Events, Flying Short Course | No comments

Last night, I got to hold and play with the Canon 5D mark II. Canon has the camera available for attendees of the Flying Short Course. The FSC starts this morning in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and moves tomorrow to Arlington, Texas and winds up on Sunday in Portland, Oregon. The camera will be available [...]

Faculty are landing

September 25th, 2008 | Education, Events, Flying Short Course | No comments

As I write this, several faculty and staff are landing in Charlotte. The Flying Short Course is beginning to pick up steam and should roll down the runway tomorrow morning around 8 a.m. John Harrington will be the first speaker and I firmly believe that his workshop is one that all visual journalists need to [...]

Flying Short Course on the runway

September 24th, 2008 | Events, Flying Short Course | No comments

The NPPA’s 51st annual Flying Short Course is getting ready to take off this Friday morning in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, then on to Arlington, Texas on Saturday and winding up on Sunday in Portland, Oregon. I’m excited about the FSC and the faculty who will be presenting at the three stops. Additionally, there will be [...]