1. SMART PHONES FOR
PRINT JOURNALISTS

2. SMART PHONES FOR
PRINT JOURNALISTS
What if I’m not a techie geek?!

3. 2011: Gannett invests in more
than 1,000 iPhones and iPads
for reporters

4. WHAT WE’RE COVERING:
1) Photos
2) Audio
3) Video
4) Editing
5) Uploading
6) Popular Apps

5. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording

6. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)

7. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)
• YouTube (for uploading)

8. BASIC TOOLS ALREADY
INSTALLED
• Voice Memos for audio recording
• Still/Video Camera (720p HD/big files)
• YouTube (for uploading)
• Apps Store

9. TAKING YOUR PICTURES
Avoiding Disaster

10. TAKING YOUR PICTURES:
Backlighting

11. TAKING YOUR PICTURES:
Bad Framing

12. TAKING YOUR PICTURES:
Up the Nose

13. TAKING YOUR PICTURES
CROPPING IN PHOTOSHOP EXPRESS
(app available in your app store)
• Cropping with finger swipes
• Filters
• Color correction
• Quick email/upload

14. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: TRIPODS
Stabilization is key for both photos and
video!!!

15. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: TRIPODS
(GorrillaMobile/$39.95)

16. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: TRIPODS

17. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS
Boost your photo quality!!

18. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (PANORAMIC/
$49.00)

19. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (TELEPHOTO/
$35.00)

20. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (TELEPHOTO)

21. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (DSLR/$249)

22. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: LENS (DSLR MOUNT)

23. PHOTO TOOLS YOU CAN
BUY: SOFTWARE
Photoshop Express (Free on iPhone)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adobe-photoshop-ex

24. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up

25. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up
• Interrupting the interviewee

26. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up
• Interrupting the interviewee
• Hearing your voice during the interview

27. AUDIO IN THE FIELD
Watch How Quickly They Click Elsewhere
• Mic is too far away from the mouth
• Volume is not turned up
• Interrupting the interviewee
• Hearing your voice during the interview
• Bad quality because of external noise or equipment
failure

28. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
EXTERNAL MICS ($40.00)

29. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
IRECORDER PRO ($2.99)
http://www.simpletouchsoftware.com/products/irecorder/
* This WILL NOT edit audio for you!

30. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
EDITING/RECORDER APPS
http://hindenburgsystems.com/products/hindenburg-field-recor
(video)
($29.99)
http://monleapp.com/
($9.99)
*with both you can upload to a FTP site directly!

31. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
SOUNDCLOUD WITH NO
BUFFERING
http://soundcloud.com/
*Upload sound directly from your phone using
their app to Facebook, Twitter, Wordpress or your
company’s site (distinctive URL unlike MySpace, etc.).
*Listeners can make comments on any section of
your audio.
*Virtually no buffering delay!

32. AUDIO TOOLS TO BUY:
SOUNDCLOUD WITH NO
BUFFERING
* Users can place the widget on their own websites or blogs
and then SoundCloud will automatically Tweet every track
uploaded.

33. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!

34. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting

35. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting
• Stick with a shot and count to ten before
moving

36. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting
• Stick with a shot and count to ten before moving
• No quickie shots (snap-zooms, pans)

37. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS)
• Always use a tripod!
• Sequence shooting
• Stick with a shot and count to ten before moving
• No quickie shots (snap-zooms, pans)
• Stick with the rule of thirds!!

38. SHOOTING YOUR VIDEO
(TIPS W/CHARLIE SHEEN)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=h5aSa4tmVNM

39. VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY:
MOUNTS ($159/$169)

40. VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY:
MOUNTS

41. VIDEO TOOLS TO BUY:
MOUNTS ($129.00)
http://www.swivl.com/

42. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• $4.99 at your apps store
• Included on your Apple desktop/laptop

43. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVlZjJfXYfU

44. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
• Clean audio with no talking unless it’s part
of the natural sound

45. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
• Clean audio with no talking unless it’s part
of the natural sound
• No unstable movements (snap-zooms,
etc.)

46. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
• Avoid jump cuts
• Clean audio with no talking unless it’s part
of the natural sound
• No unstable movements (snap-zooms,
etc.)
• Pace your editing (5-8 seconds per shot,
not short-long-short)

47. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
(Statesman package)
http://www.statesman.com/video/?bclid=1461295911&bc

48. EDITING WITH iMOVIE
(Example 3:02)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEaWuCrI24s

49. UPLOADING YOUR PIECE
https://www.dropbox.com/install
April: Dropbox announced a new feature allowing users to
automatically upload photos or videos from camera, tablet, SD
card or smartphone. Users will be given up to 3 GB extra space
for their photos and videos collection.

50. WRAP-UP
• Distributing list of useful smart phone
apps
• Don’t run out of battery by leaving too
many apps running at the same time!!

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