SNOW DAY PITCHES

Bus service may stop, but the grind never stops at the Ubyssey.

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Ubyssey Photo
January 17, 2024

SNOW DAY PITCHES

Stay warm out there!

Announcements

  • (Assuming weather permits) photo meetings resume this week on Friday at 1:15PM in the office (NEST 2208). We’ll be playing around in the studio and doing lighting things <3

  • Staff meetings are at 4PM on Fridays, drop by and meet other writers, photographers and editors! If you can’t make our regular photo meetings you can also chat with me here.

  • Mag visual pitches are out and will be linked at the end of this email. I’m not in charge of these, so make sure you email [email protected], [email protected] if you want to claim any of those pitches.

Pitches below ↓

Do you… wanna build… a snow… man…?

First time contributing? Start here!

1. Check out these guides to the Ubyssey photo section and what makes a good photo.

2. To claim a pitch, reply to this email and wait for confirmation from me that it's still available.

3. If you need to borrow a camera, let me know when you sign up for a pitch.

4. Take as many photos as you think fit the assignment, then select the best 5–10. Feel free to use editing software as needed (and let me know if you need Lightroom access).

5. Send photos in JPG format and make sure each file is between 1–3MB.

6. Name the photos as follows: YYYYMMDD_first initial_last name_pitch_file number (e.g., 20230922 iyou homecoming 1 )

7. For coverage of people and events, please provide a brief caption to go alongside each photo.

8. Email photos in a folder to [email protected]. If sharing via Google Drive, please make sure I have access!

Photo pitches

Please send in all photos by 11am on the deadline (unless the event you are covering is happening that day). If you need to borrow a camera, let me know when you sign up for a pitch.

News

  1. A breakdown of the AMS services report: a photo of AMS services sign in the Nest. Due Jan 19

  2. A breakdown of the AMS Q2 financial report: A photo of money with the AMS sign in the background. Feel free to get creative with it. Due Jan 19

  3. A story about UEL bylaws: a picture of the UEL Administration Office at 5495 Chancellor Boulevard. Due Jan 19

Photo: SNOW DAY 

  1. Send me your photos of the snow, in the snow, etc etc! We’ll be doing a Snow Day page in the next print issue and I want YOUR photos ❤️ Due Jan 21

Science

  1. Article about road salt environmental impacts: photo of snowy road with salt. (You can get creative with it or not) Due Jan 22

Okay… Bye.