wakin' at the crack of dawn pitches

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Ubyssey Photo
March 21, 2024

waking at the crack of dawn pitches

Looked at the date today and almost threw up. Anyway

Announcements

  • Ubyssey election postering is until Friday at 4:59 p.m. to run for any of the editorial positions at The Ubyssey. If you have questions about the photo editor position (which I will be leaving) come talk to me or send me an email!

  • Photo meeting this Friday at 1:15 <3

  • Pitches below ↓

how i feel after getting 20 vials of blood drawn from me this morning

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 i you 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.

Science

  1. Photos of the book signing with Dr. Shohini Ghose at UBC Earth Sciences Building 2-3PM March 22. Due March 25.

That’s all for now. Smell ya later <3