Photography publication in Joomla

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This page outlines the process of photography publication in Joomla.

Photography Articles for Music/KDHX News

A photography article will always be listed as Music News unless it is a KDHX specific event such as Midwest Mayhem or Art Attack.

Requests

Concert requests are given on a first come-first serve basis. When a concert is requested, the first step is to add it to the Google Doc: Photography Assignment Calendar [1]

  • Requests are ordered by Date - Photographer - Venue - Band

Confirmation Documentation

  • Shows in Purple Font = Request sent to Publicist, Venue, Ed, Etc.
  • Shows in Red Font = 2nd Follow Up Attempt
  • Shows in Bold Font = Request Confirmed (Guest list +1 and Photography Pass)


Loop back with the photographer to verify their request and whether or not the assignment is theirs. Then remember to also contact the photographer when the show is confirmed, include the e-mail from the publicist or venue so that they can print it out and take it with them to the venue as a back-up.

Venues/Contact
Venue Contact List: [2]


Send requests for all shows 2-3 weeks before the show for all venues, with the exception of the following (and you will more than likely have to follow up within a week of the show):

  • The Fox: Angie Hawf - Send request ASAP. Tickets go fast and are very limited.
  • The Peabody: Publicist - Same as above
  • Live Nation Shows: Amy Moorehouse - Amy will accept requests at any point after the press release is issued but again, you will need to follow up as the show approaches
  • The Pageant: Publicist - Up to a month in advance of the show, follow up 1-2 weeks prior

For an example request for Publicists/Venues see the Google Doc: [3]

Venues/Contact Cont.

  • The Firebird, Blueberry Hill, 2720 Cherokee, Cicero's, Luminary Center for the Arts - Ed Vigil
  • Blueberry Hill - Does not typically require a photography pass. If Ed can not get tickets, contact the Publicist
  • Old Rock House - Erica Dieters
  • Off Broadway - Unless the photographer is new, his/her name is on a permanent list at Off Broadway. They must introduce themselves at the door as "Hi. My Name is ___________. I will be shooting photography for KDHX." However, any questions and additions to the photographer list can go to Steve Pohlman with a cc: Paul Stark


The Editing Process

Photographers submit as either resized (800 pixel) jpgs by e-mail or upload to their Flickr account.


Flickr The Photographer will send you the link to his/her Flickr album with the relevant concert photos.

  • Right click on a photo, select View All Sizes: Large
    File:FLICKRviewallsizeslarge.png
    Preferred save-as file Size
  • A new window will open, Right click on the image, Save Image as: bandname-1 in the Band Name Folder on your desktop
  • Continue with naming scheme - bandname-# until all photos are saved
    File:PHOTOPUBLISHnamingscheme.png
    Name Scheme
  • Highlight all the photos within the folder and select "'Compress # Items"
    File:PHOTOPUBLISHcompressfiles.png
    Archive.zip Compressed
  • The archive.zip file will appear in the folder


E-Mail Submission

  • Download the images, then drag and drop the images selected to the Band Name Folder on your desktop. Rename them the same way done for Flickr photos: bandname-1, etc.
  • Once completed the folder will appear in your Downloads, select 7-15 photos, drag each photo to the Band Name Folder on your desktop
  • Highlight all the photos within the folder and select Compress # Items
  • The archive.zip file will appear in the folder


Editing in Photoshop

Main Image

  • The main image in music news must be 6x4, once you have chosen the image you want, you need to make sure that it is the correct dimensions. To ensure this open the photo in Photoshop.
    • To open a photo in Photoshop: From the File Menu select Open or Right Click on the photo within the Band Name photo and select Open With and Photoshop
    • Now that you are in Photoshop, select the crop tool from the menu bar on the left hand side
    • You can constrain dimensions at the top of the page
      File:PHOTOSHOPcropandconstrain.jpg
      Photoshop Crop and Constrain Option
    • Save the Image as bandname4x6.jpg


Batch Compressing to 800px

  • Once you have selected the 7-15 photographs for the gallery you will need to compress them to 800px (Only if the individual photographs are larger than 300KB)
  • From the File drop down menu in Photoshop select Scripts and Image Processor...
    File:PHOTOSHOPscriptsimageprocessor.png
    Remove Uncompressed Files
    • Select Folder will allow you to chose the Band Name folder on your desktop
    • Settings: Save as JPEG and Resize to Fit should be checked
    • W: 800 / H: 800
    • Click run and the process will begin
      File:PHOTOSHOPimageprocessorsettings.png
      Remove Uncompressed Files
  • Once the JPEG folder appears in the Band Name Folder
  • Highlight and trash all the previous image files, leaving the JPEG folder intact
    File:PHOTOSHOPremoveuncompressedfiles.png
    Remove Uncompressed Files
  • Now compress the individual picture images into a .zip
  • Rename the file bandname.zip


Publishing the Article

Content
Revise the photographer submitted text before publishing the article. Sometimes the photographers will be in a rush and mistakes will happen.

  • All articles must follow AP Formatting
  • Double check spelling of band names, venues, labels, etc.
  • Double check the day and date of the event


Creating a New Article

  • Open a new Tab in your web browser and sign-in to http://KDHX.org/administrator/
  • Select Articles and chose New Article from the drop down menu
    • Change the Author of the page to the Photographer
    • Title -- Band Name at Venue Name, Day of the Week, Date w/o Year
    • Ex) Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter at the Old Rock House, Friday, November 25
    • Tags Always include Band Name, Opening Band Name, Venue, concert, concert photos, photography, and genre
    • Intotext/Teaser Place lede text in this box. Ex:) Wanda Jackson and Dex Romweber Duo performed in-concert at a sold-out Duck Room on Sunday.
    • Full Text/Main Content Additional information, brief write-up goes in this box. The last line will read: All photos by Photographer's Name. (Be sure to italicize text.)
      • If the photographer has a Flickr account or website to link to include the link as such... EX) All photos by Photographer's Name. See more at my Flickr stream.
        File:JOOMLAcompletedcontentarticle.png
        Completed Article


Image Choose a good photo from the set and resize to 600x400 for the main image of post. Be careful of having faces on the far right side of image. K2 chops off right side of photos on front page small view.

  • Item Image: Choose Image - Browse for photo and add to Image field. Include credit for photographer.
    File:JOOMLAselectmainphoto.png
    Main Article Image

Image Gallery


Metadata and Information

  • Be sure to fill out Meta Description and Keywords. Use text version of lede for description. Follow or improve upon this model for keywords: See Image for example
    File:JOOMLAmetadatainformation.png
    Metada Information


Revise, Double Check and Publish

  • Double check spelling of artist's names, labels, etc.
  • Make sure all links in the article work and end at the correct destination
  • Feature the article, Click Apply
  • Open a new Tab in your browser
  • Navigate to the Music News section of http://kdhx.org/ and make sure that the article published correctly
    • Make sure the image is not cropped in a strange place and that it is the same size as all other articles
    • Proof-read for typos, etc. too

Social Media Presence

Facebook Once the article passes inspection open yet another Tab on your browser for Facebook

  • Find the artists that you will be mentioning in the post and "like" them
  • Copy the article address and paste it to the Facebook share box. Delete the link text and make a quick write-up about the article.
    • EX: If you stayed in on account of the cold, you sure missed out on the warm melodies of Beth Bombara and ICP who played the Duck Room last night. Check out the gallery at KDHX.org
  • Tag the artist names and venue to the pages you "liked"
  • Post the article link onto the Artists page as well
    • Ex: Thanks for the great show in St. Louis last night, here is a photo article courtesy of KDHX photographer Ben Mudd.


Twitter

  • Open a new tab in your browser, or use the Facebook tab after you are done with it
  • Use Bit.Ly to create a smaller version of the Article Address
    • Paste the Article Link Address to Bit.ly, copy the short link and paste it to Twitter
  • Tagging is the same as Facebook an @ before the name will attach it to the artist (You must "follow" the artist in order to tag them)
  • Tag the artist(s) and venue, include #concertphotos in the tweet as well (# or "hashtags" group conversations on the same topic together)
  • If the photographer has a Twitter account, tag them as well
    • EX: http://bit.ly/ux9y7F #concertphotos from the @HaHaTonka show at @thepageantstl last night thanks to @MuddPhotography


Live Performance Photography

In-Studio Requests

All in-studio photography requests will be made via Basecamp. Kate or Nick will assign the session in the Basecamp calendar. In-studio photographers have access to the calendar and will claim a session by commenting on it. Reply to their comment as verification.

  • The process for photographers is clearly outlined in the Overview portion of the Basecamp Live Performance:Photography project
  • High Priority sessions MUST be covered. If nobody has claimed the session a week-out, e-mail the photographers and ask if anyone is interested, often sessions can simply be overlooked. If none of the photographers are available contact, Steve or Sara to see if they are available to shoot.


Editing

  • The photographer will attach a .zip file as a comment to the session in Basecamp
  • Download this file and use the same editing process as you would for Concert Photography Articles, with the exception of the Main Image dimensions
    • The dimension for the main image for Live Performance Articles is 503x170
    • Save the 503x170 image as bandnameLP.jpeg and upload it as a comment to the basecamp session
    • Be mindful that the far right of the image may be cropped off, just as with Music News articles
  • After you have selected the images you want for the Gallery, re-size them (if necessary) and compress them to a .zip file
    • Upload the new .zip file as a comment in the Basecamp session, change the name to bandnameinstudio.zip


Adding the Photos to the Article

  • The article in most cases will have already been created
  • Locate the article in kdhx.org/administrator/ "Articles"
  • All Live Performance articles are titled Band Name Date (in xx/xx/xx Format)
  • Open the article and select the Image Tab
  • Browse for the photo and Credit the Photographer in the Image Credits
  • Select the Image Gallery Tab, browse for the bandnameinstudio.zip file
  • Just as with the Concert Photography articles, include "All photos by Photographer." at the bottom of the main text
  • Save the Article and double check its appearance via KDHX.org/live-performances/




Questions concerning the photography process? Contact Roy Kasten

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