PWS (Post Workshop Syndrome)

Greetings my Hot Pink Stars!

I hope everyone is home safely and going through the decompression process. It was an amazing weekend....and you should all be very proud of the work you produced. The Hot Pink show was head and shoulders above everyone elses production.....a product of genuine collaboration, hard work and dedication by everyone on the team.

I am very proud of all of you. In my 18 consecutive years of doing this, we have not had a more talented group of shooters....and hands down....this was the best show ever!!!

In retrospect, my only regret was that I did not have enough time to sit with you individually to go over your work but at least you were able to see your selects with Keith and Bill....and perhaps the surprise of seeing what was used in the show at the same time as everyone else... made it as exciting to see as it was to put together.

Editing for a multi-media production (which is exactly what our show was) is very different than editing for a magazine or newspaper....we have to think about things like sequencing, transition slides, story telling, title slides, where we place the video and audio....and the all important choice of music, which can make or break a show on its own. The music was killer! Right genre for each of the sections we showed. During the "classic portraits" section in B&W....I glanced out into the room and there were people actually crying! And I say that because it's a good thing, not bad....as I said during my chat..."For a picture to be 'effective,' it has to be 'affective'."

Since I didn't have that "up close and personal" time with each of you, I am extending an open invitation to all of you to stop by the SI office any time your travels take you through New York. I miss you guys already. Please stay in touch.

Hot Pink Rules!!!

Jim