visualizing public radio

Visualizing Public Radio

Grant Slater, Visual Journalist, KPCC

Visualizing reporters stories Covering big news events

Video Radio

• Visualizing public radio

• Establishing a visual identity

• Curating like-minded content

• Building community around photos

audiovision.scpr.org • audiovision.tumblr.com • twitter.com/audiovision • facebook.com/audiovision

InstaRadio - The +’s and -’s

• Personality Building

• Immediate Action

• Loyalty - Engagement

• Fast and Easy

• Not a huge traffic-driver

• Quality is key

• Not web-native

Who will Instagram for you?

• Everyone can be a photographer.

• One team manages and distributes.

• Make the rules clear.

InstaRadio @ KPCC@KPCC @grantslater @maeryan @maya_sugarman

@taketwoshow @sandentotten @harpla

The Tubes• Make it easy on yourself. Hashtags.

• Use services like web.stagram.com or statigr.am

What should you Instagram?

People whovisit your station

News photos Animals!

Flowers! #pubradio nerddom Behind the scenes

Connect With Your Community

• Ask your audience for images.

• Partner with local Instagrammers/community builders.

• Don't be afraid to give it air time.

• Go to Instameets. Do a radio story on an Instameet.

Make Better Images

• Photography rules apply. Rule of thirds, light and storytelling.

• Avoid Blur and Blown-Out Highlights

• Shoot > Edit > Share/Publish

• Get closer. People are just people.

Tools (i.e. Apps)• Most important, ditch the built-in camera app.

Camera+ ProCamera

Afterlight Filterstorm

Other Apps

• Android: ProCapture, Camera Zoom FX, Camera JB+

• Editing: VSCO CAM, Snapseed, PS Express, PhotoForge 2, Decim8, Glitche, Blender, PicFrame

• Shooting: Filmic Pro (Video), Hipstamatic, KitCam

• Sharing: EyeEm, Backspaces, Starmatic, Vine, Snapchat, Echograph

Stay In Touch

E-Mail: gslater@scpr.orgTwitter: @grantslaterInstagram: @grantslaterhttp://grant-slater.com

Twitter: @AudioVisionInstagram: @KPCCaudiovision.scpr.org