Super Cool “Behind the scenes” visit at National Geographic Society
Last week I was in Washington DC and had the good fortune to spend the better part of an entire day getting a very unique “behind the scenes” look at the National Geographic Society. I was joined by the educator and student whom had been chosen from users whom have posted portfolios to the new [...]
Putting the ColorChecker Passport to Work for you- A Special Webinar for Photo Educators!
In our first webinar for photo educators we’ll show you how easy it is to get good consistent color at capture. It used to be a very complicated and cumbersome process, but now thanks to the new ColorChecker Passport and its software it is easier than ever before. We’ll even show you how to work [...]
A Terrific Fundraising Idea for your School’s Photography Department
Several of the photo departments that I deal with are involved with charitable associations or have class projects that make the students and or department come up with extra money for things like guest speakers or field trips. As we all know too well, this economy is making things tough all over and making it [...]
The new MAC-On-Campus.com is Live!
I suppose I sound like Paul Revere announcing the arrival of the British. Or probably more appropriately, Steve Martin in The Jerk proclaiming, “The new phone books are here!!! But now I’m just dating myself… Anyhow, I’m obviously very excited to inform you that the new MAC-On-Campus website is finally live. And while all of [...]
A $25,000 Opportunity For You and Your Students
The MAC Group is proud to be a sponsor of Blurb’s Photography.Book.Now international juried competition. Photography.Book.Now is a celebration of the most creative, most innovative, and finest photography books – and the people behind them. There are three categories in which you can enter — Fine Art, Editorial and Commercial. You may enter in one [...]
SPE- See Y’all in Dallas?
I’m really starting to look forward to this year’s national Society for Photographic Education conference. This year it is being held in Dallas from March 26th to the 29th. If you are going, we’ll see you there. Please make sure that you come by and visit with us. As always we’ll be the first booth [...]
Welcome to PhotoSchoolGuy.com – I am Bill Gratton, your host
We’re busy getting ready for Photo Plus Expo in New York City right now, so this will be a quick note. Welcome to the blog! I am Bill Gratton, Manager of Educational Services for MAC Group. We have a website dedicated to serving the needs of photo students and educators at MAC-on-Campus.com. On that site [...]