{"id":24,"date":"2020-06-23T15:27:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T19:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:56:37","slug":"viscoms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/viscoms\/","title":{"rendered":"VisComs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our small visual communications team breathes life into the stories the Office of Communications and Marketing develops, sharing compelling photography and videography that capture the essence of The Citadel experience. Working with the campus community, our aim is to enhance our brand and promote high-impact, externally oriented projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-we-do-it\">How we do it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Citadel-170099721.jpg\" alt=\"Citadel cadet width sword on dark background\" class=\"wp-image-31\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Citadel-170099721.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Citadel-170099721-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Campus-wide portraits, including headshots and cadet&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/viscoms\/eportraits\/\">ePortraits<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Externally oriented events including matriculation, Parents\u2019 Weekend, Homecoming, Corps Day, Commencement and more<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>House-produced, multi-media news coverage and products for news media outlets.&nbsp;Requests related to newsworthy story ideas or events for external promotion are highly encouraged.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing photography for large, externally oriented projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>External-facing marketing videos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-requesting-promotional-coverage\">Requesting promotional coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The college provides photographic and video coverage for print, broadcast and online publication in consideration with communications and marketing strategic initiatives and in conjunction with external media outlets. Requests related to newsworthy story ideas or events for external promotion are highly encouraged. Please contact media relations at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:zwatson2@citadel.edu\">zwatson2@citadel.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:zwatson2@citadel.edu\">charper3@citadel.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-headshots-and-portraits\">Headshots and portraits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Studio headshots are taken on most Friday afternoons during the fall and spring semester in the portrait studio on the third floor of Mark Clark Hall from 1 to 3 p.m. Please email the photographer (<a href=\"mailto:cpollack@citadel.edu\">ewray@citadel.edu<\/a>) to reserve a space. Unfortunately, headshots cannot be taken during ePortrait season (mid-August to mid-September).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-event-photography\">Event photography<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Citadel-170053007.jpg\" alt=\"Citadel volleyball player spiking ball in the air\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Citadel-170053007.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/06\/Citadel-170053007-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>To assist with the high demand for event photography and videography, the college has two contracted local vendors available at an approved rate. 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