Photo Journalism

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Photo Journalism
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Photojournalist

• A news photographer
• They create a picture that tells a story
• A photograph of an apple in a bowl of fruit on a
  kitchen table thats photography. A photograph
  of an apple floating in a barrel of water and
  bobbling away from the outstretched mouth of a
  teenager on Halloween thats photojournalism.

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Composition

• Arrangement of the elements in the photograph.
  (subject, foreground, and background)

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Rules of Composition

• 1. Bold Simple
• Dont leave empty space in or around the center
  of interest.
• The subject should FILL THE FRAME

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Rules of Composition

• 2. Watch the background
• Be careful the background can be distracting
• But, it can also add depth to an image

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Rules of Composition

• 3. Observe the rule of thirds

Place subject at intersection of any 2 lines.
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Rule of Thirds, cont

• Helps move the subject out of the center
• Symmetric pictures are boring and monotonous

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Rules of Composition

• 4. Use leading lines
• People tend to follow lines in photo use them
  to pull in viewers eye
• Examples streets, fences, any kind of diagonal
  line

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Rules of Composition

• 5. Frame the photograph
• Place something in foreground corner to serve as
  frame for true subject
• Example archway, tree branch

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Developing an Eye

• Look at everything you see as if you were
  planning to take a photograph
• Learn from others
• Become a people watcher
• 4. Study photographs to avoid photographic
  clichés
• 5. Look for emotions

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Taking Quality Photos

• Having the proper attitude
• Assume responsibility for your work
• Know dates, time, and purposes of each assignment
• Carry enough film and equipment
• Shoot photos of popular and not-so-popular
  students
• Shoot one shots, as well as two, three, five and
  10 shots
• Take a variety of photographs different angles
  and varying distances

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Organizing for Success

• Adopt the Boy Scout motto Be prepared
• Examples
• Once job is over, remove memory card and replace
  with new one
• Bracket shot take 3 times using different
  settings

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Finding Photographs

• Good photojournalists show readers something they
  have not seen
• Develop contacts

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Ethical Concerns

• If a news event occurs on public property,
  photographers have a legal right to cover event
  so long as they do not interfere with police or
  free flow of traffic.

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Ethical Concerns

• Photographers need permission to take photos in
  the following places

• Courtrooms
• Prisons
• Legislative chambers
• Medical facilities
• Hotel lobbies
• Restaurants
• Movie theaters
• Business offices

• Restrictions might apply to the following
• Government buildings
• Museums