326189486-Photojournalism.pptx

Jounalism - photography

1. Photojournalism is the documentation of events or people through photographs that tell a story.

2. Photojournalism can fall under all subjects of photography but the image needs to be news worthy to end up being published.

3. Two Types of Photojournalism. The first type is where an image is used to illustrate a story. Many feature journalists work closely with photographers and commission them to produce images that will be published with their articles.

4. Two Types of Photojournalism. The second is where an image is used to tell a story without any words. One single image may be used or as many as ten images are often used in magazines.

5. One of the most important qualities of a photojournalist is his ability to react quickly when he comes along a scene that may be news worthy.

6. Elements of Photojournalism

7. Texture

8. Selective Focus

9. Framing

10. Linear Perspective

11. Rule of Thirds

12. Silhouette

13. Bird’s eye view

14. Worm’s eye view

15. Juxtaposition

16. Factors Affecting the Quality of Pictures

17. The taking of pictures. Be sure to know the workmanship of your camera, its every part and function. There is a need for mind-eyes coordination when taking pictures

18. 2. Pictures to be set for layout Sharp pictures Message-laden Well-cropped 3. The quality of printing press

19. Things to Remember in Photojournalism

20. An action photo can vividly tell its own story that does not need caption to go with it. Editorial cartoon as an illustration does not have caption, but it tells a story or make a point. A series of pictures can tell a story with minimum caption. This is known as a picture story . This is usually used to illustrate “how to” article.

21. Elements of Effective Pictures

22. 1. Prominence 2. Timeliness 3. Action 4. Human interest 5. Nature

23. Tips for Better Pictures

24. Try squatting or kneeling down or standing on your toes or on a chair when shooting pictures.

25. Take portrait of people doing their thing. Candid shot and action pictures are the best.

26. Do not hesitate to ask the subject to do what you believe will make the best shot.

27. Concentrate on facial expression.

28. Look for focal point of interest.

29. Take more than one shot of every scene to be assured of the best angle.

30. In photos of exhibits, it is better to have someone viewing the exhibits than to just picture them.

31. Be always at the look out to take unusual pictures.

32. Read manuals of photography to learn techniques in picture taking.

33. 8. 9. 10. Avoid. Ribbon cutting picture Handshaking during awarding celebration Posed picture (firing squad pictures) Group pictures that say nothing Speaker whose face is hidden by the microphone

34. Parts of a Caption

35. A caption is the text accompanying pictures, artworks or illustration. It is called cutline or underline . If it is placed like a title or explanatory matter above the picture or illustrations, it is called an overline .

36. Captions are the little “headlines” over the “ cutlines ” (the words describing the photograph).

37. Cutlines (at newspapers and some magazines) are the words (under the caption, if there is one) describing the photograph or illustration.

38. Parts of a Caption Catchline – a brief catchy title of the caption usually in capital letter and bold faces Body – explains or describes the picture or illustration, in italics with font size bigger than the text of the news story Credit – attributes the source of the picture

39. Tips on Writing Captions or Cutlines

40. Be brief and direct to the point, but do not make it too short that it leaves readers wondering about the situation involved. Use simple, short caption except for a caption story – a series of pictures with minimum words like in “how to” article. Supplement and explain the pictures, but do not state what is obvious. Do not repeat lengthly facts from the article: if the story can be told through the caption, omit the story. Do not omit words that are important for smooth reading.

41. 6. Identify the people in the pictures. 7. Be accurate and careful with the names of the persons concerned. 8. Check the number of persons against the number in the caption. 9. As much as possible, say when and where the picture was taken, especially if it is a news picture. 10. Use present tense to describe action. 11. A half-body picture without any message at all except for identification should bear his surname as caption. 12. Vary your caption type from the body type to achieve variety. Use italics, bold face, or a larger size than the body type. 13. A good caption fills nearly every line.

42. Thank You! Good Luck……