Blue-and-White-Minimalist-Group-Project-Presentation.pdf

for journalists

2. PHOTOJOURNALISM
•Photojournalism aims to present
the facts, to inform and to provide a
picture of reality
•Add an emotional element to a
news story
•Images are easier to remember
than text
•Makes the story more tangible for
the reader

3. •Report the news as it is (non-bias)
•Utmost respect for the subject (ask
before or after taking the shot)
•Editing: no alterations
•Editing: only allows for color and tonal
value corrections
•Editing: cropping, but not to the extent of
omitting details

4. •General news – events
planned ahead of time
(press conferences,
ceremonies, fund raising,
etc.)

5. •Spot/Breaking –
events or incidents
that are unplanned
(house on fire, car
accident, etc.)

6. •Documentary/Feature–
opposite the news;
shows the funny, ironic,
painful, or poignant side
of life

7. •Sports – the most
action-packed side of
photojournalism

8. •Portrait – shows people
in their usual
environment (a cyclist in
his bicycle, a doctor in
ER, the president in his
office

9. PROMINENCE –
celebrities and those
who are newsmakers

10. TIMELINESS –
immediacy of the
picture can greatly
enhance its value

11. ACTION –
movement or story
in the photo.

12. HUMAN INTEREST
– unguarded
moments showing
emotion that
readers and viewers
can relate to

13. 1. Try squatting or kneeling down or standing on your toes or
on a chair when shooting pictures.
2. Take portraits of people doing their thing. Candid shots
and action pictures are the best.
3. Do not hesitate to ask the subject to do what you believe
will make the best shot.

14. 4. Concentrate on facial expressions.
5. Look for focal point of interest.
6. Take more than one shot of every scene to be
assured of the best angle.
7. In photos of exhibits, it is better to have someone
viewing the exhibits than to just picture them.
8. Be always on the look out to take unusual pictures.
9. Read manuals of photography to learn techniques
in picture-taking

15. 10. Avoid:
a. ribbon cutting picture
b. handshaking during awarding celebration
c. posed picture (firing squad picture)
d. group picture that say nothing
e. speaker whose face is hidden by the microphone

17. Pick a topic. Take at least 3 pictures that align to the
topic. Make sure to use any of the photography styles
that you’ve learned.

Journalists in Action 1.
2. The Beauties of Nature
3.Student Life & Activities
4. Hands at Work

19. •Text accompanying pictures
•Also called cutline or underline
•Parts:
•Catchline – written in capital letters and
bold face
•Body – explains or describes the picture,
written in italics
•Credit - attribution

20. SALFORD & CO.