Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Photojournalism

Photography = “drawing with light” – taking pictures

Journalism = the investigation and reporting of events, trends or issues

      Reporting = gathering the 5 W’s and H (who, what, when, where, why, how)
Photojournalism = collecting and presenting images to tell a story about something true

Let’s see some examples:

Pulitzer Prize Photography (the highest award in journalism)
Seattletimes.com/photography ("Photo of the Day" galleries updated daily)

Successful visual storytelling techniques =
  • Try to create visual variety – a mix of pictures
    • Scenery
    • People
    • Close-ups and detail
    • Faraway
  • Tell a story
    • beginning, middle, end
    • first, second, third...
    • don't make it random  
Program =

Photo Story 3, a free download for Windows machines
  • Can use for school projects, weddings, family slideshows



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