February 17 2014 PHOTOJOURNALISM What is photojournalism telling a story with a picture can draw attention to read an article it quickly gets news out great for history purposes What is multimedia using tv internet radio and other different forms of What s the difference from broadcasting and multimedia broadcast is radio and television maybe online you are sharing the news journalism part of the story 1 Questions you want to capture in a photo Who What When Where In the capture under the photo you answer the entire 5 Who What When Where and Why 2 Ethics there isn t a law that says you have to help people but there is a code of ethics 3 A detailed photo is a close up telling the story 4 What 3 things together make a photojournalism image strong a moment emotion composition lighting 5 In photojournalism you do not set up images meaning nothing is staged unless it s a portrait 6 Photojournalism takes viewers beyond their immediate existence 7 The reaction of something tells a lot of the story 8 Photojournalism can change one s perspective 9 fearless new age of 95 February 21 2014 Portraits 1 The only photos is photojournalism that are set up 2 You have to see the eyes in the photo 3 It needs to answer the Who What When and Where questions 4 Don t ever make awkward cuts either have their whole body or from their waste up in the portrait 5 Never have them stand against a wall because it creates shadows 6 Dead space unwanted space Compostition 1 Portrait not mugshot find a neautral simple background Don t back the person up against a wall or it will look like a mugshot 2 Portraits is in focus Hold the camera still Be as still as possible when capturing a photo Use 2 hands to hold the camera If using a cell phone don t tap the phone so hard that it moves Put the phone on a still surface Hold your elbows into your body or place them on something Lean against something that is not moving 3 Portrait shows eyes focus on the eyes of your subject They should be looking at the camera 4 Rule of thirds Divide your photo into thirds Compose your photo so the subject is at the intersection of the lines 5 Get close 6 Use space effectively make sure there is not a lot of dead space in the photo 7 Keep your image clean no distracting elements Light 1 Use your light light tells the viewer where to look Stand so the natural light hits where you want the viewer to look This should be on the face of your subject 2 Make sure the light isn t so strong that it creates a harsh shadow under your subject s head 3 The best time to capture a photo outside is prior to 9 a m and 4 An overcast cloudy day is the best weather to take a photo after 5 p m Tell a story 1 Be a photojournalist not a fashion photographer make sure your subject has a natural expression Have a conversation before you take a photo Pause when you can to capture a natural face Composition rules 1 Leading lines and repetition of shapes and framing 2 Never let a viewer know how tall short you are a You re always going to reposition your camera high or low 3 Find repetition perspective 4 Rule of thirds 5 on test mickey go olemiss edu