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Journalism Chapter 14: Photojournalism
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Journalism Chapter 14: Photojournalism
• A photojournalist enables us to see people, things, and places that we cannot see for ourselves.
• In the same way that a reporter tells readers what is going on in the world, a photojournalist shows them.
• A photojournalist needs an inquiring mind, a wide range of general knowledge, and an appreciation of the issues that interest readers.
Composition Rules
Developing an Eye for Photos
• Composition: The arrangement of the elements in the photograph – subject, foreground, background, etc.
• Experienced photographers keep the subject area simple, check for distractions in the background, and move up close to their subjects for tight shots that fill the picture area.
• Photojournalists: News photographers.
• You must learn to recognize the photographic potential in your immediate environment.
o Look at everything you see as if you were planning to take a photograph.
o Learn from others: find inspiration in the work of real professionals.
• Journalists know that it’s not enough to tell a story through words.
• They need to show the story, too.
• That’s where photojournalists come in.
The Art of Composition
• Photos are the stuff of life.
• Photographs are basic to all yearbook spreads and form the center of interest for most newspaper pages.
• Photos are the first elements that viewers see.
o Become a people watcher: watch students in lines, at plays, or in audiences. Observe the emotions and reactions on people’s faces.
o Study photographs to avoid photographic clichés.
o Look for emotions.
If you could go anywhere in the world to take photographs, where would you go? Why? What would you hope to take pictures of?
Example: I'd love to go to a remote village that hasn't been touched by civilization. I'd like to see the day-to-day lives of people who live in a completely different society from my own.
Kitra Cahana:
A Glimpse of Life on the Road
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjW8Nyf7LvYAhWllOAKHdnMALYQtwIIOTAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ted.com%2Ftalks%2Fkitra_cahana_stories_of_the_homeless_and_hidden&usg=AOvVaw1MGlAS7I_VX1TwOGkTt2wh
What are the pros and cons of living like people do in Kitra's photographs?