Photojournalism
Nafise Esmael Motlagh
Main concept
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History of photojournalism
Journalism and photojournalism
Technology of photojournalism
Tips and tricks in assignments
History of photojournalism
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150 years of photojournalism
E l war photography
Early
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Photography and social change
Development of 35mm
Picture magazines
Farm Securities Administration (FSA)
World War 2 and after
Magnum Photos
History of photojournalism
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The 1950s
Vi t
Vietnam
Threat from television
The new photojournalism
War at the end of the 20th century
Digital technology
Citizen journalism
The future
History of photojournalism
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BERESON
ERWITT
NATCHWAY
MARK
CAPA
Journalism and photojournalism
Journalism and photojournalism
Contacts
This module will enable you to:
z build up a contacts book
z understand the value of having good
contacts
z develop a method of finding ideas
Journalism and photojournalism
Contacts
Contacts book
Value of contacts
Press and information officers
Colleagues
The internet
Exercise
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Journalism and photojournalism
Editorial values
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Journalism and photojournalism
Editorial values
Accuracy
Fairness
Objectivity
Responsibility
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Editors and assignments
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z identify the different kinds of assignments
and sales
Journalism and photojournalism
Editors and assignments
Chain of command
Kinds of editor
Teamwork
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Responsibility
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Building trust
Find an ally
Get involved
Be a journalist
Types of commission or sale
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Journalism and photojournalism
Ethics in photojournalism
This module will enable you to:
z understand some of the moral issues that
confront photojournalists
z identify guidelines for ethical conduct
z develop a personal code of ethics
Journalism and photojournalism
Ethics in photojournalism
Manipulation of pictures
Setting up pictures
Misuse of images by clients
The public interest v. individual rights
How to decide
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Journalism and photojournalism
Ideas
This module will enable you to:
z distinguish between images and illustrations
z understand where you are likely to find good
visual images
z develop a sense of what the market wants
Journalism and photojournalism
Ideas
Wh t makes
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Stand-alone images
Journalistic images versus illustrations
How do you find ideas?
What the market wants
Is it worth it?
Exercise
Journalism and photojournalism
Role of the journalist
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z understand the role journalists play in
society
z be aware of the constraints under which a
jjournalist works
z identify the skills a journalist needs
Journalism and photojournalism
Role of the journalist
What do journalists do?
Constraints on journalists
Editorial guidelines
Active journalism
Processing and presenting
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Journalism and photojournalism
What is news?
This module will enable you to:
z identify different kinds of news
z test information for its newsworthiness
z understand the market for news
Journalism and photojournalism
What is news?
New
Important
Interesting
Relevant
Testing for newsworthiness
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Timing
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Writing captions
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z understand the importance of getting facts
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Journalism and photojournalism
Writing captions
Test the pictures
Complement the image
Explain
Guide and engage the viewer
Write concisely
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TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGY
Color
This module will enable you to:
z identify the strengths and weaknesses of the two
modes of photography.
z understand color temperature and how to control it
z see in black and white
z get the maximum information into a black and white
image
TECHNOLOGY
Color versus black and white
Color
Color temperature
Daylight
Artificial light
Filters
Black and white (B/W)
Seeing in black and white
L tit d
Latitude
Filters
Digital cameras
Printing
TECHNOLOGY
composition
Thi module
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z use the elements of composition to create
appealing images
z compose pictures that tell a story
z develop an individual style
TECHNOLOGY
Composition
Learn to see photographically
St d pict
Study
pictures
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Rule of thirds
Balance
Verticals and horizontals
Foreground and background
Focus
Using the frame
Positive and negative space
Light
Tone and contrast
Patterns and lines
Don’t forget the message
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TECHNOLOGY
Exposure
This module will enable you to:
z understand the relationship between shutter speed,
aperture and film speed
z use different ways of metering exposure
z expose for both negative film and digital cameras
z recognize the effects of overover and under
under-exposure
exposure
z use camera controls creatively
TECHNOLOGY
Exposure
Camera controls – shutter speed, aperture and film speed
Metering
Exposure latitude
Types of film
Over- and under-exposure
Metering in difficult light
Practice
Lighting ratios
Exercise
Technical criteria
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TECHNOLOGY
Flash
This module will enable you to:
z identify the different techniques of portable
flash
z use flash to create natural effects
TECHNOLOGY
Flash
Flash power
Direct flash
Fill flash
Flash as the main light
Separate flash from camera
Synchronizing with shutter speed
Balancing flash
Flash blur
Bounce flash
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TECHNOLOGY
Lenses
Thi module
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z understand the effects created by lenses of
different focal lengths
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specialist
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TECHNOLOGY
Lenses
Range of lenses
Lens speed
Camera shake
St d d lens
Standard
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Wide-angle lenses
Telephoto and long lenses
Extreme lenses
Specialist lenses
Zooms
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TECHNOLOGY
Light
Thi module
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artificial light
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of light
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z sharpen your awareness of light
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Light
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Types
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Qualities of light
Times of day
Artificial light
Flash
Reflectors
Learning to see light
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Tips and tricks in assignments
Tips and tricks in assignments
Close-up and detail
This module will enable you to:
z fill the frame using both close-up and a long
lens
z appreciate the usefulness of the close-up or
d t il shot
detail
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z practice using very close focus
Tips and tricks in assignments
Close-up and detail
Playing with scale
Composition
Lenses
Value of the close-up
Exercise
Technical criteria
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Tips and tricks in assignments
Establishing shot
This module will enable you to:
z understand the concept of setting up a story
z practice the wide shot
z develop your range of visual abilities
Tips and tricks in assignments
Establishing shot
Timing
Landscapes
Composition
Exercise
Technical criteria
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Tips and tricks in assignments
Person at work
Thi module
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z understand how to shoot a single image
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to them at work
z develop your understanding of lenses
lenses, film
and equipment
Tips and tricks in assignments
Person at work
Guidelines
Practical advice
Exercise
Technical criteria
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Tips and tricks in assignments
Portrait
Thi module
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z practice head shots, environmental portraits
and groups
z make a portrait that reveals a person’s
character
z understand the use of light in a portrait
Tips and tricks in assignments
Portrait
H d shots
Head
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Environmental portraits
Groups
General principle
Practical advice
Exercise
Technical criteria
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Tips and tricks in assignments
Relationships
Thi module
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z gain confidence in working in intimate situations with
strangers
z understand how body language and expression
convey feelings
z develop your understanding of camera operation in
the field
Tips and tricks in assignments
Relationships
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Emotion and body language
Scale
Planning
Access and permission
Exercise
Technical criteria
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Tips and tricks in assignments
Single image
What is my message?
Who is my audience?
How to photograph
Technique
Learning what works and what sells
Ethical considerations
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Tips and tricks in assignments
The moment
Thi module
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z practice spontaneous shooting in situations you do
not control
z develop your instinctive control of the camera
z explore the movement and organization of the street
Tips and tricks in assignments
The moment
Guidelines
Practical advice
Exercise
Technical criteria
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