Journalism 2300: Week Three February 11, 2013

Announcements Announcements Extra Credit: Extra Credit:

More Words Matter!

To be a better photographer…

…you need to take a lot of photos!

The week in pictures MSNBC: MSNBC: –

Let’s turn in textbook quizzes What surprised you? What surprised you?

Let’s look at your photos Overall excellent start! Overall excellent start! Composition: Photos need to tell the story Composition: Photos need to tell the story Get in the habit of taking photos from all angles: Get in the habit of taking photos from all angles: –Overall, medium, close-up –Pick best shot for future assignments Lighting important: Lighting important: –Time of day –Backlighting, shadows –Correct exposure Put final shot first in album Put final shot first in album

Need a focal point Need a focal point Crop your photos: Eliminate dead space Crop your photos: Eliminate dead space Soft: Out of focus Soft: Out of focus –Usually want your focal point sharp: in focus Night photography: tough to hold camera steady without a tripod Night photography: tough to hold camera steady without a tripod Depth of field: Depth of field: –Infinity in overall shots –Closeups: limited depth of field Remember: Constructive criticism!!! Remember: Constructive criticism!!!

What’s a caption? See pages Who: Who: –Need names or detailed description –Need last names What: What: –What’s happening in photo When: When: –Time element important Day of week, time of day Where: Where: –Location Why: Why: –Importance of shot How: How: –Explanations as needed

How to use AP Stylebook Stylebook Key Stylebook Key –Addresses: Is this correct? 25 East Silver St. –Spellings: Adviser/advisor; Legislative titles Sports Guidelines and Style Sports Guidelines and Style Business Guidelines and Style Business Guidelines and Style A Guide to Punctuation A Guide to Punctuation Editing Marks Editing Marks

Don’t memorize, familiarize!

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Let’s look for…… Working at your table in groups of 2: Working at your table in groups of 2: –Best photo that fulfills assignment –Strongest caption –Strongest: Overall, Middle, close-up Can rewrite captions for assignment due tonight! Can rewrite captions for assignment due tonight!

Common style areas Dates Dates Months Months Numerals Numerals Titles Titles Addresses Addresses

Chapter 4: Features What’s a feature photograph? What’s a feature photograph? –Way to play up average citizens in circumstances other than accidents/tragedies –“movements in time worth freezing forever”

What’s the difference between features and news? Timelessness Timelessness –Keep holding power longer Slice of life Slice of life –Records everyday story in a new way –Kids always good! Photographers generate own assignments Photographers generate own assignments –Enterprise

“Featurizing” the news Main story: Event such as a fire Main story: Event such as a fire Feature photo: Fireman with a kitten Feature photo: Fireman with a kitten Emotional impact Emotional impact –Viewers reaction important

Where to find features photos Kids, animals and nuns in habits? Kids, animals and nuns in habits? –Get permission from parents when photographing children The incongruous The incongruous –Things that look out of place Animals acting like people Animals acting like people First and last events First and last events –First haircut, coach’s final game

Keep a fresh eye; take a candid Go to a new place, explore first impressions Go to a new place, explore first impressions Drive around/take bus to a new area of town Drive around/take bus to a new area of town –“If you think you should stop, stop.” Eagle Think like a visual anthropologist Think like a visual anthropologist

Constantine Manos Where’s Boston? Where’s Boston? –Shot 500 rolls of black-and-white and color film for this 40-projector slide show Never posed/arranged photos Never posed/arranged photos Introduced himself: Didn’t sneak up Introduced himself: Didn’t sneak up

Henri Cartier-Bresson Considered father of candid photography Considered father of candid photography Popped up, took photograph and kept on walking Popped up, took photograph and kept on walking ome_en.htm ome_en.htm ome_en.htm ome_en.htm

Is it OK to photograph strangers? Emily Nottingham research: Emily Nottingham research: –“From Both Sides of the Lens: Street Photojournalism and Personal Space” –86 percent of people approached by photographers agreed to be photographed –Forming a relationship = better results You decide what’s best approach for you You decide what’s best approach for you

Where to look? Public Relations person Public Relations person Find a unique angle Find a unique angle 22 ways to find a feature: 22 ways to find a feature: –Column on page 79 Where can a photographer take photos? Where can a photographer take photos? –P. 393

Major Assignment I: Due 2/18 Features photograph assignments Features photograph assignments Get more comfortable looking for news photos Get more comfortable looking for news photos Let’s brainstorm possible ideas for features photographs Let’s brainstorm possible ideas for features photographs Shoot from a variety of angles: above, down low Shoot from a variety of angles: above, down low Using Picasa, send a link with your best photo to:

William H. Irvin William H. Irvin Enger Tower Enger Tower Park Point Park Point Skyline Parkway Skyline Parkway Lakewalk Lakewalk Dewitt Seitz Bldg Dewitt Seitz Bldg YMCA YMCA Madill Dance Center Madill Dance Center Rose Garden Rose Garden Playfront Playfront Zoo Zoo Churches Churches Neighborhood Neighborhood Animal Allies Animal Allies Lighthouse Lighthouse 4 th Street/Portland Square 4 th Street/Portland Square Chester Bowl Chester Bowl Skating rink Skating rink Miller Hill Mall Miller Hill Mall Damiano Center Damiano Center Washington Street Galleries Washington Street Galleries Norway Hall Norway Hall Aquarium Aquarium Spirit Mountain Spirit Mountain Fitgers Fitgers Billings Park Billings Park Lester Park Lester Park

In-class assignment You need to select your strongest of the three bus hub photographs and resubmit it with a complete caption. You can also crop the photograph, etc., as needed You need to select your strongest of the three bus hub photographs and resubmit it with a complete caption. You can also crop the photograph, etc., as needed

Picasa 3: Editing, selecting photos Set up Google Account: google.com Set up Google Account: google.com Go to: Go to: Download Picasa 3 Download Picasa 3 Upload photographs Upload photographs Under File menu, select New Album Under File menu, select New Album Type in Date/name of assignment Type in Date/name of assignment Select photos, drag to the album you created Select photos, drag to the album you created Edit photos, put the final photo selection first in album Edit photos, put the final photo selection first in album Select the final photo, and write cutline where it says: Write a caption! Select the final photo, and write cutline where it says: Write a caption! NOTE: Add full name to the end of the caption NOTE: Add full name to the end of the caption

Sharing album with me Select the album you want to share Select the album you want to share Click on the Share button on upper right side of the album screen Click on the Share button on upper right side of the album screen Sign in to your Google account Sign in to your Google account In the Share Photos screen, in the To: box type In the Share Photos screen, in the To: box type

Carry your camera with you!