Journalism 2300: Week Two January 30, 2012

Announcements Announcements Today is the end of the 2nd week of the semester. The following take effect today: Today is the end of the 2nd week of the semester. The following take effect today: 1. Last day to add courses. 2. Last day to use permission numbers. 3. Last day to withdraw from a course with a W appearing on the transcript. 4. Last day to change a grading option. 5. Last day to apply for a degree.

Just call me Lucy! An instructor, not professor An instructor, not professor OK to just use Lucy! OK to just use Lucy!

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

To be a better photographer…

…you need to take a lot of photos!

Aspire to work in: Aspire to work in: –NHL Public Relations –Graduate School/Professor –Women’s health magazine –Photojournalist –Sports reporters –Broadcast journalism Who you are –Public Relations for theater company –Lucasfilms –Freelance journalist –Law –Marketing –Newspaper –Magazines

Chapter 1: Assignment Where to find spot news? Where to find spot news? –Scanner –Local news radio –Local television news –Cell phones –Websites –Contacts: officials, firefighters, police officers, friends, acquaintances –News tips

Text message alerts Duluth News-Tribune Duluth News-Tribune Minneapolis Star Tribune Minneapolis Star Tribune

Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News

Where to find more information Beat reporters Beat reporters Public Relations offices Public Relations offices

Best time to shoot Not always when reporter conducting interview Not always when reporter conducting interview What did you learn with your photos of the DTA bus stop? What did you learn with your photos of the DTA bus stop?

Visual variety Overall shot Overall shot –Sets scene Medium shot Medium shot –Tells the story in one photograph Close-up: Close-up: –Adds drama

High/low angles New perspective New perspective –Going wide –Above, below

Persistence Pros stay until they have the best shot Pros stay until they have the best shot Plot out best time of day for photo Plot out best time of day for photo Might take 100 to 1,000 shots to get the best photograph Might take 100 to 1,000 shots to get the best photograph

Catching candids Preset your camera Preset your camera –Aperture priority/shutter priority Watch your subject Watch your subject Anticipation and timing Anticipation and timing

Approaches to candid photography Out in the open Out in the open Click and run Click and run Big game hunter Big game hunter Introduce yourself Introduce yourself Marketing spot news story: Marketing spot news story: –San Francisco earthquake

The week in pictures MSNBC: MSNBC: –

Photojournalism assignment Have you decided who you would like to contact for the assignment? Have you decided who you would like to contact for the assignment? List of photographers from MNA convention List of photographers from MNA convention

Chapter 2: News Contacts: Contacts: –Police Train derailment Train derailment Sunshine Sunshine Hostage situation: page 29 Hostage situation: page 29 Crime scene in progress Crime scene in progress –Staying alive!

Why shoot fires? Church fire Church fire Forest fire Forest fire –Billings Gazette Pulitzer Sawmill fire Sawmill fire –Drove film to the newspaper

Accidents/disasters Grim but necessary Grim but necessary –Williston stalker –Airplane crash Accidents Accidents –Don’t get in the way! Weather affects everyone Weather affects everyone

Chapter 3: General news Covering elections Covering elections –Get to know candidates Meetings generate news Meetings generate news –Avoid lines of speakers! –Shoot from side –Look for props! Photograph the issues Photograph the issues Steer clear of the pack! Steer clear of the pack!

Let’s go find news photos online Work in groups of 4 Work in groups of 4 Newseum: Today’s Front Pages Newseum: Today’s Front Pages –

Photojournalist defined What is a photojournalist? What is a photojournalist? – hat-is-photojournalist.html hat-is-photojournalist.htmlhttp://markhancock.blogspot.com/1996/01/w hat-is-photojournalist.html –What to remember? Photojournalists capture verbs!

Understanding exposure ISO: Film speed ISO: Film speed –Higher the number, faster shutter speed  Sacrifice quality for reproduction Aperture: Lens opening Aperture: Lens opening –Amount of light that the camera allows in Shutter Shutter –How fast the lens captures action Page 156 in textbook Page 156 in textbook e=related e=related e=related e=related speed-aperture-and-iso/ speed-aperture-and-iso/ speed-aperture-and-iso/ speed-aperture-and-iso/

Understanding Depth of Field Depth of Field: Depth of Field: – ARE AREhttp:// ARE Using a histogram sBKLc sBKLc sBKLc sBKLc

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

For next assignment Need to bracket! Need to bracket! –Backlighting  Underexposes foreground Become friends with the Associated Press Stylebook Become friends with the Associated Press Stylebook Remember that you are telling a story with the photograph Remember that you are telling a story with the photograph Captions fill in the blanks Captions fill in the blanks

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!

Photography lingo Shoot: take photos Shoot: take photos Sharp photo: in focus Sharp photo: in focus Soft: out of focus; not sharp Soft: out of focus; not sharp Flat light: Even, with no highlights Flat light: Even, with no highlights Bracket: Take several shots of same scene at different exposures Bracket: Take several shots of same scene at different exposures Shoot a lot of frames! Shoot a lot of frames! –Take a lot of photos – memory cards are cheap!

Major Assignment I: Feature Photograph Let’s review the assignment Let’s review the assignment We will go over features next week, but can start to think now about where to find a feature photograph We will go over features next week, but can start to think now about where to find a feature photograph

Let’s practice editing with Picasa Go to this website: Go to this website: – Spring/IcyStairs.JPG Spring/IcyStairs.JPGhttp:// Spring/IcyStairs.JPG

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!

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!

Assignment for 2/6: General news assignment General news assignment Get more comfortable with your camera Get more comfortable with your camera Popularity of UMD food service areas Popularity of UMD food service areas 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:

Let’s practice editing with Picasa

Let’s practice … depth of field/shutter speed Jumping Bulldog Jumping Bulldog Get in groups of similar type cameras Get in groups of similar type cameras

Reading Assignment for next week: Read Chapters 4, 7 Read Chapters 4, 7 Read the Duluth News-Tribune! Read the Duluth News-Tribune!