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Multimedia

Storytelling

JOUR 203Photo Week 2:More on shot compositionMore on photojournalism ethicsPhotoshop basics


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DiscussionHow was the

shoot?


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Comments on Last Homework


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Think about everythingIn the frame: be intentional.


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Faces! People connectWhen they see the

expression on peoplesFaces.


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! Sometimes you do need a better camera

! (in future, dont turn in out-of-focus pictures)


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Todays Goal

Edit photographs to crop andimprove brightness and

contrast.And, improve composition inthe first place.


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Todays Goal

Edit photographs to crop andimprove brightness and

contrast.And, improve composition inthe first place.

* Portraits. Usephotojournalism

to let viewers get

to know a subjector see an issuethrough theireyes.


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Todays GoalIts time to startthinking about

final projects


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Final Project Details

! There is no set length for the final project, but most will generallyrun between 2:00 and 4:00 minutes.

! Your final project will be a work of journalism. That is, it will tell astory, (ideally a compellingstory) not simply document anevent, just as we have been talking about all semester. I'll belooking for a hook and a story arc. I'll also be looking to see thatyou've followed all of the composition and technical guidelineswe've covered. There will be significant penalty for late work.

! Do not use music in your project unless you clear it with me first.You can use "found footage" if it helps tell your story, providing

it does not violate copyright laws. In other words, if you areprofiling a student band, you can use a short clip from theirmusic video if they give you permission to do that. Suchfootage cannot make up more than 15 percent of the runningtime of your piece. (Most projects don't have such footage, butit's an option.)


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Examples From Past Classes


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Examples From Past Classes


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! "It was brought to ourattention that the image'State Champion' by

Washington Postphotographer TracyWoodward, that received anAward of Excellence in the2013 WHNPA Eyes of Historystills photo contestin theSports Feature/Reactioncategory, was digitallymanipulated in violation ofthe contest rules."


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The WHNPA Ethics Rules

! No element should be digitally added to orsubtracted from any photograph and the imagemust be a truthful representation of whatever

happened in front of the camera duringexposure. Retouching to eliminate dust and

scratches is acceptable. Reasonableadjustments in Photoshop are acceptable. Theseinclude cropping, dodging and burning,

conversion into grayscale, and normal toningand color adjustments that restore the authenticnature of the photograph.


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Always Remember

Rule of Thirds


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More on Composition

! What makes a good photograph?


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Luck


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More on Composition

! Find a clear center of interest.


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More on Composition

! Find a clear center of interest.

! Another way to look at it: have a point of entry.


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Have a Point of Entry


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More on Composition

! Fill the Frame


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Fill the Frame

Chinese paramilitary policemen take their breakfast with snow before

shovelling snow from a road where a heavy snowfall in Yumen, Gansuprovince March 9, 2010. (REUTERS/China Daily)


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More on Composition

! Watch out for distracting elements (or cut offlimbs)


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More on Composition

! Diagonals=good (for some reason, diagonals aremore visually interesting).


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Kuwait City airport employees wipe the sand from the redcarpet during a sand storm before the arrival of France's

President Nicolas Sarkozy in Kuwait February 11, 2009. (REUTERS/Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool)


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Diagonals=good


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Diagonals=good


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Layering


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ForegroundBackground

N.Y. police officers receive instructions as they stand near protesters sleeping at

Zocatti park, where they are camping out, before demonstrating outside the New

York Stock Exchange (NYSE) September 21, 2011. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)


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Color


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Repetition


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Surprise


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Framing


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Decisive Moment


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AP Visual Checklist

! Is the image active or passive?


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AP Visual Checklist


! Is the photograph of something no one has ever

seen before or is it a unique or interesting photoof something everyone has seen?


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AP Visual Checklist




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Are the photo style and the writing style

consistent?


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AP Visual Checklist




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Are the photo style and the writing style

consistent?

! Does the photo communicate quicker, stronger,better or more eloquently than a simple

sentence could describe?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the photo have visual content or stop shortat story elevation?


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AP Visual Checklist


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Does the photo go beyond the trite and theobvious?


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AP Visual Checklist


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Does the photo contain essential information to

help the reader understand the story?


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AP Visual Checklist


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Does the photo contain essential information to

help the reader understand the story?

! Does the photo have enough impact to movethe reader?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the photo have visual content or stop short atstory elevation?

! Does the photo go beyond the trite and the obvious?

! Does the photo contain essential information to helpthe reader understand the story?

! Does the photo have enough impact to move the

reader?

! Is the photo clean, interesting, and wellcomposedenough to stand on its own?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the caption information answer who, what,when, where and why?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the caption information answer who, what,when, where and why?

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Does the photo communicate effectively?Photos should move, excite, entertain, inform orhelp the readers understand a story


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Photo Bridge

! Think of your workflow.


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Cropping

! Crop ruthlessly. Cut out anything thats notessential to the picture, so that the readersattention wont be distracted or wasted.

Edmond Arnold, newspaper design pioneer


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Cropping

! ... but preserve the mood. Mindless croppingcan ruin a pictures intent by eliminating partsthat gave it its mood.


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Cropping Demo


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Color Correction

! Auto Color Correct:

Image!Adjustments

!Auto Color


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Color Correction


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Color Correction

! Brightness/Contrast:

Image!Adjustments!Brightness/Contrast


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Color Correction

! Variations:

Image!Adjustments!Variations


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Color Correction

! Levels:

Image!Adjustments!Levels


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PracticeInclass assignment:Crop and/or color correct 3 of the 6 photosyou have turned in so far.


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Homework

! Photo Assignment #2:"Portraits" Find someoneyou do not know well and take three distinctlydifferent portraits that say something about the

subjects life, profession, major, personality,background, etc.


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From Past Homeworks


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From Past Homeworks


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From Past Homeworks

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