PHOTOGRAPHYSept. 23, 2010

Jennifer Cox

Photojournalism

Photojournalism is about capturing the human experience and making your own art; not just capturing the creations of others

Look at the good, the bad and the ugly

Examples of great photographer’s blogs are posted on the blog

Tips Try to avoid posed pictures

Try to capture emotion

Get faces; not backs

Identify the star of the picture

Get up close!

Let your picture tell a story

Tips

Use different angles

Avoid inanimate objects; focus on people

Don’t crowd the picture

Action, good; blurry, bad!

Use the “Rule of Thirds”

Try different things

Try to avoid posed pictures

Try to capture emotion

Get faces; not backs

Who is the star of the picture?

Get up close!

Let your pictures tell a story

Let your pictures tell a story

Use different angles/levels

Inanimate objects

Inanimate objects tend to be boring; always try to include people

No pictures of buildings, cars, etc.

Don’t just photograph a sculpture; photograph someone looking at the sculpture with an expressive look on his/her face

Inanimate objects

Don’t crowd the picture

Action is exciting; blurry is not

Use the Rule of Thirds

Use the Rule of Thirds

Try different things

Some good examples

Some good examples

Questions

Don’t forget to check out the photography blogs that I posted

If you have any questions prior to Tuesday, send me an e-mail