Multimedia

Storytelling
JOUR 203
Photo Week 2:
More on shot composition
More on photojournalism ethics
Photoshop basics
Discussion
How was the
shoot?
Comments on Last Homework
Comments on Last Homework
Think about everything
In the frame: be intentional.
Comments on Last Homework
Comments on Last Homework
Faces! People connect
When they see the
expression on peoples
Faces.
Comments on Last Homework
! Sometimes you do need a better camera
! (in future, dont turn in out-of-focus pictures)
Todays Goal
Edit photographs to crop and
improve brightness and
contrast.
And, improve composition in
the first place.
Todays Goal
Edit photographs to crop and
improve brightness and
contrast.
And, improve composition in
the first place.
* Portraits. Use
photojournalism
to let viewers get
to know a subject
or see an issue
through their
eyes.
Todays Goal
Its time to start
thinking about
final projects
Final Project Details
! There is no set length for the final project, but most will generally
run between 2:00 and 4:00 minutes.
! Your final project will be a work of journalism. That is, it will tell a
story, (ideally a compelling story) not simply document an
event, just as we have been talking about all semester. I'll be
looking for a hook and a story arc. I'll also be looking to see that
you've followed all of the composition and technical guidelines
we'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 are
profiling a student band, you can use a short clip from their
music video if they give you permission to do that. Such
footage cannot make up more than 15 percent of the running
time of your piece. (Most projects don't have such footage, but
it's an option.)
Examples From Past Classes
Examples From Past Classes
! "It was brought to our
attention that the image
'State Champion' by
Washington Post
photographer Tracy
Woodward, that received an
Award of Excellence in the
2013 WHNPA Eyes of History
stills photo contest in the
Sports Feature/Reaction
category, was digitally
manipulated in violation of
the contest rules."
Photo Ethics (Digital)
! Clouds were cloned in Photoshop to make
it look more severe than it was.
The WHNPA Ethics Rules
! No element should be digitally added to or
subtracted from any photograph and the image
must be a truthful representation of whatever
happened in front of the camera during
exposure. Retouching to eliminate dust and
scratches is acceptable. Reasonable
adjustments in Photoshop are acceptable. These
include cropping, dodging and burning,
conversion into grayscale, and normal toning
and color adjustments that restore the authentic
nature of the photograph.
Dont Stage Anything!
Dont Stage Anything!
Dont Stage Anything!
Dont Stage Anything!
! Pyramids were
squeezed together
digitally to fit the
cover's vertical format
Always Remember
Rule of Thirds
More on Composition
! What makes a good photograph?
Luck
More on Composition
! Find a clear center of interest.
More on Composition
! Find a clear center of interest.
! Another way to look at it: have a point of entry.
Have a Point of Entry
More on Composition
! Fill the Frame
Fill the Frame
Chinese paramilitary policemen take their breakfast with snow before
shovelling snow from a road where a heavy snowfall in Yumen, Gansu
province March 9, 2010. (REUTERS/China Daily)
More on Composition
! Watch out for distracting elements (or cut off
limbs)
More on Composition
! Diagonals=good (for some reason, diagonals are
more visually interesting).
Kuwait City airport employees wipe the sand from the red
carpet during a sand storm before the arrival of France's
President Nicolas Sarkozy in Kuwait February 11, 2009. (REUTERS/
Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool)
Diagonals=good
Diagonals=good
Layering
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)
Color
Repetition
Surprise
Framing
Decisive Moment
AP Visual Checklist
! Is the image active or passive?
AP Visual Checklist
! Is the image active or passive?
! Is the photograph of something no one has ever
seen before or is it a unique or interesting photo
of something everyone has seen?
AP Visual Checklist
! Is the image active or passive?
! Is the photograph of something no one has ever
seen before or is it a unique or interesting photo
of something everyone has seen?
! Are the photo style and the writing style
consistent?
AP Visual Checklist
! Is the image active or passive?
! Is the photograph of something no one has ever
seen before or is it a unique or interesting photo
of something everyone has seen?
! 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?
AP Visual Checklist
! Does the photo have visual content or stop short
at story elevation?
AP Visual Checklist
! Does the photo have visual content or stop short
at story elevation?
! Does the photo go beyond the trite and the
obvious?
AP Visual Checklist
! Does the photo have visual content or stop short
at story elevation?
! Does the photo go beyond the trite and the
obvious?
! Does the photo contain essential information to
help the reader understand the story?
AP Visual Checklist
! Does the photo have visual content or stop short
at story elevation?
! Does the photo go beyond the trite and the
obvious?
! Does the photo contain essential information to
help the reader understand the story?
! Does the photo have enough impact to move
the reader?
AP Visual Checklist
! Does the photo have visual content or stop short at
story elevation?
! Does the photo go beyond the trite and the obvious?
! Does the photo contain essential information to help
the reader understand the story?
! Does the photo have enough impact to move the
reader?
! Is the photo clean, interesting, and well composed
enough to stand on its own?
AP Visual Checklist
! Does the caption information answer who, what,
when, where and why?
AP Visual Checklist
! Does the caption information answer who, what,
when, where and why?
! Does the photo communicate effectively?
Photos should move, excite, entertain, inform or
help the readers understand a story
Photo Bridge
! Think of your workflow.
Cropping
! Crop ruthlessly. Cut out anything thats not
essential to the picture, so that the readers
attention wont be distracted or wasted.
Edmond Arnold, newspaper design pioneer
Cropping
! ... but preserve the mood. Mindless cropping
can ruin a pictures intent by eliminating parts
that gave it its mood.
Cropping Demo
Color Correction
! Auto Color Correct:
Image!Adjustments
!Auto Color
Color Correction
! Brightness/Contrast:
Image! Adjustments ! Brightness/Contrast
Color Correction
! Variations:
Image! Adjustments ! Variations
Color Correction
! Levels:
Image! Adjustments ! Levels
Practice
Inclass assignment:
Crop and/or color correct 3 of the 6 photos
you have turned in so far.
Homework
! Photo Assignment #2: "Portraits" Find a stranger,
faculty member, athlete or coach, and take
three distinctly different portraits that say
something about the subjects life, profession,
major, personality, background, etc.
From Past Homeworks
From Past Homeworks
From Past Homeworks
No In-Person Class Next Week