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Journalism 3300: News Photography

Journalism 3300: News Photography. Week Two February 2, 2009. Announcements. 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.

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Journalism 3300: News Photography

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  1. Journalism 3300:News Photography Week Two February 2, 2009

  2. Announcements • 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.

  3. To be a better photographer…

  4. …you need to take a lot of photos!

  5. Who you are • Aspiring: • Vanity Fair photo chief • Magazine editor, book publisher • Law enforcement • Occupational therapist • Broadcasters • Public relations specialists • Travel writer/photographer

  6. Chapter 1: Assignment • Where to find spot news? • Scanner • Local news radio • Local television news • Cell phones • Web sites • Contacts: officials, firefighters, police officers, friends, acquaintances • News tips

  7. Where to find more information • Beat reporters • Public Relations offices

  8. Best time to shoot • Not always when reporter conducting interview • What did you learn with your photos of the DTA bus stop? • Duluth News-Tribune: Friday paper

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

  10. High/low angles • New perspective • Going wide • Above, below

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

  12. Catching candids • Preset your camera • Aperture priority/shutter priority • Watch your subject • Anticipation and timing

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

  14. The week in pictures • MSNBC: • http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

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

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

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

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

  19. Let’s go find news photos online • Work in groups of 4 • Newseum: Today’s Front Pages • http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/

  20. Photojournalist defined • What is a photojournalist? • http://markhancock.blogspot.com/1996/01/what-is-photojournalist.html

  21. Understanding Depth of Field • Depth of Field: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzedefUXARE

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

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

  24. What’s a cutline? See page 150 • Who: • Need names or detailed description • Need last names • What: • What’s happening in photo • When: • Time element important • Day of week, time of day • Where: • Location • Why: • Importance of shot • How: • Explanations as needed

  25. Two DTA bus lines approach the Kirby Plaza bus hub to pick up many chilly UMD students waiting for a ride home from UMD in Duluth, Minnesota on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.

  26. Need to use AP Stylebook! Two DTA bus lines approach the Kirby Plaza bus hub to pick up many chilly UMD students waiting for a ride home from UMD in Duluth, Minnesota on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.

  27. Freshmen Joanna Schlegelmilch (Left) and Emily Heiland (Right) find which bus route they need to get to ZLB plasma center from the UMD Kirby Plaza bus stop on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009.

  28. From left, Sophomores Sarah Reisdorf, Megan Danbury, Matt Johnson, Mike Novitski, and Kayla Wild board the DTA, heading home to Superior Street in Duluth, Minnesota on Thursday Jan. 29, 2009.

  29. Recently, the DTA (Duluth Transit Authority) has seen a significant increase in student bus ridership at the Kirby Plaza Transit Center.

  30. Jennifer Daramola, a junior at St. Scholastica, works on some homework while waiting for the number 18 bus to arrive.

  31. In 2008, the DTA recorded over 3 million riders for the first time since 2002.

  32. UMD Senior, Molly Cleary, steps on the bus to head home after a day full of classes Thursday.

  33. UMD students line up to board one of the buses leaving campus Thursday.

  34. UMD students walk to board the waiting buses, Thursday.

  35. Students await the bust at UMD’s DTA bus hub in the Kirby Plaza on Friday afternoon.

  36. Need to bracket! • Backlighting • Underexposes foreground

  37. Andrew Janssen gets some work done on his laptop while waiting for the bus.

  38. Students John Franklin and Eric Olson bear the cold while waiting for the bus.

  39. A bus waits at the Kirby Student Center bus stop.

  40. Students wait to board the route 11 bus at night.

  41. Senior Erik Elsberry reads up on our 44th president while waiting for his bus.

  42. Many UMD students rely on the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) to get to and from their classes. The bus drops off and picks up students in front of the Kirby Student Center.

  43. UMD students Joe Berger and Sarah Christoll wait for the bus inside of the Kirby Student Center. They are two of many students who rely on the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) to get to and from school.

  44. UMD student Amy Johnson waits for the bus inside of the Kirby Student Center. She is one of many students who rely on the Duluth Transit Authority (DTA) to get to and from school.

  45. A DTA bus stopped at Kirby Plaza to unload the students who choose to save money on increased gas prices.

  46. Students exiting a DTA bus on a morning when some decided that it was too cold to start up their vehicle.

  47. Sophomore Erin Revord enters UMD thankful she was able to have a warm ride to campus.

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