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Journalism 3300: News Photography

Journalism 3300: News Photography. Week Four February 16, 2009. Announcements. To be a better photographer…. …you need to take a lot of photos!. The week in pictures. MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/. Let’s go find news photos online. Work in groups of 4

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Journalism 3300: News Photography

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  1. Journalism 3300:News Photography Week Four February 16, 2009

  2. Announcements

  3. To be a better photographer…

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

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

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

  7. Let’s look at your photos • Overall excellent variety of shots • You had some tough lighting to overcome • Learning more about exposure and compensating for poor light • Bracket, bracket, bracket! • Need to answer 5Ws and H in caption • Get familiar with Associated Press Stylebook!

  8. Need to share ALL of your photos in your Picasa album • Contact sheet of photos • Shows me that you have taken a variety of photographs from different angles, with different exposures

  9. An airplane squeezes through the setting sun and rising moon near the Duluth/Sky Harbor Arpt in Duluth, Minn., Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009.  The sunny day, along with above freezing temperatures offered a nice break to those plagued by winter travel

  10. Tim Schandel, Curator of the Lake Superior Railroad Museum, reviews historical documents before cataloging them in the museum’s first floor offices on a February 12, 2009 morning. Photograph by James Patrick Buchanan

  11. Celeste Carlson of Engwall Florists on Woodland Ave. prepares flowers for the upcoming Valentine's Day.

  12. The ledge that overlooks the creek at Chester Bowl is just as beautiful a sight as the creek itself.

  13. Jen Craft, UMD athletic office employee, hangs signs for the Think Pink event to raise money for local breast cancer survivors and facilities.

  14. Laura Wahl and Russ Braby advise students about study abroad opportunities in England at UMD's Study Abroad Fair held on Thursday. Representatives from numerous study abroad programs attended the fair and students were presented with dozens of study options throughout the globe.

  15. Manager Wade Backstrom, left, was in charge of the phone while Becky Daugaard, center, and Celest Carlson, right, prepared bouquets at the Engwall Florist shop in the Mount royal shopping center. The shop saw a lot of business the afternoon before Valentine's Day.

  16. The gas station on Superior street offers customers deals to keep them coming back.

  17. Andrea Erickson says that her Calico cat, Ollie, has always liked to "sit like the big boys." Photograph by: Kendra Richards

  18. Sisters Alethea (junior) and Debbie (sophomore), finish lacing up their skates at UMD's SpHc. They saw flyers posted around campus and decided to participate in the Valentine's Skating event sponsored by UMD's Kirby Program Board on Friday afternoon.

  19. Harpmaker David Kortier explains how he makes harps at his shop on E. 9th St. in East Duluth.

  20. Constuction workers worked through the wet and windy conditions to get The Aerial Lift Bridge in tip top shape Thursday.

  21. Players finish up at the 29th Annual Minnesota Operators of Music and Entertainment 8-Ball Championships at The DECC, Duluth, Minnesota, Friday, Febuary 2009 by Erik Kalstrom

  22. A dog licks melted ice as the temperature high reached 36 on Thursday in Duluth.

  23. Students spend their time studying in the Solon Campus Center at UMD.

  24. Weekend visitors take in the sights of Lake Superior. Megan Pauly and Abby Mystic walk an icey path on their way to their hotel Friday afternoon in Canal Park.

  25. Senior Defensmen Jeff Herman celebrates after the game winning goal at the border battle friday night between UWS and The College of Saint Scholastica at Wessman Arena.

  26. Three men take pictures of seagulls in Duluth's Canal Park on Friday afternoon. Photograph by JARED JACOBSON

  27. Chaz Taylor, a student at Laura MacArthur Elementary School, shares his Valentine's Day candy with staff worker, Justin Chumich. Photograph by Jami Reinhart.

  28. Equivalent f-stops/shutter speed It's a simple 1:1 relationship.One f-stop change = one shutter speed change.

  29. Exposure concepts http://www.earthboundlight.com/phototips/best-aperture.html

  30. Shutter speeds • http://silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/compose_expose/speeds1.html

  31. Macro photography=Closeups http://digital-photography-school.com/macro-photography-tips-for-compact-digital-camera-users

  32. How to hold your camera • http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-hold-a-digital-camera

  33. Expressions of motion • http://www.picturecorrect.com/photographytips/expressing_motion_sports_photography.htm

  34. What’s a caption? 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

  35. Chapter 6: Sports • Concentration the key • Easy to get distracted! • Anticipate the action • Timeliness important • Old news = no news • Important to get background information on sport you’re covering

  36. Barry Bonds: Brad Mangin, SI • http://www.manginphotography.com/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=3&a=0&at=0

  37. Summarize game in one photo • Stay until the end of the game • Summary shot might not be action shot • Crowd reaction • Coach reaction • Thrill of victory, agony of defeat…

  38. Need complete caption information • Must know names of athletes photographed • Editing nightmare: having excellent action shot, but no name • Take a photograph of the game roster • To get names with the numbers

  39. Sports as features • Entertainment factor • Look in the stands for photos that capture flavor of the event

  40. Sports photography techniques • Freezing action • Shutter speed of at least 1/500 second for action sports • Let’s look at your cameras! • Speed of subject: sprinter vs. jogger • Distance • Closer camera to moving subject, faster the shutter speed

  41. Shutter: 1/200 Aperture: f/5.20 Focal length: 115 ISO 50 No flash

  42. ISO 800 Shutter: 1/250 second Aperture: f/5.60 No flash Focal length 300

  43. ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/180 second Aperture: f/5.6 Focal length: 105 No flash

  44. ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/750 Aperture: f/4.80 Focal length: 129 No flash

  45. ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/1000 second Aperture: f/4.50 Focal length: 120 No flash

  46. ISO: 800 Shutter: 1/350 second Aperture: f/4.80 Focal length: 82 No flash

  47. ISO: 400 Shutter: 1/500 second Aperture: f/5.60 Focal length: 105 No flash

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