Post on 19-Aug-2015
WHAT IS PHOTOJOURNALISM?PHOTOJOURNALISM IS A PARTICULAR FORM OF
JOURNALISM (THE COLLECTING,
EDITING, AND PRESENTING OF NEWS MATERIAL
FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST)
THAT CREATES IMAGES IN ORDER TO
TELL A STORY..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-3HiLyjUy8
2 WORDS.PHOTO
a representation of a person or scene recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material (digital censor)
JOURNALISM
the timely reporting of events at the local, provincial, national and international levels. Relevant.
PHOTOJOURNALISM IS DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER CLOSE BRANCHES OF PHOTOGRAPHY (SUCH AS
DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY,
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY OR
CELEBRITY PHOTOGRAPHY) BY THE QUALITIES OF:
TIMELINESS the images have meaning in the context of a recently published record of events.
SOLDIERS AFGHANISTAN WAR
OBJECTIVITY the situation implied by the images is a fair and accurate representation of the events they depict in both content and tone
POST-ELECTION PROTEST, IRAN
NARRATIVE the images combine with other news elements to make facts relatable to the viewer or reader on a cultural level.
DHARAVI SLUM, MUMBAI
THE IMAGES IN A PHOTOJOURNALISM PIECE MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED WITH EXPLANATORY
TEXT, OR SHOWN INDEPENDENTLY, WITH THE IMAGES THEMSELVES
NARRATING THE
EVENTS THEY DEPICT
GAZA STRIP, JERUSALEM
WHAT IS A PHOTOJOURNALIST?
A photojournalist uses pictures instead
of words to tell a story. They can also accompany their images with some text
to elaborate on the details or events.
PHOTOJOURNALISTS
Eddie Adams
Mathew Brady
Robert Capa
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Walker Evans
Lauren Greenfield
Ed Kashi
André Kertész
Danny Lyon
Susan Meiselas
James Nachtwey
Sebastião Salgado
W. Eugene Smith
Peter Turnley
Gordon Parks
Lewis Hines
Jacob Riis
Steve Mccurry
Diane Arbus
CHANGING LIVESIn 1961, Parks did a series for LIFE on the slums of Brazil and found himself in what he describes as "dead center in the worst poverty I have ever encountered—in the favela of Catacumba, a desolate mountainside outside of Rio de Janeiro." In true Parks fashion, instead of giving a broad view without much depth, he focused on an individual affected by the larger story, just as he had done with Red Jackson, from the Harlem gang series.At just 12, Flavio da Silva was already dying, from tuberculosis. Flavio lived with his parents, brothers and sisters in a one-room shack. The images Parks created while living with the da Silva family illustrated the family's reliance on their dying son. "What Flavio cared most about," says Parks, "was that his younger brothers and sisters were taken care of. It was very noble of him. . . . I definitely learned more from Flavio about character than Flavio learned from me."After the story ran, LIFE readers contributed money to help with Flavio's medical care. Parks says that people sent in roughly $30,000 to bring Flavio to America. "I went back to Brazil and the doctors told me that Flavio would die on my hands if I took him to America.I took him anyway and after living there for two years, he was cured." When Flavio went back home to Brazil, Parks bought Flavio's father a new truck with the money everyone had sent in, and then LIFE donated $25,000 so that Parks could help the family buy a new home.
1. FIND A TOPIC
Photo essays are most dynamic when you as the photographer
care about the subject. Make your topic something in which
you find interest.
2. DO YOUR RESEARCH
For example, if you document a newborn’s first month, spend time with the
family. Discover who the parents are,
what culture they are from, whether they are upper or lower class. These factors will help you in planning out the
type of shots you set up for your story.
3. FIND THE “REAL STORY”
After your research, you can
determine the angle you want to take
your story. The main factors of each story create an incredibly
unique story.
4. EVERY DYNAMIC STORY IS BUILT ON A SET OF CORE
VALUES AND EMOTIONS THAT TOUCH THE HEART OF ITS
AUDIENCEJoy. Fear. Hurt. Excitement. The best way
you can connect your photo essay with its audience is to draw out the
emotions within the story and utilize them in your shots. This does not mean that you manipulate your audience’s emotions. You merely use
emotion as a connecting point
DOCUMENTARY/ TERU KUWAYAMA
http://silberstudios.tv/videos/conflict-zone-photos-teru-kuwayama
Uses semi functional Polaroids and toy camera (its the photographer not the camera that makes the photo)
Looks for the counter narrative
Has compassion for his subjects/ topics
5. PLAN YOUR SHOTS
Visualize each shot of the story,
or simply walk through the venue/place/event in your mind, you will want to think about the
type of shots that will work best to tell your story.
TIPSTry to avoid posed photos. No Snapshots!
Try to capture emotion.
Photograph faces not backs.
Let your picture tell the story.
Use different angles and perspectives.
Avoid inanimate objects. Focus on people.
Don’t forget the Rule of Thirds.
The Decisive Moment
MORE MAGS In The Fray
Blue Eyes Magazine
Social Documentary.net
Lunatic
F-Stop Magazine
Vewd
Lens Culture & Interviews
The Digital Journalist
Media Storm (audio & visual)
File Magazine
Travel Photography Network
Colours Magazine
Deep Sleep
See Saw
Photo Eye Magazine
Aperture.org
Reuters
EVER WANT TO BE A
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHER
Your Shot—This online contest allows photographers of all skill levels to submit their favorite images for possible publication in National Geographic. Each day a panel of editors selects 12 outstanding photographs to be published as part of the “Daily Dozen.”
OTHER Freelance (blogging)
Agency (getty, redux)
Gallery (caladangallery.com)
Stock Photography (shutterstock.com)