Photojournalism
Photojournalism PowerPoint
A photographer takes pictures of nouns. A journalist tells stories people, places and things. A photojournalist takes the best of both and locks it into the most powerful medium available - frozen images.
Photojournalists capture verbs.
Examine each of the photographs in the slide show above:
1. What components of the image stand out?
2. Is there a sign of weakness or strength? Does the image appear posed?
3. Think about why the image was taken from the angle the photographer chose.
4. Does it bring the viewer closer the subject?
5. Are there details in the image that tell more of the story?
6. Which elements bring up new questions?
Be a journalist.
1. Select one photograph and write a headline and subheadline for the newspaper story about the incident documented in the image.
2. Follow the headline with a two-paragraph story summarizing a) what transpired as the photograph was being taken and b) what actions transpired after the event, such as a donation, or a political action. Think about what impact that action had on the individual in the photograph, and/or on the community in which they live.
With thanks to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/a-picture-is-worth-1000-words/
A photographer takes pictures of nouns. A journalist tells stories people, places and things. A photojournalist takes the best of both and locks it into the most powerful medium available - frozen images.
Photojournalists capture verbs.
Examine each of the photographs in the slide show above:
1. What components of the image stand out?
2. Is there a sign of weakness or strength? Does the image appear posed?
3. Think about why the image was taken from the angle the photographer chose.
4. Does it bring the viewer closer the subject?
5. Are there details in the image that tell more of the story?
6. Which elements bring up new questions?
Be a journalist.
1. Select one photograph and write a headline and subheadline for the newspaper story about the incident documented in the image.
2. Follow the headline with a two-paragraph story summarizing a) what transpired as the photograph was being taken and b) what actions transpired after the event, such as a donation, or a political action. Think about what impact that action had on the individual in the photograph, and/or on the community in which they live.
With thanks to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_plans/a-picture-is-worth-1000-words/
Photojournalism - The Power of News Photography
Exploring the Boundaries of Photojournalism
"Exploring the boundaries of photo editing"
1.What has been the effect of these changes on the audience's reading of the image?
2. Is enhancing or photoshopping images acceptable? Why or why not?
3. At what point does photo editing end?
4. How do we, as an audience, know that what we are seeing is truthful? Do we need to know? Explain your answer.
"Exploring the boundaries of photo editing"
1.What has been the effect of these changes on the audience's reading of the image?
2. Is enhancing or photoshopping images acceptable? Why or why not?
3. At what point does photo editing end?
4. How do we, as an audience, know that what we are seeing is truthful? Do we need to know? Explain your answer.