Photojournalism Essential Idea If anyone can step up

Essential Idea “If anyone can step up and take the same picture as you,

Photography Techniques Disturbance Proximity Vantage Place Point

Disturbance Disturbing the frame Don’t leave space on all sides Take picture right to

Proximity Distance between the camera and subject Get close up and personal Don’t let

Vantage Point Bend your knees or raise yourself up Abandon normal shooting ranges Below

Place Where Tell you took the picture audience Foreground and background information Trim away

“Afghanistan - A 2002 Journal” Collection by Jonathan Wiggs Four Sections Caves of Bamiyan

Objective for Assignment Review all 35 photographs Identify 2 photographs that utilize each of

Magazine / Newspaper Assignment Cut out 12 pictures from newspapers or magazines that depict

Student Assessment You will TAKE 20 photographs that will be compiled into a visual

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Photojournalism

Essential Idea “If anyone can step up and take the same picture as you, forget it. It probably isn’t that interesting anyway. ” ~ Dennis Darling

Photography Techniques Disturbance Proximity Vantage Place Point

Disturbance Disturbing the frame Don’t leave space on all sides Take picture right to the end Open the center Have sides of unequal size Rule of thirds (1: 3 and 2: 3) Group Shots: No 2 sets of eyes on same level.

Disturbance

Proximity Distance between the camera and subject Get close up and personal Don’t let subject get swallowed up by surrounding landscape Move subject away from center of frame Don’t lose detail by being too far away.

Proximity

Vantage Point Bend your knees or raise yourself up Abandon normal shooting ranges Below Above Inside Outside Another eye level

Vantage Point

Place Where Tell you took the picture audience Foreground and background information Trim away excess background so only essential information remains

Place

“Afghanistan - A 2002 Journal” Collection by Jonathan Wiggs Four Sections Caves of Bamiyan Portraits Afghanistan in Transition Hope for the Future http: //www. boston. com/photo_essays/afghanist an_wiggs/html/intro. htm

Objective for Assignment Review all 35 photographs Identify 2 photographs that utilize each of the four techniques well (8 photos total) Explain what makes each photograph effective.

Magazine / Newspaper Assignment Cut out 12 pictures from newspapers or magazines that depict the four techniques studied. 3 Disturbance 3 Proximity 3 Vantage Point 3 Place

Student Assessment You will TAKE 20 photographs that will be compiled into a visual portfolio 5 Disturbance 5 Proximity 5 Vantage Point 5 Place