fall2014 week 6 slides

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Multimedia

Storytelling

JOUR 203Photo Week 2:More on shot compositionMore on photojournalism ethicsPhotoshop basics


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Discussion

How was the

shoot?


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Comments on Last Homework


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Think about everything

In the frame: be intentional.


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Faces! People connect

When they see the

expression on peoplesFaces.


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! Sometimes you do need a better camera

! (in future, dont turn in out-of-focus pictures)


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Todays Goal

Edit photographs to crop andimprove brightness and

contrast.And, improve composition inthe first place.


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Todays Goal

Edit photographs to crop andimprove brightness and

contrast.And, improve composition inthe first place.

* Portraits. Use

photojournalism

to let viewers get

to know a subjector see an issue

through their

eyes.


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Todays GoalIts time to start

thinking about

final projects


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Final Project Details

! There is no set length for the final project, but most will generallyrun between 2:00 and 4:00 minutes.

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Your final project will be a work of journalism. That is, it will tell a

story, (ideally a compellingstory) not simply document anevent, just as we have been talking about all semester. I'll belooking for a hook and a story arc. I'll also be looking to see thatyou've followed all of the composition and technical guidelineswe've covered. There will be significant penalty for late work.

! Do not use music in your project unless you clear it with me first.You can use "found footage" if it helps tell your story, providing

it does not violate copyright laws. In other words, if you areprofiling a student band, you can use a short clip from theirmusic video if they give you permission to do that. Suchfootage cannot make up more than 15 percent of the runningtime of your piece. (Most projects don't have such footage, butit's an option.)


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Examples From Past Classes


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Examples From Past Classes


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! "It was brought to our

attention that the image

'State Champion' by

Washington Postphotographer Tracy

Woodward, that received an

Award of Excellence in the

2013 WHNPA Eyes of History

stills photo contestin the

Sports Feature/Reaction

category, was digitally

manipulated in violation of

the contest rules."


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Photo Ethics (Digital)


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! Clouds were cloned in Photoshop to makeit look more severe than it was.


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The WHNPA Ethics Rules

! No element should be digitally added to orsubtracted from any photograph and the image

must be a truthful representation of whateverhappened in front of the camera during

exposure. Retouching to eliminate dust andscratches is acceptable. Reasonableadjustments in Photoshop are acceptable. These

include cropping, dodging and burning,

conversion into grayscale, and normal toningand color adjustments that restore the authenticnature of the photograph.


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Dont Stage Anything!


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! Pyramids weresqueezed together

digitally to fit thecover's vertical format


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Always Remember

Rule of Thirds


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More on Composition

! What makes a good photograph?


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Luck


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More on Composition

! Find a clear center of interest.


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More on Composition

! Find a clear center of interest.

! Another way to look at it: have a point of entry.


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Have a Point of Entry


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More on Composition

! Fill the Frame


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Fill the Frame

Chinese paramilitary policemen take their breakfast with snow before

shovelling snow from a road where a heavy snowfall in Yumen, Gansu

province March 9, 2010. (REUTERS/China Daily)


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More on Composition

! Watch out for distracting elements (or cut offlimbs)


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More on Composition

! Diagonals=good (for some reason, diagonals aremore visually interesting).


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Kuwait City airport employees wipe the sand from the red

carpet during a sand storm before the arrival of France'sPresident Nicolas Sarkozy in Kuwait February 11, 2009. (REUTERS/

Remy de la Mauviniere/Pool)


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Diagonals=good


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Diagonals=good


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Layering


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ForegroundBackground

N.Y. police officers receive instructions as they stand near protesters sleeping atZocatti park, where they are camping out, before demonstrating outside the New

York Stock Exchange (NYSE) September 21, 2011. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)


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Color


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Repetition


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Surprise


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Framing


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Decisive Moment


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AP Visual Checklist

! Is the image active or passive?


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AP Visual Checklist


! Is the photograph of something no one has ever

seen before or is it a unique or interesting photoof something everyone has seen?


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AP Visual Checklist




! Are the photo style and the writing styleconsistent?


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AP Visual Checklist




! Are the photo style and the writing styleconsistent?

! Does the photo communicate quicker, stronger,

better or more eloquently than a simplesentence could describe?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the photo have visual content or stop shortat story elevation?


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AP Visual Checklist


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Does the photo go beyond the trite and theobvious?


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AP Visual Checklist


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! Does the photo contain essential information tohelp the reader understand the story?


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AP Visual Checklist


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! Does the photo contain essential information tohelp the reader understand the story?

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Does the photo have enough impact to move

the reader?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the photo have visual content or stop short at

story elevation?

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Does the photo go beyond the trite and the obvious?

! Does the photo contain essential information to help

the reader understand the story?

! Does the photo have enough impact to move the

reader?

! Is the photo clean, interesting, and wellcomposed

enough to stand on its own?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the caption information answer who, what,when, where and why?


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AP Visual Checklist

! Does the caption information answer who, what,when, where and why?

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Does the photo communicate effectively?Photos should move, excite, entertain, inform or

help the readers understand a story


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Photo Bridge

! Think of your workflow.


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Cropping

! Crop ruthlessly. Cut out anything thats notessential to the picture, so that the readers

attention wont be distracted or wasted.

Edmond Arnold, newspaper design pioneer


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Cropping

! ... but preserve the mood. Mindless croppingcan ruin a pictures intent by eliminating parts

that gave it its mood.


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Cropping Demo


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Color Correction

! Auto Color Correct:

Image!Adjustments

!Auto Color


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Color Correction

! Brightness/Contrast:

Image!Adjustments!Brightness/Contrast


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Color Correction

! Variations:

Image!Adjustments!Variations


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Color Correction

! Levels:

Image!Adjustments!Levels


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PracticeInclass assignment:

Crop and/or color correct 3 of the 6 photosyou have turned in so far.


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Homework

! Photo Assignment #2:"Portraits" Find a stranger,faculty member, athlete or coach, and take

three distinctly different portraits that say

something about the subjects life, profession,major, personality, background, etc.


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From Past Homeworks


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From Past Homeworks


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From Past Homeworks


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No In-Person Class Next Week

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