Sunday, June 24, 2007

Photojournalism (2): Elements of photojournalism, with videos

Update as of September 18, 2023:

If you’re a high school or grade school student in the Philippines who’s joining the photojournalism contest in the division, regional, or national press conference, I’m offering two free resources to you :

A. 900-plus interactive exercises on English grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, verbal analogy, etc (with around 200 megabytes total file size). The exercises have time limit and automatic scoring, with an average of 10 items per exercise.

Examples of these interactive exercises are: Common English grammar errors: Exercise 01 (nouns - confusions of number); Phrasal Verbs: Expressions with Go; English Placement Test (45 items).

B. 200-plus resources (JPG, PDF, MP4, etc.) on photography and photojournalism, with 600-plus megabytes total file size. For some examples of these resources, surf to the “Free photography e-books, cheat sheets” page.

For the download links and more information about how to use the interactive exercises, please surf to my “Better English resources and exercises” blog. Please inform your journalism teacher/schoolpaper adviser or your parents about these resources before downloading them.

If you have any question about downloading or using these free resources, please email me (after informing your journalism teacher/schoolpaper adviser or your parents). I’ll be able to reply to you within two to three days; if you don’t see my reply in your Inbox, check your Spam folder. Or, you can text me.

Also, if you win in the photojournalism contest at whatever level (district, division, regional, or national), you can send me your prizewinning pictures, and I will feature them in a blog post.

Atty. Gerry T. Galacio
gtgalacio@yahoo.com
0927-798-3138


Elements of photojournalism (from Wikipedia)


1. Timeliness — the images have meaning in the context of a recently published record of events.

2. Objectivity — the situation implied by the images is a fair and accurate representation of the events they depict in both content and tone.

3. Narrative — the images combine with other news elements to make facts relatable to the viewer or reader on a cultural level.

Elements of Photojournalism



The best photographs in photojournalism, 1943 to the present, from Pictures of the Year International (POYi)


Best of POYi from Pictures of the Year on Vimeo.

Relevant articles and downloads on photojournalism



Stacy Pearsall, combat photographer for the US Air Force:

“By the time I was considered to be combat ready, I was aerial qualified and had attended ground survival and evasion courses, prisoner of war training, water survival school and close quarters combat training.”

“From the age of 21 to the age of 27, I captured over 500,000 images from over 41 different countries. I was considered the best photographer in the military and was the first woman to have won the Military Photographer of the Year twice.” (Read the complete article or download sample pages from her book.)



Articles

The Definition of Photojournalism: Looking at Ethics in Photojournalism; Basic Principles of Photojournalism; Photojournalism Careers: Looking at Photojournalism Degree Requirements; Photojournalism Photography: Capturing Events (Pre-Shooting); Preparing for Your First Shoot as a Photojournalist

Downloads

A Photojournalist’s Field Guide: In the Trenches with Stacy Pearsall (58 sample pages; 6.97 MB); Photojournalism Curriculum Guide – Texas Association of Journalism Educators (16 pages; 119.84 KB); Photojournalism history (42 slides; 36.33 MB); History of Photojournalism - Legacy Student Media (34 slides; 2.91 MB); Photojournalism in the U.S. and Germany: A Comparative View (44 slides; 2.92 MB)

Photojournalism videos


The Power of Photojournalism





7 Photojournalism Tips by Reuters Photographer Damir Sagolj (Thomson Reuters Foundation)



Photography Techniques: Photojournalism Tips From Ed Kashi (Advancing Your Photography)



Documentary Photography: Tips & Advice by Daniel Milnor (Advancing Your Photography)



The Best Of Photography Awards Pulitzer, World Press

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