Photojournalism Shooting Assignment

I loved shooting Thanksgiving and the process of getting everything ready. It was fun to see and capture the moments. I loved being able to take note to what this time meant to my family and see how FULL they get. 

Student Yearbook Guide Q's & A's

Student Yearbook Guide

Reporting

1.     Good Reporters

a.     Arrive early and stay late

b.     Look for specific information about the place

c.     Understand the power of sights, sounds, smells, texture, taste and emotion

d.     Note the details that are colorful and not obvious

2.     Research

a.     Background info helps reporters know what the readers that to hear about

b.     Provides direction for the rest of their reporting

c.     Helps shape better questions

3.     Interviews

a.     Have many questions to ask

b.     Listen closely to how questions are answered

c.     Learn to look for unexpected

Writing          

1.     Notes

a.     Read and find out what the story is about

b.     Brainstorm

c.     Strong active verbs, specific descriptions, commas, line breaks, etc.

2.     Stories

a.      

                                               i.     Lead – Catchy first paragraph sets the tone and angle

                                             ii.     Quotes – (Statements) Opinion is expressed using the exact words of participant

                                            iii.     Transitions – (Details) Provides specific facts about the event: When, where, how.

                                            iv.     Conclusion – Final Paragraph of a story that might refer back to the lead.

b.      

3.     Good Writing

a.     Feature stories, people, places, and events.

b.     Active voice, and action verbs.

c.     Be specific

d.     Be the narrative form to offer

Read the article by Mallory Summers & see all the components working together

Writing effective headlines requires creativity, effort, and attention to details

What can you take from this page to help in writing creative headlines?

            ~ Study all the photos, and list words and ideas that spark.

Describe the 3-step process to writing dynamic headlines

1.     List key words and relate to the topic

2.     Brainstorm with rhyming words that have strong story telling merit

3.     Create words and phrases that creatively capture the story

Captions                        

1.     Content

a.     Add to what is obvious in the caption

b.     Know the five W’s and H

c.     Contact people in photos for mini interviews

d.     Not all captions need quotes

2.     Describe the 3-step process to writing captions

a.     Gather info to explain the photograph. Have quality questions and get quality answers. (Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How)

b.     Create a verbal/ visual connection by brainstorming a list of attention getting words for the caption.

c.     Summary Caption:  detailed caption in present tense describing the action

Expanded Caption: emphasize how and why.

Photography

We will be discussing this section in class

The American Teenager: Robin Bowman

Robin Bowman is has been all around the world because if her career of being a photographer and freelance photojournalist. Robin specializes in Portraits and Documentary Photography. 

Examples of her work:

I really like the way that she makes all of her photos look old fashion.

Photojournalistic Article: PennLive

Article: Penn State football: Mike Hull talks about his final true road game, a talk with Michael Mauti and more...

            By:Stephen Pianovich

This photo is my favorite because it shows us the action!

This article is about Mike Hulls and how he has made Penn State eligible for the bowl and his feelings on heading into his final trio of games in a Penn State uniform...

I like that the photo is what the article is based on (An amazing play by Hull leading to another game making the team eligible in the bowl game)

Photojournalism Project Proposal

I'm going to take photos of my family during the Thanksgiving Break. I'm going to ask what the time (Thanksgiving) means to them and what they are thankful for. I'm basically just photographing this religious time for my family and asking them questions on their feelings towards it.

Portraiture

7 Finished Pieces

Expression Panel

My Thoughts....

I really enjoyed this assignment, I loved being able to work with my best friend and being able to pretty much choose what my pictures were of, how my model looked and where we were. I think my model really enjoyed this assignment(we worked together) and I think most people will find that these are GREAT photos of her. I think the most challenging aspect of this assignment was choosing 7 photo's out of all the ones I took. 

Action Steps

Artistic

Black and White