We will look at photo stories and the essays.
Keywording
Databases
Photo agencies
Different ways of selling an image.
News Photography quiz
Week 10 November 11: Archiving
November 4th, 2010 by kevinlauWeek 9 November 4: Multi-media
November 1st, 2010 by kevinlauMulti-media approach in telling a story using still images, slide shows, sound and video.
News Photography quiz
Week 8 October 28: Ethics
October 26th, 2010 by kevinlauMedia codes of practise
Respecting your subject
Digital or other alterations
Students present their Environmental portrait assignment
News Photography quiz
Assignment 6: Event Photography (due week 11)
- Sum up an event in three photographs
Week 7 October 14: Basic Photoshop
October 11th, 2010 by kevinlauBridge: Organize and evaluate your pictures
Photoshop: Preparing digital images for publication
- Colour
- Contrast
- Cropping
- Resolution
For print use
For web use
Storing digital images
News Photography quiz
Assignment 5: Interview or research a contemporary photojournalist and produce a 1000 word essay about the person’s work and style (due week 10)
Week 6 October 7: Portraiture
September 30th, 2010 by kevinlauDemonstration of shooting a portrait
Students practice shooting portraits
News Photography quiz
Assignment 4: Environmental portrait (due week 7)
Class News
September 28th, 2010 by ajlibunaoDon’t forget to have your 6 photo story ideas ready for Thursday’s class (September 30).
Week 5 September 30: Looking at Images
September 24th, 2010 by kevinlauView Vantage Point photographs from week 3
History of photography
Photojournalism
- News pictures
- Portraits
- Photo Stories
What makes a good picture?
- Analysing photographs by searching designated news websites
Students present the synopsis for their photo story
News Photography quiz
Week 3 September 16: Photo-story
September 10th, 2010 by kevinlauWhat does it take to produce a photo-story?
- How to shoot a photo story
- Preparation
- Research the location
- Networking / contacts
- Opening picture
- Detail pictures
- Closing picture
News Photography quiz
Assignment 2: Vantage Point*
- Stand on one spot and take ten different photographs
Assignment 3: The Photo Story (due week 10)
Introduce the assignment – tell a photo story in eight to twelve pictures
- Synopsis (week 5)
- Completed project (week 10)
Class News
September 6th, 2010 by ajlibunaoPlease bring a DSLR for week 3 class (16 September 2010).
Week 2 September 9: Basic Principles of Photography
September 5th, 2010 by kevinlauTechnique
- Exposure
- Focus
- Depth of field
- Lenses
Capturing an image
- Content
- Composition
Assignment 1: The Picture Happens in your Head*
- Using a point & shoot camera demonstrate content and composition
- View point and shoot photographs