1. Online Journalism: Theory and Practice Week 6 Lecture 1 Summer 2011 G. F Khan, PhD Dept. of Media & Communication, YeungNam University, South Korea gohar.feroz@gmail.com

2. Last lectures… --Telling Stories With Pictures Mostly lecture notes are taken from the book: Journalism Next by Mark Briggs

3. This lecture… --Digital Photography Editing

4. Trends iPhoneography Blogs http://bkkthruiphone.tumblr.com/ http://www.iphoneography.com/ Exhibitions http://pixelsatanexhibition.com/ Apps Adobe Photoshop Express, Photogene, Best Camera Adobe Photoshop Express, Photogene, Best Camera Competition http://www.cnncontest.com/cnn/

5. Editing decision Source: http://www.nppa.org/competitions/monthly_news_clip_contest/view_winners.php?c=13&d=Jun&r=11&t=GNN&p=2nd

6. Basic Photography skills are critical for anyone who consider himself/herself a journalist Pictures provide information The information must be captured & presented in a correct way

7. Digital Photography Editing Get organized You can use Flicker & Picasa for online storage & organization Backup your photos Provide use full names-include date Editing – become familiar with a program like Photoshop that allows you to size, crop and tone

8. Online & offline photo editing services On Your PCMicrosoft picture manager Good for basic photo editing Online full-featuredPicasa, Flickr, Photobucket Good for managing & organizing, sharing with others, and some basic editing features Online editing onlyPhotoshop Express live, Picnik, Snipshot Good for quick & Basic editing online Priced softwarePhotoshop elements, Paintshop pro Good for advance photo editing without an internet connection ProfessionalPhotoshopGood for serious and web designer On your Smart phoneAdobe Photoshop ExpressAdobe Photoshop Express, Photogene, Best CameraPhotogene Best Camera Good for basic editing while on the move

9. Guideline for editing Never edit the original  Just in case editing goes wrong Resize pictures  E.g. for blogs you need a smaller & low resolution pictures. Crop the unnecessary things Save a Web version  Compress & reduce the size without lowing the quality Maintain the integrity of photo  Do not add/remove things

10. Publish photo on your blog Publish photos online and share Wrap text around the photo Explain the photo in the text or at least refer to it Make a slideshow Use Use captions & useful tags to tell a story

11. Thank You Questions & Comments