Journalism 2300: News Photography Weeks Nine & Ten April 8, 2013

If I were grading today… A: 360+ A: 360+ B: B: C: C: D: D: F: <270 F: <270www.d.umn.edu/egradebook

Announcements Announcements Photojournalist Presentations: April 15: Jessica, Min Lee April 22: Julie, Justin, Paige April 29: Shannon, Zack F.

To be a better photographer…

…you need to take a lot of photos!

The week in pictures MSNBC: MSNBC: –

Upcoming major assignments Major Assignment VI: Spot News Major Assignment VI: Spot News –Due 6 pm on Monday, April 15 –Any luck?? Weather can always be a backup! Major Assignment VII: Photo Story Major Assignment VII: Photo Story –Due 6 pm on Monday, April 29

Spot News Ideas Police ride along Police ride along Sports celebrations Sports celebrations Weather: Wintry spring weather Weather: Wintry spring weather Northern lights Northern lights Steelhead running Steelhead running

From last year….. Public construction projects Public construction projects –Need to get background information Duluth Shipping News Duluth Shipping News Feature photograph: find news hook Feature photograph: find news hook Flood photos Flood photos Nature: waterfalls Nature: waterfalls

Tonight in class….. We will review your winter event photographs, rank them We will review your winter event photographs, rank them Rewrite your captions from the major assignments and resubmit them during class Rewrite your captions from the major assignments and resubmit them during class

Chapter 10: Covering the Issues Photojournalists can bring about change – –Dorothea Lange: Depression – –Carol Guzy: Haiti, Sudan, Somalia – –Nick Ut: Vietnam napalm screaming little girl Jacob Riis: NYC slum conditions Lewis Hine: Child laborers

Nursing homes: A case study San Jose Mercury News investigates elderly abuse – –How to photograph? – –Background information Generations under the influence – –Pages Helpers in the war on AIDS – –Pages

Let’s brainstorm local issues

Ideas from last year…. Race: Native American population Race: Native American population Unfair Campaign Unfair Campaign Diversity in churches Diversity in churches Homeless population Homeless population Poverty Poverty Single parent families Single parent families Education: budget cuts/new schools Education: budget cuts/new schools GLBT/same sex marriage amendment GLBT/same sex marriage amendment Environmental issues Environmental issues

Day in Pictures San Francisco Chronicle Web site at: San Francisco Chronicle Web site at: –

And the winners are… /March42013MajorIIEnvironmental Portraits What do the top photos have in common???

Chapter 11: Photo Story Era of modern photo story – –W. Eugene Smith for Life magazine Finding stories: – –Personal experience – –Assignments – –Topical trends

Major Assignment VI: Photo Story Developing a photo story on a specific theme: – –Editorial essay portraying a particular point of view – –OR – –A documentary that neutrally captures a lifestyle, place or issue Five photographs due on Monday, April 29

Picture story has a theme Not a collection of pictures on a topic Test theme with a headline: – –No theme if these headlines work:   “All you ever want to know about…”   “A day in the life...”   “Aspects of …”   “Scenes from…” – –Examples from book:   “Every Day is Father’s Day:” page 132   “Generations under the influence:” pages   “Final Salute:” pages – –Find a newspeg

Types of people stories The well known – –People magazine grew out of Time section Little known but interesting Little known but representative – –One person as an example of a trend   “Never too old for love” – –One person representing an abstract topic   One person living on the streets: homelessness

Visual consistency Photos interact in a print layout – –Same person – –Same object or place – –Mood, theme, perspective

Narrative storytelling Stories have common structure: – –Complication, resolution Compelling photo story also need action that can be photographed – –Woman in a wheelchair: complication – –If tries to walk, potential narrative photo story – –Showing struggle a possible resolution – –Photos walking alone completes story

Complication, resolution combined Boston fire: pages Annie Wells’ story of breast cancer: pages Motel dad: pages

Natural Narratives Hostage situation: p. 30 A deadly search for missing soldiers: pages Sports story: female boxer, page 239 Health-related stories

Comparing documentary and photo essay to narrative story Editorial essays: A point of view – –Highs, lows of alcoholism – –Development in western states – –American gun culture Documentaries – –Remain neutral; let viewers judge for themselves – –Documenting a lifestyle, place, issue

Let’s look at Pulitzer Prize winners….

Let’s brainstorm photo story ideas! Take out a sheet of paper, and put your idea in the center Draw spokes out for at least 5 other possible photographs

Let’s brainstorm photo story ideas! Pass your photo idea to your right Add another photo idea Keep passing around, until all have added one idea Now, discuss the ideas at your table

Pregnant teenager Sonogram Sonogram Telling family Telling family Baby shower Baby shower Stages in pregnancy Stages in pregnancy School School Prom Prom bedroom bedroom

Final Dance rehearsal Stretching Stretching Actual dancing Actual dancing Choreographer advice Choreographer advice Getting ready Getting ready Makeup Makeup Hair Hair Costumes Costumes shoes shoes

Weekly auction at seller’s estate mall Auctioneer Auctioneer Bidder Bidder Looking at items Looking at items Top bid Top bid Family selling things Family selling things

Garage sale, estate sale Seller Seller Bargaining Bargaining Before and after Before and after Setup Setup Teardown Teardown Follow one item as it’s bought and sold Follow one item as it’s bought and sold

Farmer’s Market Sellers Sellers Contacted a farmer Contacted a farmer Crops growing Crops growing Selling items Selling items Set up Set up Tear down Tear down Bargaining Bargaining

High school prom Follow one person/couple Follow one person/couple Getting ready Getting ready Picking out tux Picking out tux Go to a tuxedo place Go to a tuxedo place

Wedding Mother/father Mother/father Wedding singer Wedding singer Flower girl Flower girl Wedding workers Wedding workers Bartenders Bartenders Wait staff Wait staff What goes into a wedding What goes into a wedding

Fitgers Brewhouse Brewhouse –Making beer, bottles, process of making beer Red Star Red Star –Difficult light Fitger’s Inn Fitger’s Inn Rex bar – local musicians Rex bar – local musicians –Light, flash, set up, practice

Sports Golf course, starter, ranger Golf course, starter, ranger Bowling: bowler, scorecard, kids Bowling: bowler, scorecard, kids Softball Softball

Let’s look at your Winter Outdoor Event Photographs Overall good job! Overall good job! What was the biggest challenge? What was the biggest challenge? Biggest surprise? Biggest surprise? What did you learn? What did you learn?

Let’s work on websites Continue to work on your personal website for the final project Continue to work on your personal website for the final project

Photography lingo Shoot: take photos Shoot: take photos Sharp photo: in focus Sharp photo: in focus Soft: out of focus; not sharp Soft: out of focus; not sharp Flat light: Even, with no highlights Flat light: Even, with no highlights Bracket: Take several shots of same scene at different exposures Bracket: Take several shots of same scene at different exposures Shoot a lot of frames! Shoot a lot of frames! –Take a lot of photos – memory cards are cheap!

Picasa 3: Editing, selecting photos Set up Google Account: google.com Set up Google Account: google.com Go to: Go to: Download Picasa 3 Download Picasa 3 Upload photographs Upload photographs Under File menu, select New Album Under File menu, select New Album Type in Date/name of assignment Type in Date/name of assignment Select photos, drag to the album you created Select photos, drag to the album you created Edit photos, put the final photo selection first in album Edit photos, put the final photo selection first in album Select the final photo, and write cutline where it says: Write a caption! Select the final photo, and write cutline where it says: Write a caption! NOTE: Add full name to the end of the caption NOTE: Add full name to the end of the caption

Sharing album with me Select the album you want to share Select the album you want to share Click on the Share button on upper right side of the album screen Click on the Share button on upper right side of the album screen Sign in to your Google account Sign in to your Google account In the Share Photos screen, in the To: box type In the Share Photos screen, in the To: box type

Carry your camera with you!

Let’s practice … shutter speed Ball toss Ball toss –Prefocus where you anticipate the ball will land –Try out a variety of shutter speeds –Put your camera in program mode: set the shutter

Reading Assignment for next week: Read Chapter: Multimedia Read Chapter: Multimedia Read the Duluth News-Tribune! Read the Duluth News-Tribune!