Photojournalism is the combination of "Photo" and "Journalism" a type of journalism in which powerful photography is used to tell a news story. Journalist aims to share information, while photojournalists will use a camera as their medium.
1. HOW TO CAPTURE A GOOD
IMAGE AS A PHOTO
JOURNALIST
BY: JENNIRHYS G. SANTIAGO
2. WHAT IS
PHOTOJOURNALISM?
Photojournalism is the art of telling a story using
photos as your primary means of expression. A
photojournalist uses a camera to record the visual
depiction of a story, whereas a journalist uses pen and
paper to communicate stories.
3. GET IN CLOSE
Photographs that are compelling enough to
stand out amid the media crowd center on a
single, frame-filling point of interest.
Sometimes photojournalists call this the
"poster effect."
4. FIND UNUSUAL ANGLES
If you're sitting or standing like everyone
else, you're probably going to take back
some photos. Kneel,climb on a chair,
crouch, lie down, shoot down a stairway.
Angle is very important. Adjusting and
finding a great angle is a must in photo
Journalism. Good photojournalists are
always moving.
5. GET IDENTFICATION
Every topic who can be easily identified must be
named. Journalism is not abstract art; it is
about people. Without idents, most editors will
not accept the images unless they are to be
used as general illustrations. Beginners find
approaching strangers intimidating, yet it's not
at all difficult. Just introduce yourself by saying,
"Hello, my name is (your name) from (name of
the school paper). I just took your photo. May I
have your name? Please spell that for me."
Record names in your Reporters' Notebook.
6. AVOID OBVIOUS POSING
Sometimes you have to ask people to stand
someplace or do something, but that still
doesn't mean they have to just grin into the
camera. Try to make the scene appear
natural, Take candid photos, photo
journalism is a type of journalism where a
picture tells a story. A great example of that
are candid photos. Photojournalism aims to
cover people doing things, not people
posing. That's for the studio photographers.
7. ADD LIGHT BUT DON’T MAKE IT
OBVIOUS
Controlling the color balance of garish
green fluorescent light or challenging
mixtures of artificial and natural light is
especially important when shooting
color.
9. CHECK YOUR FACTS
One of the most important aspects of any type of journalism is
accuracy. If you use incorrect information, the story or photo loses
credibility. Before uploading or printing any photo captions, make
sure you’ve checked that anything stated in the caption is
accurate.
10. STORY
Your captions should be as neutral and descriptive
as photojournalism. Try not to add your personal
feelings into it—just deliver a factual story.
