project for photojournalism class

1. History of Photojournalism
By: Michael Bartolo

2. Photojournalism over the years
Photojournalism has had a dramatic
change due to 1 major advancement that
has had developments over the year’s:
Technology

3. Technology
 Let’s face it, we are in a technologically
advanced world.
 We have it at our fingertips, it’s but
well worth the investment.
 Technology has drastically changed our
world for the better, but in some cases
not so much.

4. Pre-technology
Photo by : unknown
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/dat
e/2010/01
Imagine a moment that
you wanted to capture
and had to set up a
camera like this ->
By time you set up that
camera, the moment
you wanted to capture
is GONE!!!
WILSON
SNOWFLAKE
BENTLEY
UNIT

5. WW2
 John Morris said “A darkroom technician was almost as anxious to
see the invasion images as Capa himself. In his haste, the
technician dried the film too quickly. The excess heat melted the
emulsion on all but 10 of the frames. Those that remained were
blurred, surreal shots, which succinctly conveyed the chaos and
confusion of the day.”
Famous D-Day photographer Robert Cappa faced a challenge
trying to get photo’s he took developed.
Imagine if he had a satellite phone, a DSLR,
SLR, Wi-Fi, or an SD Card.
Photo by: Robert Cappa
http://www.skylighters.org/photos/robertcap
ml

6. Leafax
 1990 mobile computer system
photographers could take with them
 Transmission speeds were
still slow, and required
18 steps
Photo by unknown
http://www.adorama.com/alc/0012375/article
ow-Digital-Technology-Has-Changed-
Photojournalism
Problems for the photojournalists:
• Bulky to carry around
• Slow transmission
• Many steps to transmit photo

7. Imagine
 Standing on a battlefield after taking a photo and having to
transmit it to the editor can be dangerous and time
consuming for the journalist.
 Though photojournalists were able to submit work via
satellite rather than having to develop photo’s and send
them.
Photo by : Satellite Signals Limited
http://www.satsig.net/africa/spidersat-
tanzania-satellite-communications.htm
Cheryl meyer said “some
photojournalists struggled with
smaller satellite phones,
sometimes waiting for up to 3
hours for a photo move”

8. Technological advancement
now A photo can be taken and within
second’s sent via Wi-Fi virtually
anywhere
Photo by : unknown
http://beautyhigh.com/how-to-take-perfect-prom-picture-gifs/
Though with advancements comes a price
“A good digital SLR was upwards of $10,000 and didn’t have a quality level that
matched film” according to Mark Lent

9. Lent also said:“In the past 20 years, the
abilities of the working photojournalist
have changed almost as much as the
technology. What editors once considered
a “low-tech” job has become one of the
most technically demanding positions at
any media outlet.”
So you can see that being a photojournalist you had to adapt to the
change quickly to stay in the journalism business. I’m sure their were
plenty of old-timers who liked their old ways.

10.  According to Steve: “According Smaller,
lighter and more powerful cameras and
equipment have made the job of
photojournalists easier.”
http://gizmodo.com/5326026/nikon-
d3000-beginners-10mp-dslr-with-
educational-menus-for-600/

11.  “The modern photojournalist must be an IT manager, writer,
videographer, video and photo editor, webmaster, and computer repair
technician…and oh yeah, they have to be technically accomplished
photographers, too. Since photographers often work alone and away
from their offices, having all of these abilities becomes crucial because
you can’t send for the publication’s IT staff 250 miles away when you’re
having issues with your laptop, Internet, or workflow.” Lent stated

12. Wi-Fi
 With the advancement of the internet
and capablilties on devices,
photojournalists are able to submit
photo’s to their editors without
hesitation.

13. Technological Advancement
timeline
1851
Frederick Scott Archer invented the Collodion
process - images required only two or three
seconds of light exposure.
1871
Richard Leach Maddox invented the gelatin dry
plate silver bromide process - negatives no
longer had to be developed immediately.
1888
Eastman patents Kodak roll-film camera..
1948
Edwin Land markets the Polaroid camera.
1913/1914
First 35mm still camera developed.

14. Timeline of advancement
continued
1990
Eastman Kodak announces Photo CD as a
digital image storage medium.
1999
Secure Digital (SD) cards were launched
2005
WiFi cameras, which first made an
appearance in 2005

15. From film
 With film gone, photojournalists no
longer have to purchase film which is
saving their company and themselves
money.
 Investing in a Wi-Fi enabled camera is
beneficial in the long run, even tough the
cost might be a bit high.

16. The End…
Here is a short iMovie I created with photo’s I
had laying around in my house of family
members and myself to show how picture
taking has changed over the year’s and
affected the quality of the photo’s