Lesson on telling stories with photos for a University of Texas multimedia journalism class. Professor: Robert Quigley.

1. Take-aways from Deborah Cannon

2. Take-aways from Deborah Cannon
✤ Ethics of photojournalism

3. Take-aways from Deborah Cannon
✤ Ethics of photojournalism
✤ Comfort with your subjects

4. Take-aways from Deborah Cannon
✤ Ethics of photojournalism
✤ Comfort with your subjects
✤ Beginning, middle, end!

5. Take-aways from Deborah Cannon
✤ Ethics of photojournalism
✤ Comfort with your subjects
✤ Beginning, middle, end!
✤ Digital cameras today are better

6. Take-aways from Deborah Cannon
✤ Ethics of photojournalism
✤ Comfort with your subjects
✤ Beginning, middle, end!
✤ Digital cameras today are better
✤ The fires were truly horrific

9. Telling stories with photos
J334 - Multimedia journalism
10/20/11

10. Can one photo tell a story?

11. Can one photo tell a story?

47. Telling powerful stories
✤ http://www.miamiherald.com/1401
✤ http://www.latimes.com/news/local/photography/la-ph-pulitzer-
enrique-html,0,4727213.htmlstory
✤ http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/politics/2009-damon-
pulitzer/index.html
✤ http://photoblog.statesman.com/tag/cody-mccasland
✤ http://alt.cimedia.com/statesman/specialreports/jacqui/jacqui.pdf
✤ http://www.sacbee.com/2006/07/09/1205015/a-mothers-journey-
part-1.html

48. My tips for shooting good pics

49. My tips for shooting good pics
✤ Know your equipment - practice with it often

50. My tips for shooting good pics
✤ Know your equipment - practice with it often
✤ Get close to the subject. Move, don’t zoom

51. My tips for shooting good pics
✤ Know your equipment - practice with it often
✤ Get close to the subject. Move, don’t zoom
✤ Know how and when to use flash

52. My tips for shooting good pics
✤ Know your equipment - practice with it often
✤ Get close to the subject. Move, don’t zoom
✤ Know how and when to use flash
✤ Use a tripod, or steady yourself

53. My tips for shooting good pics
✤ Know your equipment - practice with it often
✤ Get close to the subject. Move, don’t zoom
✤ Know how and when to use flash
✤ Use a tripod, or steady yourself
✤ Think of framing - eye level, rule of thirds, background, etc.

54. My tips for shooting good pics
✤ Know your equipment - practice with it often
✤ Get close to the subject. Move, don’t zoom
✤ Know how and when to use flash
✤ Use a tripod, or steady yourself
✤ Think of framing - eye level, rule of thirds, background, etc.
✤ Understand how to get background in the frame (the Alamo)

55. My tips for shooting good pics
✤ Know your equipment - practice with it often
✤ Get close to the subject. Move, don’t zoom
✤ Know how and when to use flash
✤ Use a tripod, or steady yourself
✤ Think of framing - eye level, rule of thirds, background, etc.
✤ Understand how to get background in the frame (the Alamo)
✤ Turn the camera sideways sometimes!

56. Now, how to tell a story

57. Now, how to tell a story
✤ Remember to include a beginning, middle and end

58. Now, how to tell a story
✤ Remember to include a beginning, middle and end
✤ Think about your story ahead of time - outline if possible

59. Now, how to tell a story
✤ Remember to include a beginning, middle and end
✤ Think about your story ahead of time - outline if possible
✤ Think of getting a variety of shots - detail pics, wide, tight, etc.

60. Now, how to tell a story
✤ Remember to include a beginning, middle and end
✤ Think about your story ahead of time - outline if possible
✤ Think of getting a variety of shots - detail pics, wide, tight, etc.
✤ Get the subject comfortable before you start clicking

61. Now, how to tell a story
✤ Remember to include a beginning, middle and end
✤ Think about your story ahead of time - outline if possible
✤ Think of getting a variety of shots - detail pics, wide, tight, etc.
✤ Get the subject comfortable before you start clicking
✤ Take more photos than you think you’ll use (like video)

62. Now, how to tell a story
✤ Remember to include a beginning, middle and end
✤ Think about your story ahead of time - outline if possible
✤ Think of getting a variety of shots - detail pics, wide, tight, etc.
✤ Get the subject comfortable before you start clicking
✤ Take more photos than you think you’ll use (like video)
✤ Production value: Audio slideshows in subject’s voice?

63. Now, how to tell a story
✤ Remember to include a beginning, middle and end
✤ Think about your story ahead of time - outline if possible
✤ Think of getting a variety of shots - detail pics, wide, tight, etc.
✤ Get the subject comfortable before you start clicking
✤ Take more photos than you think you’ll use (like video)
✤ Production value: Audio slideshows in subject’s voice?
✤ Take time on writing captions - they matter