The document discusses different types of cameras and their suitability for newspaper and yearbook photos. Digital SLR cameras provide very high quality photos with manual controls and are suitable for both. Point and shoot cameras provide high quality with fewer controls and can work for both if image size is set to large. Cell phone cameras have medium quality with few controls and are only suitable for newspapers in bright light or desperate situations for yearbooks. When choosing photos, select images that represent the main idea of the article and show people, activity, color, and match the tone.

1. Types of Cameras
Digital SLR:
Very high quality photos with many
manual control options. Good for
newspaper, good for yearbook.
Point and Shoot:
High quality photos with
fewer manual control
options. Good for
newspaper, good for
yearbook (if you set the
image size to “large”).

2. Types of Cameras
Cell Phone Camera:
Medium quality photos with very
few manual control options. OK for
newspaper only IF photo is taken
in bright light (low-light cell phone
images tend to be grainy, blurry).
Only acceptable for the yearbook
in desperate situations!

3. Photos are as important as the article!

4. Choosing / Staging a Photo
For a newspaper article…choose a photo that
represents the main idea of your article.
“State Parks Hope to
Tempt Kids Into Nature,
Not Nintendo”

5. Choosing / Staging a Photo
For a newspaper article…choose a photo that
represents the main idea of your article.
“Syrian People Make
the Best of Life in a
Busy Refugee Camp”

6. Headline:
“Congo Rangers Try to Protect Gorillas In One of
the World's Worst War Zones”
Which is better? Why?

7. Headline:
“Jen Welter Breaks Barriers in Sports by Joining
NFL's Cardinals coaching staff”
Which is better? Why?

8. General Rules:
Specificity! (Be specific). Don’t use a
generic image to represent your article.

9. General Rules:
LIFE! Show people (and other forms of
life) in your images whenever possible.

10. General Rules:
Activity! Show motion instead of
stillness whenever you can.

11. General Rules:
Color! Show colorful photos rather than
monochrome or dull photos, if you can.

12. General Rules:
Creativity! Try to think of interesting
ways to capture your subject.

13. General Rules:
Mood! Consider the mood or emotion
your image is conveying. It should match
the tone of your article.

14. Homework:
Bring a photo for your article
to class on Friday.
Next time: cropping!