The document outlines key takeaways from Deborah Cannon on the ethics of photojournalism, emphasizing the importance of comfort with subjects and storytelling structure. It provides practical photography tips, including knowing your equipment, getting close to subjects, and thinking about composition. The document also stresses the significance of planning stories, taking diverse shots, and careful caption writing.

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