This document discusses digital photojournalism and the skills required. It defines digital photojournalism as telling news stories through photographs, requiring photographers to have a nose for news and skill in objectively showing news through images. Photographs serve functions like communication facts and emotions quickly, increasing credibility, and visual appeal. The document outlines various compositional techniques photographers should use, including following the rule of thirds for subject placement, filling frames, managing backgrounds and foregrounds, using leading lines, capturing actions, employing color contrast, incorporating lines and textures, including size indicators, avoiding large posed group shots, and capturing images from different angles and viewpoints like bird's-eye and worm's-eye. Framing techniques like artificial, natural

1. Digital
Photojournalism
Major 18
Campus Journalism
Ballesteros, Perlita M.
BSEd – 4
Core Gateway Colleges, Inc.

2. “ A picture paints a
thousand words.”
- Anonymous

3. What is Digital
Photojournalism?
 Digital Photojournalism is not
just taking pictures; it’s
telling the news through
photographs.

4.  Like reporters,
photojournalist or news
photographers must have a
nose for news.

5.  They must also have the skill
to show news, accurately and
objectively, through
photographs.

6.  The ways photos are used
vary: Some stand alone as a
story with a cutline and others
are part of a photo essay.

7.  Most photographs, however,
accompany stories, so they
must coordinate well with
those stories.

8. To accomplish this, you’ll
need to be prepared – not only
for spontaneous photo
opportunities but for more
formally arranged photo
sessions, or shoots.

9.  First, you need to understand
why photographs are used.
 Understanding the functions
photos will serve guide the
success of your photo coverage.

10. Functions
of
Photographs

11. 1. Communication
A photograph can
communicate general
information very quickly.

14. Photos may communicate
emotions as well as facts.
They inform and express.
Mood too can be
communicated in
photographs.

17. 2. Credibility
 A photograph makes
whatever is pictured seem
and true more real.

20. 3. Visual Appeal
 Photographs are visual
magnets, drawing readers
into a page or a story.

24. Composition
of
Photographs

25. 1. The Rule of Thirds
 Many cameras include a
circle in the center of the
view finder that serves as a
focusing tool.

26. It’s not a target for positioning
subjects!
Subjects placed smack in the
middle of a frame create a
static, boring photograph.

27.  By following the rule of
thirds, you can avoid this
humdrum visual
arrangement.

28.  As you look through your
view finder, divide the frame
by thirds horizontally and
vertically to form a grid--like
a tic-tac-toe board.
 Place your main subject on
one of the intersecting points
of the grid.

29.  Other subjects may be
placed diagonally opposite to
create dynamic tension.

30.  Horizontal lines should be
along the top or bottom
line of the grid.

31. 2. Filling the Frames
 Fill your frame with the
image.

33. 3. Background and
Foreground No matter how you get,
watch the background.

34.  In that case, play it up.
But if it’s destructing, move
yourself or your subject to
minimize destruction.

35.  Another option is to adjust
your depth of field so the
background is out of focus.

36.  Pay attention to the
foreground too.
 Remove distracting
objects if possible.
 Use the foreground to
your advantage when you
can.

37. 4. Leading Lines
 People can’t resist following
lines wherever they go.
 Use lines within your
composition to lead viewers
to important subjects in the
scene.Horizontal lines are restful,
whereas vertical lines imply
action.
 Diagonal lines are the most
exciting and powerful.

39. 5. Actions
Take candid photos of people
engaged in activity.
They communicate more and
are more interesting visually.

41. 6. Contrast Colors
Contrast of colors in your
subject really add vitality.
It also attracts people/judge
to focus on your photograph
because it’s more interesting
visually.

43. 7. Lines and Textures
 Same as cartooning, you
must also notice and apply
different lines (vertical,
horizontal, zigzag, diagonal,
etc.) in your subject to have a
great output.

45. 8. Insert Size Indicator
 Size indicator is useful to
speak more on your subject.

47. 9. Posed Group Shot
 Avoid photographing
large groups (more than
ten people), especially in
small photos.
Determine the
newsmakers in the group
and concentrate on them.

49. 10. Bird’s Eye View
 A top view shots make
your photograph excellent
and great.

50. 11. Worm’s Eye View
 Below the ground or
worm’s eye view shots.

51. 12. SILHOUETTE (Shadow,
outline)

52. 13. Angles and Viewpoints
Always take more than one
photograph of each scene.
Take the same photo
from different angles--
from above, below, to the
side, and so on.

53. 14. Framing
Artificial Framing

54. 14. Framing
Natural
Framing

55. 15. Reflections

56. Thank you!
Source: Digital
Photojournalism by Manuel C.
Zacarias