Photojournalism

Is the use of pictures or photos and illustrations for
publication.
CHELDY SYGACO ELUMBA-PABLEO, MPA;LLB

is a particular form of journalism (the
collecting, editing, and presenting of news
material for publication or broadcast) that
employs images in order to tell a news story

It is a specialized branch of publication, the art and
science of photography combined with the written
words.

SELECTING PICTURES FOR PUBLICATION
A picture has a
technical value when it is
clear, free from smudges,
clear and not blurred.

It has editorial value
when it tells a story at a
glance, when it shows life
happening, moment of
truth and significance,
meaning it has news
value

Why take
PICTURES?

To attract attention
To illustrate a point in the story
To tell a story itself through the aid
of captions
To tell a story in sequence with
other illustrations
To give visual relief to the layout

 A caption is the text of body
type, accompanying photos or
art work or any pictorial
illustration.
 The caption should be
intended, say an em or en at
each side

 It is the use of a
series of
pictures with a minimum
of words called caption
story. It also illustrate a
“how to” article.

 with a caption story
in essay form. Aside
from answering the
important W’s, are
descriptive,
narrative and
expository.

The theory is that if
you place points of
interest in the
intersections or along
the lines that your
photo becomes more
balanced and will
enable a viewer of the
image to interact with
it more naturally.
eye becomes the point of focus here

The ancient Greeks
discovered the
pleasing effect of
objects with a
rectangular shape.
When a picture is
divided into thirds, it
is often most powerful
if the focus of
attention is in the
intersection of two of
the perpendicular
lines.

Depth of Field refers to
the area of a
photograph, in front of
( foreground)
or behind (background)
the point of focus, that
is considered
acceptably sharp.

The sharpest part of the image should be the point of
interest, so focus must be taken cared of. If something other
than the main subject is the sharpest part of the composition,
the viewer’s eye will rest in the wrong place.
Focu

refers to the relative size and depth of subjects
within a picture. When the field of view is wide
(image below) the perspective becomes more
apparent because it is stretched.
Perspective

Close objects appear
much larger than
those in the
background. With a
narrower field of view
(above image), the
perspective is
foreshortened and
becomes less
apparent (blur).

Texture
A two
dimensional
thing yet with
the clever use
of ‘texture’
they can
come alive
and become
almost three
dimensional.

Leading
Lines/Lines Lines can be
powerful elements
in an image.
They have the
power to draw the
eye to key focal
points in a shot
and to impact the
‘feel’ of an image
greatly.

 Framing
 Macro
 Portrait
 Human Interest
 Action
 Motion Blur
 Life
 Street
Photography

THANK YOU FOR READING!
CHELDHAYE

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