2. WHAT IS PHOTOJOURNALISM?
• Photojournalism is a form of journalism that
creates images in order to tell a news story.
• The term is commonly attributed to Cliff
Edom, a journalism professor at the
University of Missouri School.
– Timeless
– Objectivity
– Narrative
3. FUNCTIONS OF PHOTOS IN A NEWSPAPER
• To attract attention
• To tell a story itself
• To illustrate a point in the story
• To tell a story in sequence with other photos
• To provide visual relief to a page’s design
4. QUALITIES OF A GOOD PHOTO
• Prominence
• Human interest
• Timeliness
5. TIPS FOR ASPIRING PHOTOJOURNALISTS
1. Know your camera well.
2. Take your camera with you wherever you go.
3. Do not hesitate to ask the subjects of your
photo to do what you believe will produce
the best picture.
4. Take more than one shot of every scene and
let the editor select the best shots.
6. 5. Be on the lookout for a chance to shoot an
unusual picture.
6. If possible, avoid the hand-shaking, or posed
type of picture.
7. Make sure that your photos are suited for
reproduction.
8. If you can not decide whether to take a
picture or not, take it.
7. DO’S AND DON’TS IN TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS
1. Do make sure there is enough light to take
your photograph. Use flash if necessary.
2. Do wind your film correctly to avoid fogging
the first photograph.
3. Do make sure that the camera is focusing on
the subject of the photograph.
8. 4. Do not get your finger in front of the lens or
the flush bulb.
5. Do not fidget. Keep yourself and the camera
very still when you are taking a shots so as
not to get blurred images.
