Photojournalism
Brian Walski
Brian Walski
• Isn’t everything
we’re looking at
real?
Brian Walski
• Isn’t everything
we’re looking at
real?
• What about the
angle, or things that
were edited out?
Brian Walski
• Isn’t everything
we’re looking at
real?
• What about the
angle, or things that
were edited out?
• Is this any different
from what print
journalists do?
O.J. Simpson
• In 1994, Time
magazine published
this photo on the
cover
O.J. Simpson
• In 1994, Time
magazine published
this photo on the
cover
• Except that it didn’t
look like this photo
O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
• Are you outraged?
O.J. Simpson
• Are you outraged?
• Aren’t magazine
covers manipulated
all the time?
O.J. Simpson
• Are you outraged?
• Aren’t magazine
covers manipulated
all the time?
• Isn’t it obvious that
this cover illustration
was manipulated?
NPPA Code of Ethics
• “It is the individual responsibility of every
photojournalist at all times to strive for
pictures that report truthfully, honestly and
objectively.”
NPPA Code of Ethics
• “It is the individual responsibility of every
photojournalist at all times to strive for
pictures that report truthfully, honestly and
objectively.”
• “In documentary photojournalism, it is wrong
to alter the content of a photograph in any
way (electronically or in the darkroom) that
deceives the public.”
Goal of Photojournalism
• Selecting story
telling photographs
that can convey the
fullest, most
accurate sense of
the situation
photographed
Goal of Photojournalism
Engage the heart and
mind of a viewer with a
compelling version of
truth that results from
bearing witness or a
situation or event.
Rule of Thirds
• With the rule of thirds, you
mentally divide the crop area
with two evenly spaced
vertical lines and two evenly
spaced horizontal lines,
creating a grid of nine
sections.
• To create a pleasing
composition, the primary
focal point of the image
should fall at one of the line
intersections.
Framing
• Placement of the
center of interest in
a photograph
according to the
other elements in
the photograph.
Proximity
• Distance between
camera and subject.
Stare. Get up close
and personal. Don't
let subject get
swallowed up in
surrounding
landscape.
Vantage Point
• Bend your knees or
raise yourself up to get
picture. Abandon your
normal vantage point
and experiment with
shooting from different
angles É below, above,
inside, outside. Shoot
from other than your
eye level.