“DIPLOMA COURSE IN DATA ANALYSIS WITH R

PROGRAMMING”
By IQAC & CS
The overview:

Course Summary

Course Title: Diploma in Photojournalism

1. Learn concepts and tools of photography
2. Learn the qualities and skills to prepare as a photojournalist
Course Objectives 3. Encourage self-employment
4. Encourage creative skills
5. Develop interest in photography and photojournalism

1. Learner would master the concepts and importance of

photography
2. Learner would be able to understand photo coverage and
photojournalism
3. Learner would be ready to join any media organization as a
Course Outcomes photojournalist or be self-employed
4. Learner would develop her/his individual talent and potential
for photography
5. Learner would be introduced to different branches and styles
of photography and photojournalism

Duration : 10 weeks

Start Date : 15th Nov. 2021

End Date : 15th Jan. 2022

Total Credits 5
Course evaluation & Certification 30 marks will be allocated for continuous assessment and 70
marks will be allocated for end semester proctored examination.

Syllabus
Week
allocation & Topics Lectures
Module No.
 Introduction of Photojournalism
 The role and importance of photojournalism in media
Week 1  Becoming storytellers: Qualities and skills needed to be a
photojournalist 02
Module 1  Meet Gurinder Osan: Photojournalist, landscape and social
documentary photographer. Presently works as photo editor for
India's premier news agency, Press Trust of India, heading and
mentoring a pan India team of many talented photojournalists.
 Introduction and development of photography by Desikan
Krishnan, senior photojournalist and former photo editor with The
Hindu, Chennai.
 Traditional and digital camera by Gopinath Sricandane, a
communications specialist in charge of photo documentation of
various projects and a former photojournalist with the Outlook
Week 2 group & photo editor of Outlook magazine’s website.
02
Module 2  Meet Prashant Panjiar: Photojournalist, documentary photographer,
and photo editor. One of India’s leading photo-practitioners, he has
worked for international and national publications. Served on
several juries, including the jury of the World Press Photo Awards.
He works on several issues for international non-profit
organisations.

 History of photojournalism with special focus on Homai

Vyarawalla, India’s first woman press photographer by Prof.
Sabeena Gadihoke, AJK MCRC, Jamia Millia Islamia, who is also
Week 3 a photo historian & curator and has written extensively on Indian
photography. 02
Module 3  Tools of photography: Introduction to photography, exposure and
exposure triangle.
 Tools of photography: Understanding shutter speed, aperture and
ISO
Week 4  Digital photography: Experiments with understanding light (under 02
and over exposure)
Module 4  Digital photography: Understanding depth of field and camera
lenses
 Meet Raghu Rai: Awarded the 'Padma Shri' in 1971, nominated by
Henri Cartier-Bresson to join Magnum Photos in 1977, laureate of
the first edition of the Académie des beaux-arts Photography
Award - William Klein in 2019. Currently, he is working on his
57th book.
  Photography elements and principles
 Parts of camera and camera controls
 Meet Saumya Khandelwal: Contributing photojournalist with many
international publications. A Getty Images Instagram Grantee 2017
and recipient of the National Foundation of India Award 2017.
 Emergence of digital technology: Menu of the digital camera
 Emergence of digital technology: Shooting modes and flash
Week 5  Doing photography: Composition
 Photograph editing: Basic techniques and workflow 02
Module 5  Selecting images
 Cropping, enlarging and reducing

 Role of subject and quality of photographs: Researching stories for

long term projects
 Clubbing and grouping: Developing photo essays, features and
human interest stories
 Meet Selvaprakash Lakshmanan: Independent photographer with
many national and international publications. A recipient of Paris
Week 6 Match Award 2007, the India Press Photo Award 2008 and the
02
Module 6 Robert Bosch Art Grant 2009-2010. Along with editorial and
documentary, his work includes photographing portraits, lifestyle,
architecture, interior, product and food.
 Writing captions for photographs
 Life of a working photojournalist
 Meet SR Raghunathan: Photojournalist. Presently, chief
photographer with The Hindu, Chennai.
 Lighting principles and working with studio lights
 Role of lighting and the use of flash in photography
 Different types of lighting and its uses: Available light and time of
the day
 Meet Dinesh Krishnan: Photojournalist and photo editor. Presently,
Week 7 visual editor with The Hindu, Chennai.
 Digital photography: Metering systems and exposure value 02
Module 7  Digital photography: Crop factor, colour temperature and pixilation
 Social media and multimedia storytelling
 Meet Vicky Roy: Selected by the US based Maybach Foundation to
photo document the reconstruction of the World Trade Center in
New York in 2008. Awarded the MIT Media Fellowship in 2014.
An honouree on the 2016 'Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia' list.
Week 8  Branches of photography: Need and importance 02
 Meet Avinash Pasricha: Octogenarian photographer, with a career
Module 8 spanning over 60 years. Renowned for his performing arts
photography, he has co-authored several books on Indian classical
dance and music, and also made audio-visuals on prominent
performing artistes. The range of his work includes portraits,
fashion, advertising, industry and architecture. He was Photo Editor
of SPAN magazine for 37 years.
 Arts and cultural photography: Documenting performing artists and
cultural activities
  Meet Navroze Contractor: Independent photographer and
cinematographer of many award winning feature films. His
photographs of jazz musicians are in the collection of the
Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC, USA.

 Introduction to Wildlife & Bird photography

 Qualities & Skills to be Wildlife photographer
 Ethics in Wildlife photography
Week 9  Photography for Conservation: Planning, Shooting and writing
 Introduction to Sports photography 02
Module 9  Becoming a sports photographer
 Travel Photography, street photography and night photography
 Photography and ethics

 Meet Madhuraj: Photographer and writer. A recipient of the Maja

Koene National Award in 2003, Silver World Medal at New York
Festival 2005 for the picture depicting the endosulfan tragedy in
Week 10 Kerala, and Prem Bhatia National Award for Environmental
Reporting 2011. Presently, senior chief news photographer, 02
Module 10 periodicals, Mathrubhumi.
 Career paths: News organisations, NGOs, freelancing and
negotiating contracts, grants, residencies and training
 Creative skills: Developing your style and preparing your portfolio

Books and references

Books:
Learning to See Creatively: Design, Color, and Composition in Photography by Bryan Peterson
(Amphoto Books, 2015)
On Photography by Susan Sontag (Penguin, 2008)
Photojournalism: A Tool for Social Change by Poorva Trikha (Arun, 2014)
Photojournalism: An Ethical Approach by Paul Martin Lester (Routledge, 2015)
Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach by Kenneth Kobre (Focal Press, 2004)
Understanding Photojournalism by Jennifer Good and Paul Lowe (Routledge, 2020)
Online Resources:
http://markhancock.blogspot.com/1996/01/what-is-photojournalist.html
https://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/understanding-and-appreciating-the-basics-of-photojournalism--
photo-1218
Affective Visuality: A study of pathos in the works of select Indian Photojournalists by Poorva Trikha
(Indian thesis, 2019) at https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/309880