Photojournalism:

LEONORA M. AMBAT/ NANCY F.

AMANTE
Belvedere ES, GAMES
What is photojournalism?
PHOTOJOURNALISM IS A PARTICULAR FORM OF

JOURNALISM (THE
COLLECTING, EDITING, AND PRESENTING OF

NEWS MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION

OR BROADCAST) THAT CREATES

IMAGES IN ORDER TO TELL A

STORY
THE PHOTO TELLS A
COMPLETE STORY
IN AN IMAGE
 TIMELINESS
the images have meaning in the context
of a recently published record of events.
 OBJECTIVITY
the situation implied by the images is a fair and
accurate representation of the events they depict in
both content
and tone
 NARRATIVE
the images combine with other news elements to make
facts relatable to the viewer or reader on a cultural
level.
WHAT MAKES A
PHOTOJOURNALIST
DIFFERENT FROM A
PHOTOGRAPHER ?
PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE
PICTURES OF

NOUNS
(PEOPLE, PLACES
AND THINGS
 PHOTOJOURNALISTS
SHOOT ACTION

VERBS
KICKS,
EXPLODES,
CRIES,
ETC.)
PHOTOJOURNALISTS
DO SHOOT SOME

NOUNS

HOWEVER, THE NOUNS WE SEEK STILL

MUST TELL A STORY.
1. ANTICIPATION
2. TIMING
3. COMPOSITION
THE DECISIVE MOMENT
AVOID POSED PHOTOS
AVOID INANIMATE OBJECTS
DONT PHOTOGRAPH BACKS
LET YOUR
PICTURE
TELL A
STORY
ANGLES
BIRDS EYE VIEW
ANGLES
BIRDS EYE VIEW
ANGLES
SUBJECT DISTANCE

LONG SHOT
MEDIUM SHOT
SUBJECT DISTANCE

CLOSE-UP SHOT
SAMPLE
PICTURES
SAMPLE
LAYOUT
CREDITS:
SIR JOEY CUSTODIO
SIR EMERSON CURIOSO
REFERENCES:
Campus Journalism in the New Generation 2006 ed.
by Gelly E. Alkuino
Programmed Journalism Writing for Elementary School
by Ceciliano Jose B. Cruz
Campus and Community Journalism Book
by Alito L. Mariano
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
by: Alexandra Copley
http://brightside.me/article/nine-rules-for-taking-the-per
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