Outcomes
- Manipulate the variables of exposure,
- execute compositional factors,
- exploit existing light for exposure and impact
- differentiate photojournalistic assignments and news genres,
- shoot photo essays,
- exploit photographic variables for different contexts,
- edit shots for publication,
- evaluate cameras, lenses and other photographic instruments for journalism applications,
- function with basics in the digital dark room,
- differentiate between legal and illegal shooting contexts,
- understand ethical considerations and the journalistic code of ethics.
Activity Description
Over the course of the semester consider yourself on assignment to shoot a feature news story. Demonstrate your aptitude in composition and lighting to capture the social, cultural and psychological contexts of your story. You will then edit take of a peer photographer in class, both in selection and in photo-manipulation. Post what you think is best from the raw take of your story along with your edited take of your peer's story to your blog. The pair of you will present your respective assignments to the class for your final evaluation.
Activity Rubric
1. You compose a series of feature news images, technically perfect in exposure, composition, depth of field and clarity, to tell a human interest story with continuity. 50 Points.
Wanting (0-25) Developing (26-35) Accomplished (36-50)
2. You use lighting principles to capture existing social, cultural and psychological contexts of the story, drawing out human interest and an aesthetic impact of the story. 50 Points
Wanting (0-25) Developing (26-35) Accomplished (36-50)
3. You edit the take of one of your peer's images, paring down the take to tell the story as well as use digital darkroom technology of your choice to crop and photo-manipulate with the result of an improved image without compromised content. 50 Points
Wanting (0-25) Developing (26-35) Accomplished (36-50)
4. In your post you discuss ethical considerations in selecting your subject, how you approached photographing your subjects, and how you edited the other's take, both in aesthetics and in content. 50 Points.
Wanting (0-25) Developing (26-35) Accomplished (36-50)
