VEINTE REALES NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL

St. James St., Veinte Reales, Valenzuela City

Photo
JOURNALISM
Seminar and Workshop

August 5, 2017

STUDENT HANDOUT

Prepared by:

MS. ESTRELLITA D. MAGNO

 PICTURES SELECTION
What is Photojournalism TECHNICAL VALUE
Photojournalism is the use of A picture has technical value when it
pictures or photos and is clear, free from smudges, clear and
Illustrations for publication not blurred.

It is a specialized branch of publication,

the art and science of photography
combined with the written words.
EDITORIAL VALUE
It tells a story at a glance, when it shows
life happening, moment of truth and
significance meaning it has a news
value.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD PHOTOGRAPHER

1. Should have a working knowledge of his outfit camera, lens, and film;
2. Should know a little art and be possessed with a notion of contrast,
composition, angle and shape;
3. Must have a nose for drama; oddity rarity, action and for human interest
stories;
4. Must be acquainted with the important as well as with the notorious people
who break into the news often;
5. Must have diplomacy and tact when covering risky assignments like fires,
riots, rallies, and demonstrations, and
6. Must be acquainted with the libel laws, since the libel suits can also proceed
from pictures.

1. Photo should be cropped tightly to

Reminders as Regards eliminate unnecessary details and
the Selection, Scaling, photo to focus attention to its
And Captioning message.
2. Photo should not lie right next to a
3. Multicolumn photos as a rule should beheavily shadedleft-hand
in the upper advertisement.
corner of the
page and should be displayed without over lines.
4. The crowded, posed photographs should be avoided, unless it has to get in.
5. Retouch whenever necessary.
6. Keep caption short.
 4. Action pictures are better that posed pictures.
Reminders as Proper 5. If you have to use group pictures, use it to
Use of Photos and allow recognition of people in it, unless it is a
crowd scene where the crowd is more
Graphs important than the expression of the faces.
1. Small pictures are ineffective. Details and impact are lost.
2. Cropping would improve the picture, focusing the eyes on the important
details.
3. Reverse the negative if you meet the problem of Facing in and Flop.

CAPTION WRITING
CAPTION is the text of body type, accompanying photos or art work or
any pictorial illustration. This is sometimes called cutline or
underline.
Overline The title or explanatory matter above the illustration

Things to Remember
1. Captions should be written in short pithy sentences, say an average of 15
words for a sentence.
2. The basic question every caption must tell of its pictures are: WHO, WHAT,
WHERE, WHEN, and WHY.
3. Give the full name or first name to identify everyone in the picture and be
accurate.
4. Match caption with the mood of the picture.
5. A caption is conversational. It should exploit the picture potential interest,
e.g. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Filipiniana dress while Vice
President Noli de Castro in military attire.
6. Captions should supplement the pictorial information briefly.
7. The caption should not contradict the photo.
8. DO NOT begin an unnecessary caption especially it really does not like
Photo shows and/ or In the photo are...
9. DO NOT write the news story as a caption
10. The caption should be intended. Choose a type or font different form the
normal body type, either bold or italics, but be consistent.
 The Picture Story
The use of a series of pictures with a minimum of words
called caption story.
This is often used in the feature sections and in
magazines
The picture story is also used to illustrate a how to
article with the use of visuals.
The role of the pictures on the illustration becomes the
dominant while words are secondary only.

The Caption Story

Most pictures in the feature section and in magazines
are explained with a caption story in essay form.
Caption story is more descriptive, narrative or
expository.

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