Journalism 2300:Journalism 2300:News PhotographyNews Photography

Week TwoWeek Two

February 1, 2010February 1, 2010

AnnouncementsAnnouncements

Today is the end of the 2nd week of Today is the end of the 2nd week of the semester. The following take the semester. The following take effect today:effect today:

1. Last day to add courses.1. Last day to add courses.

2. Last day to use permission numbers.2. Last day to use permission numbers.

3. Last day to withdraw from a course with a 3. Last day to withdraw from a course with a W appearing on the transcript.W appearing on the transcript.

4. Last day to change a grading option.4. Last day to change a grading option.

5. Last day to apply for a degree.5. Last day to apply for a degree.

To be a better To be a better photographer…photographer…

……you need to take a lot of you need to take a lot of photos!photos!

Chapter 1: AssignmentChapter 1: Assignment

Where to find spot news?Where to find spot news?– ScannerScanner– Local news radioLocal news radio– Local television newsLocal television news– Cell phonesCell phones– Web sitesWeb sites– Contacts: officials, firefighters, police Contacts: officials, firefighters, police

officers, friends, acquaintancesofficers, friends, acquaintances– News tipsNews tips

Where to find more Where to find more informationinformation

Beat reportersBeat reporters Public Relations officesPublic Relations offices

Best time to shootBest time to shoot

Not always when reporter conducting Not always when reporter conducting interviewinterview

What did you learn with your photos What did you learn with your photos of the DTA bus stop?of the DTA bus stop?

Visual varietyVisual variety

Overall shotOverall shot– Sets sceneSets scene

Medium shotMedium shot– Tells the story in one photographTells the story in one photograph

Close-up:Close-up:– Adds dramaAdds drama

High/low anglesHigh/low angles

New perspectiveNew perspective– Going wideGoing wide– Above, belowAbove, below

PersistencePersistence

Pros stay until they have the best Pros stay until they have the best shotshot

Plot out best time of day for photoPlot out best time of day for photo Might take 100 to 1,000 shots to get Might take 100 to 1,000 shots to get

the best photographthe best photograph

Catching candidsCatching candids

Preset your cameraPreset your camera– Aperture priority/shutter priorityAperture priority/shutter priority

Watch your subjectWatch your subject Anticipation and timingAnticipation and timing

Approaches to candid Approaches to candid photographyphotography

Out in the openOut in the open Click and runClick and run Big game hunterBig game hunter Introduce yourselfIntroduce yourself

Marketing spot news story:Marketing spot news story:– San Francisco earthquakeSan Francisco earthquake

The week in picturesThe week in pictures

MSNBC:MSNBC:– http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3842331/

Chapter 2: NewsChapter 2: News

Contacts:Contacts:– PolicePolice

Train derailmentTrain derailment SunshineSunshine Hostage situation: page 29Hostage situation: page 29 Crime scene in progressCrime scene in progress

– Staying alive!Staying alive!

Why shoot fires?Why shoot fires?

Church fireChurch fire Forest fireForest fire

– Billings Gazette PulitzerBillings Gazette Pulitzer Sawmill fireSawmill fire

– Drove film to the newspaperDrove film to the newspaper

Accidents/disastersAccidents/disasters

Grim but necessaryGrim but necessary– Williston stalkerWilliston stalker– Airplane crashAirplane crash

AccidentsAccidents– Don’t get in the way!Don’t get in the way!

Weather affects everyoneWeather affects everyone

Chapter 3: General newsChapter 3: General news

Covering electionsCovering elections– Get to know candidatesGet to know candidates

Meetings generate newsMeetings generate news– Avoid lines of speakers!Avoid lines of speakers!– Shoot from sideShoot from side– Look for props!Look for props!

Photograph the issuesPhotograph the issues Steer clear of the pack!Steer clear of the pack!

Let’s go find news photos Let’s go find news photos onlineonline

Work in groups of 4Work in groups of 4 Newseum: Today’s Front PagesNewseum: Today’s Front Pages

– http://http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpageswww.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages//

Photojournalist definedPhotojournalist defined

What is a photojournalist?What is a photojournalist?– http://markhancock.blogspot.com/1996/http://markhancock.blogspot.com/1996/

01/what-is-photojournalist.html01/what-is-photojournalist.html

– What to remember? Photojournalists What to remember? Photojournalists capture verbs!capture verbs!

Understanding exposureUnderstanding exposure ISO: Film speedISO: Film speed

– Higher the number, faster shutter speedHigher the number, faster shutter speed Sacrifice quality for reproductionSacrifice quality for reproduction

Aperture: Lens openingAperture: Lens opening– Amount of light that the camera allows inAmount of light that the camera allows in

ShutterShutter– How fast the lens captures actionHow fast the lens captures action

Page 156 in textbookPage 156 in textbook http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdotfhMGfTk&fhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdotfhMGfTk&f

eature=relatedeature=related http://photodoto.com/understanding-exposure-shhttp://photodoto.com/understanding-exposure-sh

utter-speed-aperture-and-iso/utter-speed-aperture-and-iso/

Understanding Depth of Understanding Depth of FieldField

Depth of Field:Depth of Field:– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzed

efUXAREefUXARE

Using a histogramUsing a histogram

http://www.http://www.youtubeyoutube.com/watch?.com/watch?v=Q3yiz1sBKLcv=Q3yiz1sBKLc

Let’s look at your photosLet’s look at your photos

Overall excellent start!Overall excellent start! Composition: Photos need to tell the storyComposition: Photos need to tell the story Get in the habit of taking photos from all Get in the habit of taking photos from all

angles:angles:– Overall, medium, close-upOverall, medium, close-up– Pick best shot for future assignmentsPick best shot for future assignments

Lighting important:Lighting important:– Time of dayTime of day– Backlighting, shadowsBacklighting, shadows– Correct exposureCorrect exposure

Need a focal pointNeed a focal point Crop your photos: Eliminate dead Crop your photos: Eliminate dead

spacespace Soft: Out of focusSoft: Out of focus

– Usually want your focal point sharp: in Usually want your focal point sharp: in focusfocus

Night photography: tough to hold Night photography: tough to hold camera steady without a tripodcamera steady without a tripod

Depth of field:Depth of field:– Infinity in overall shotsInfinity in overall shots– Closeups: limited depth of fieldCloseups: limited depth of field

What’s a caption?What’s a caption?See pages 147-153See pages 147-153

Who:Who:– Need names or detailed descriptionNeed names or detailed description– Need last namesNeed last names

What:What:– What’s happening in photoWhat’s happening in photo

When:When:– Time element importantTime element important

Day of week, time of dayDay of week, time of day Where:Where:

– LocationLocation Why:Why:

– Importance of shotImportance of shot How:How:

– Explanations as neededExplanations as needed

The number of UMD students traveling on the DTA has increased dramatically. Crowds of students pile off of these buses and hurry into their warm classrooms.

Eager to catch a bus, these UMD students form a line along the sidewalks of Kirby Plaza. More and more students have come to rely on the DTA buses as their form of transportation.

UMD student Chelsey Cannata, equipped with earmuffs and a hefty winter coat, patiently waits for her bus in Duluth's frigid temperatures.

Students arriving on campus off of the one of the busier bus lines at UMD.

Students boarding the bus at school.

Whitney Blegen braves the cold waiting at the Kirby Bus Hub.

Students wait patiently inside Kirby Plaza for the bus to pick them up after their classes.

Luke McCoy waits for one of the many afternoon buses that  stop at Kirby Plaza, which provides transportation for students to and from school.

Students arrive at Kirby Plaza after taking the bus, which provides many students with a timely mode of transportation everyday.

Duluth Transit Authority bus drops off UMD students outside of Kirby Plaza, the DTA has seen an increase in UMD student ridership.

A group of UMD students wait inside Kirby Plaza for the bus to arrive and take them home.

UMD junior Lance Freeport, who says he rides the DTA everyday, gets on the DTA bus to go home after a day of classes.

What’s missing in these photos?

What’s missing in these photos?

What’s missing in these photos?

A long-distance photo taken around noon of the the Kirby Bus Plaza.

A night shot of the Kirby Plaza with a slight angle from bottom to top.

A centered view of the Kirby Plaza.

The Kirby Student Center provides much needed shelter for students as they wait for their bus.

A group of UMD students wait for Their bus in Kirby Plaza.

UMD Seniors Loni, Meleah and Abby wait for their bus. (what’s missing?)

What’s missing?

What’s missing?

What’s missing?

DTA ridership is up this year with students taking advantage of free rides with their U-pass.

Students stand in line outside while waiting to get onto the DTA.

Students walk from the cold snow to the warm insides of the DTA.

3 of the regular DTA buses that often arrive and departure at UMD Kirby Plaza await for their riders and prepare to depart on route January 2010

Seth Noland waiting for DTA bus 13 to leave from Kirby Plaza on a cold morning in January 2010.

Alex Becker, Linda Xiong, and Mia Thao waiting for driver to arrive at Kirby Plaza on a cold January 2010 morning

Despite the snow storm earlier in the week the University of Minnesota cleared out the transit center keeping it safe for students coming and going from campus.

With metered parking near the transit center getting to and from class has been made easier for UMD students.

Full time food worker Gayle Johnson boards the bus after her day is over, the bus helps many University workers get to and from their jobs

Students arriving at UMD on this chilly morning.

UMD students in good spirits despite the bitingly cold weather.

DTA bus leaving as seen from inside the Hub.

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UMD's Kirby Plaza bus hub area settles down at night on Jan. 27.

UMD students waiting for DTA buses to arrive standing in the bus hub area outside of Kirby Plaza at 4 p.m on Jan. 28.

While waiting for his bus to arrive, UMD senior Marc Mayer sits above Kirby Plaza, looks over an assignment, and listens to his iPod at 4 p.m. Jan. 28.

Juniors Ellen Vaagen and Wesley Gable wait for Bus 13 inside the Kirby Bus Hub.

Students wait for the DTA in the Kirby Bus Hub.

DTA buses frequent the Kirby Bus Hub at UMD.

UMD students hurry to grab a spot on  busy bus 13, Wednesday afternoon.

UMD students back onto the bus Wednesday afternoon at Kirby Bus Hub.

Buses at the Kirby Hub on UMD campus wait for take a break between busy routes.

UMD bus hub right outside of the kirby plaza

Ellen Vaagen getting on the bus from UMD bus hub after a long day of school

Ellen Vaagen (Far left) getting on the Crowded 11 to go home after a long day at school

Student, Chris Bock, warms himself inside before boarding his bus each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon.

Busses cram themselves onto the shoulder in the overcrowded, makeshift station, in order to make room for other motorists.

UMD students hasten to load their busses, escaping the bitter cold.

Need to use AP Stylebook!Need to use AP Stylebook!

Need to bracket!Need to bracket!

BacklightingBacklighting– Underexposes foregroundUnderexposes foreground

Photography lingoPhotography lingo

Shoot: take photosShoot: take photos Sharp photo: in focusSharp photo: in focus Soft: out of focus; not sharpSoft: out of focus; not sharp Flat light: Even, with no highlightsFlat light: Even, with no highlights Bracket: Take several shots of same scene Bracket: Take several shots of same scene

at different exposuresat different exposures Shoot a lot of frames!Shoot a lot of frames!

– Take a lot of photos – memory cards are Take a lot of photos – memory cards are cheap!cheap!

Picasa 3: Editing, selecting Picasa 3: Editing, selecting photosphotos

Set up Google Account: google.comSet up Google Account: google.com Go to: Go to: http://picasa.google.com/http://picasa.google.com/ Download Picasa 3Download Picasa 3 Upload photographsUpload photographs Under File menu, select New AlbumUnder File menu, select New Album Type in Date/name of assignmentType in Date/name of assignment Select photos, drag to the album you Select photos, drag to the album you

createdcreated Edit photos, put the final photo selection Edit photos, put the final photo selection

first in albumfirst in album Select the final photo, and write cutline Select the final photo, and write cutline

where it says: Write a caption!where it says: Write a caption!

Sharing album with meSharing album with me

Select the album you want to shareSelect the album you want to share Click on the Share button on upper Click on the Share button on upper

right side of the album screenright side of the album screen Sign in to your Google accountSign in to your Google account In the Share Photos screen, in the To: In the Share Photos screen, in the To:

box type box type lkragnes@d.umn.edulkragnes@d.umn.edu

Carry your camera with you!Carry your camera with you!

Assignment for 2/5:Assignment for 2/5:

General news assignmentGeneral news assignment Get more comfortable with your Get more comfortable with your

cameracamera Popularity of UMD food service areasPopularity of UMD food service areas Shoot from a variety of angles: Shoot from a variety of angles:

above, down lowabove, down low

Using Picasa, send a link with your Using Picasa, send a link with your best photo to: lkragnes@d.umn.edubest photo to: lkragnes@d.umn.edu

I’d also like to know more about I’d also like to know more about youyou

Prepare a Microsoft word file with the Prepare a Microsoft word file with the following information and send it as an following information and send it as an email attachment to: lkragnes@d.umn.edu:email attachment to: lkragnes@d.umn.edu:– Your name, hometownYour name, hometown– Your year at UMDYour year at UMD– Your major/minorYour major/minor– Your career goalsYour career goals– Journalism experience (OK if none!)Journalism experience (OK if none!)– What you hope to get out of this classWhat you hope to get out of this class– Anything else you’d like me to knowAnything else you’d like me to know– Best day for media tour from 4-6 p.m.Best day for media tour from 4-6 p.m.

Let’s practice …Let’s practice …depth of field/shutter speeddepth of field/shutter speed

Set up shots with CocoSet up shots with Coco– Using smallest aperture (largest number)Using smallest aperture (largest number)

All will be in focusAll will be in focus Need to use a slower shutter speed to get correct Need to use a slower shutter speed to get correct

exposureexposure

– Using largest aperture (smallest number)Using largest aperture (smallest number) Selective focus – background will be blurredSelective focus – background will be blurred Need to use a faster shutter speed to get correct exposureNeed to use a faster shutter speed to get correct exposure

Jumping BulldogJumping Bulldog BeachballBeachball Get in groups of similar type camerasGet in groups of similar type cameras

Reading Assignment for next Reading Assignment for next week:week:

Read Chapters 4, 7Read Chapters 4, 7 Read the Duluth News-Tribune!Read the Duluth News-Tribune!