Digital PhotographyProf. Vaccaro
Hofstra University
Today’s class roadmap
Review Assignment No. 1 (editorial plan)
Lecture on Digital photography
Digital Photography
Digital allows as many photos as your memory card can handle, often hundreds
Ability to analyze photos immediately
Smartphones and laptops allow for immediate uploads
Camera typesPoint and shootDigital SLR: Single Lens ReflexSmartphone
Digital Photo Basics
Read the manual and understand you’re tool
Repetition is key to improvement
Hold the camera steady and with proper form
Get close to the action, don’t be afraid to get what you need, when you need it
Think about your audience and how they will react to your photos
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Think about the big shot, the front page
Think about photo galleries, images for video or shots that can be used in the future
Don’t forget your deadline and shipping photos to your editor as fast as possible
Ethics: Do not misrepresent a photo, add a dimension or delete anything (cropping is fine for the most part)… unethical journalism is very common with digital photography and unacceptable
Record ALL necessary info for captions
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Go where the other photographers aren’t
Don’t forget all equipment: tri-pod, batteries, extra memory cards, etc.
Act natural and move around
Be aware of the background
Keep the light behind you
Editing: iPhoto, Photoshop, basic cropping and lighting all work
Mobile photography
Think mobile first in a pinch
Have the proper apps downloaded for editing, for uploading, etc.
How can you utilize Instagram with journalism?
Keep stabilization in mind … could be very blurry
Smart phone accessories
Glif … $20
Tripod … $15
Smart phone accessories
Owle Bubo … $175
Fish eye lens … $5
Camera apps for iPhone
• Adobe Photoshop Express … for editing (although phones and apps now have their own internal editing)
• Drop Box … for storage/uploading
• Instagram/Hipstamatic … for social features/lens
• Flickr … upload/storage
• Pic stitch … photo collage
• Pro HDR … for photo design/effects
EthicsChanging photos is unethical
Editing color can be borderline unethical
Taking photos from another site is unethical
Known your boundaries … your rights … i.e. Phil Datz situation
Photo ExamplesNY Times Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/
Newsday.com
ESPN.com
Huffington Post, Sports Illustrated and more …
Video LecturesLet’s watch a couple of videos about
photojournalism techniques and tips
Take notes on your blog and be prepared to talk about one or two key points from each later in class
VIDEO 1
VIDEO 2
Assignment No. 2DUE: Tuesday, Sept. 23 … one week
Photo gallery of an event on campus (Off-campus if you prefer … check with me)
Use Flickr; register for a login ID, then upload photos to create a gallery
Take 10 photos and write caption for eachUsing either your phone or a camera
Write graph explaining the image gallery and a headline “Assignment No. 2: Photo gallery” on your blog and post the link, then tweet it out using #HUJrnl10 and @ChrisVaccaro