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The job of the photojournalist is making a storytelling photograph that connects with the viewer.

The job of the photojournalist is making a storytelling photograph that connects with the viewer. 3.1. Straight to the Heart: Making a Photo a Quick Read. The first step to better photographs is thinking through the assignment. before the shoot after the shoot. 3.1.

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The job of the photojournalist is making a storytelling photograph that connects with the viewer.

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  1. The job of the photojournalist is making a storytelling photograph that connects with the viewer. 3.1 Straight to the Heart: Making a Photo a Quick Read

  2. The first step to better photographs is thinking through the assignment. • before the shoot • after the shoot 3.1 Straight to the Heart: Making a Photo a Quick Read

  3. Storytelling photography isn’t only about technical skill. Two things all photographers should carry with them: patience and curiosity. 3.2 Emotional Impact: Storytelling Skills

  4. Your job is to record real life – you are a journalist, after all. Reporters cannot fabricate stories, so photojournalists should not fabricate photos. 3.2 Emotional Impact: Storytelling Skills

  5. Simplicity is an important element of making great photos. The key is to eliminate non-essential elements from the frame to reduce distraction. 3.2 Emotional Impact: Storytelling Skills

  6. Gallery photo by: Eric Gardner, Bronson Junior/Senior High School, Bronson, MI

  7. Gallery photo by: Ashley Hensley, Duncanville High School, Duncanville, TX

  8. Composition is all about planning, positioning and arranging elements in a photograph so that the image communicates as powerfully as it can. 3.3 Power Plan: Elements of Composition

  9. Center of interest: Make sure the main subject of your photograph is obviously the most prominent item in the photo. 3.3 Power Plan: Elements of Composition

  10. Gallery photo by: Karen Fitzpatrick, Cresenta Valley High School, La Crescenta, CA

  11. To apply the rule of thirds, you need to visualize your viewfinder being divided into nine separate areas. Your subject will be placed at one of the intersections of the lines. 3.3 Power Plan: Elements of Composition

  12. 3.3 Power Plan: Elements of Composition

  13. 3.3 Power Plan: Elements of Composition

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