What Photojournalism is to Me

To me photojournalism is telling a story with photos. You try to capture a story without using words. You use certain rules to get photos that tell the story at the right angle. In photojournalism you take pictures to give information to people. At historical events you can capture images that can change the view of people or create a situation that needs to be addressed.  The importance of a photojournalist can not be explained. They capture images that can mean a whole lot to different people.

Yellow Journalism

http://www.news.com.au/world-news/premila-lal-18-shot-dead-after-jumping-out-of-closet-to-surprise-friend/story-fndir2ev-1226714841782

This is an example of yellow journalism. The ship was not blown up by an enemy but something inside of the ship caused the explosion. The newspapers though said that is was blown up by Spaniards. They wanted to create a problem out of nothing, instead of telling the truth.

The link is to an article that is not yellow journalism. The newspaper article wasn't trying to get what he wanted. He just reported the truth. She was shot by a friend after jumping out of a closet. They didn't try to get gun control out of it, and they didn't say that is was the guns  fault.

Camera Simulator

http://camerasim.com/camera-simulator/

I learned the sunny 16 rule: ISO 100, aperture 16, shutter speed 1/100. I learned how to create very bad pictures and how to create very good ones. I also learned how to stop motion and create a clear background. For a picture to be exposed right it has to be set at zero. I also learned how to create very blurry pictures.

Where I Think Photojournalism Will be in 5 years

In the next five years cameras won't be needed to be a photographer or photojournalist. Phones will be used to cover stories. Phones will have all the technology SLR's have. The camera technology won't be able to keep up like the phones.

Rules Assignment

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All of the pictures were shot with 100 ISO except for picture six, which was shot with 400 ISO.

 

Picture one is an example of a framed subject. The bus number is framed by two people, one on each side. It is not a natural frame, but one created by humans.

 

Picture two is an example of rules of third horizontal right. The star is the subject of the photo. It wasn't a hard photo to create, just a rule of thirds.

 

Picture three is an example of rule of thirds horizontal left. It is pretty much the same as picture two, but with more of the building in the picture.

 

Picture four is an example of rule of thirds vertical left. The top of tree is highlighted by the bright clouds in the background. I took the shot with no zoom and got as close as I could without cutting out any of the tree. 

 

Picture five is an example of rule of thirds vertical right. The sun was at an angle where it shown, but I didn't really have to adjust to the light of it.

 

Picture six is an example of a creative angle. I wasn't really sure if it was a creative angle, but it was a creative idea. I was trying to get an angle that no one had captured yet.

 

Picture seven is an example of leading lines. All the lines lead to the circle in the middle of the fan. The fan was just something I stumbled upon.

 

Picture eight is an example of repetition. The orange sign along the fence all say the same thing. I took it at that angle trying to get as many signs as possible in the frame. 

 

 





9/11 Reflection

My view on photojournalism changed after watching the video. I feel like the photojournalist were one of the most important people there. Without them nobody would see the harshness of the event. The events of that day were forever captured through photojournalist being there. The video shows that photos can change the way people think. The photographers that died that day were trying to get pictures to tell America what had happened that tragic day. The photojournalist captured something that will be here for years to come.

After watching the video I realize now the horror and confusion on that day. I only ever heard stories, I never really saw photos of what happened. I felt a feeling deep inside of me, it was sadness. My mind was trying to process the tragedy of the situation. The bravery it took to go in and do that is something I just couldn't do. I wouldn't have been able to deal with all the death and tears. My body would have shut down and become a shell. If I had seen that I would have never be the same person.

The photojournalist that witnessed that have to deal with that everyday. They see things that no one else see. Every bad thing is forever stuck in their mind. Every person they saw that came out of that building  was a brother, daughter, parent. They will remember the faces and family of the ones who died. Things like that never fade in someones mind. Every minute detail will be forever stuck in their head. It most likely gave them a new outlook on life. They realized that anything can happen on any day of the week.