Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Chapter 6
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Basic concepts
Drama Action Expression Unusualness
Photojournalists must train themselves to see what other people do not see and to take photos of what they see
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Rule of thirds
Interest and action should occur at the intersection of the lines
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Writing cutlines
Use the present tense to describe what is in the picture Always double check identifications in a cutline Be as specific as possible in cutlines Try to avoid cutline clichs
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Photojournalism ethics
Considerations
Grief Death and gore Embarrassment of individuals Possible negative stereotyping of groups Juveniles Criminality Sexuality
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