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1. PHOTOJOURNALISM

2. Objectives
1. Define photojournalism.
2. Recognize the different technical
skills necessary for taking pictures.
3. Shoot pictures with editorial and
technical value.
4. Layout five best photos with
appropriate cutline.

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14. 1. How were you able to come
up with one word for the four
pictures presented in each
slide?
2. What is the relation of the game
to our topic PHOTOJOURNALISM?

15. Let’s Think…
What’s the difference between
PHOTOGRAPHY
and
PHOTOJOURNALISM?

16. PHOTOGRAPHY
It is the art , application and practice
of creating durable images by recording
light or other electromagnetic radiation
either electronically or chemically for
various purposes.

17. PHOTOJOURNALISM?
• is the art of telling news by
photographs
•fusion of words and pictures
• uses the principles of telling
the 5Ws and H
•Uses photos with CAPTIONS.

18. What are the purposes of
pictures in newspapers?
2. to tell a story itself
3. to give visual relief to
the layout

19. GOOD OR BAD?
Write GP if it is a
good photo or BP if it
is a bad photo for
publications.

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30. Checking
of
Answers

31. GP

32. GP

33. BP

34. BP

35. BP

36. GP

37. GP

38. GP

39. GP

40. GP

41. IN TAKING
PICTURES
FOR
CAMPUS PAPER

42. ACTION PHOTOS are GREAT for
PHOTOJOURNALISM

43. ACTION PHOTOS are GREAT for
PHOTOJOURNALISM

44. Try to capture
emotion

45. Try to capture emotion

46. As much as possible, get
faces not backs, but…

47. Exemption…

48. Technical Skills
1. Know your camera – familiarize the
different functions of your camera
Different Kinds of Camera
a.DSLR –Digital Standard Lens
Reflect
b. Digital Camera
c. Instamatic

49. DSLR

50. Digital Camera

51. Instamatic

52. Technical Skills
2. Electronic Publishing and Digital Imaging
– get glossy prints not matte, increase or
reduce light, learn the picture format
tools and enhance your photos.
3. Expand knowledge on digital
photography
4. Ability to focus sharply, compose properly
and shoot with adequate time

53. Technical Skills
5. Cropping – cutting of pictures, consider the lines in
the pictures (straight lines)
Resizing the Picture – point your cursor at the corner
and drag inside or outside to resize.
Avoid stretching the pictures.
6. Know your subject and consider the background
(Think first before taking pictures.)

55. KNOW YOUR SUBJECT

56. KNOW YOUR SUBJECT

57. Technical Skills
 Subject should have
relation to its
background. Move
closer to the subject.

59. GET UP CLOSE!

60. Get up close!

61. Get up close!

63. COLOR CONTRAST
This adds vitality to your
photos. This attracts people
& contest judge to focus on
your photograph because of
its visual appeal.

67. SILHOUETTE
(shadow, outline)
This is a wonderful way to
convey drama, mystery,
emotion and mood to the
viewers.

73. REFLECTIONS
Mirroring the images
on the water or glass.

77. FRAMING
a. ARTIFICIAL FRAMING
All holes around us
( still life or man-made
holes can be used as
frames)

80. FRAMING
b. NATURAL FRAMING
•Use of leaves
•Trunk of trees
•Caves

83. POINT OF VIEW
(POV)
This is the position
from which the
camera sees the
scene

84. POINT OF VIEW
(POV)
a. BULL’S EYE VIEW
Shooting from eye
level.

87. POINT OF VIEW
(POV)
b. BIRD’S EYE VIEW
Shooting from above.

93. POINT OF VIEW
(POV)
c. WORM’S EYE VIEW
Shooting from below.

100. Technical Skills
Apply the Rule of
Thirds. Subject must
occupy 2/3 of your
picture.

101. Rule of Thirds

103. It is a principle that if you place points of interest in the intersections
or along the lines, your photo becomes more balanced and will
enable the viewer of the image interact with it more naturally.

104. Technical Skills
 As much as possible avoid
“FIRING SQUAD”, “POSED”
photos.
Use landscape and portrait
orientations.

105. Avoid FIRING SQUAD pictures
If POSSIBLE...

106. portrait
landscape

107. Picture Selection
Two things to bear in mind
when selecting pictures for
publication:
1.pictures with TECHNICAL
VALUE
2. and EDITORIAL VALUE.

108. Picture Selection
1. Technical value - when it is
technically perfect with
proper lights and shadow, is
free from smudges and is
clean and clear for
publication.

109. Bleeding Photos

110. Picture Selection
2. Editorial value - when it
tells a story at a glance and
when it shows life
happenings, moments of
truth and significance.

111. Does it have EDITORIAL VALUE?

112. Photo credits:
MC Villamor’s FB
Account
Does it have
EDITORIAL
VALUE?

113. Photo credits:
Geo Ringor’s FB
Account
Does it have
EDITORIAL VALUE?

114. LARAWANG
PAMPAHAYAGAN
Jose John F. Mendez, Ph.D.
HT-VI- FILIPINO (BCNHS)

115. WRITING CAPTIONS
CUTLINES
These are most
read body type in a
publication next to
headlines or titles of
stories.

116. 3 Parts of a Caption
CATCHLINE
CUTLINE
or BODY
CREDIT or
SOURCE

117. SAVING LIVES. AFP rescues 17 hostages in Marawi City on October 4, 2017. Military says the
war is almost over, and soon, thousands of displaced residents are returning to Marawi .
Photocredits:CNN Philippines

118. PREPARING FOR TREMORS. School of the Future joins the National Simultaneous
Earthquake Drill last July 22, 2018 which aims to make the pupils become aware of the do’s
and dont’s when real earthquake hits. Rhean De Arce, SOFian PJ

119. Standards of Good Captions
• Accuracy
• Clarity
• Completeness
• Good Writing
In writing the caption, the
photographer’s name appears
smaller /italicized. This type and
layout reinforce the importance of
the content, not the photographer

120. News Caption Format
NOUN + PRESENT TENSE VERB +
DIRECT OBJECT + PROPER NOUN +
PLACE + DAY OF THE WEEK + MONTH
+ DATE + YEAR + credits
SCC Fire Marshall combats fire at
Magdalena Bakery and Generika Drugstore
in V. Gustilo Street, Barangay 3 of San
Carlos City on Friday, May 13, 2016.mepm

121. SCC Fire Marshall combats fire at Magdalena Bakery and
Generika Drugstore in V. Gustilo Street, Barangay 3 of San Carlos
City on Friday, May 13, 2016.mepm

122. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
delivers a condolence speech at the
City Hall of Guihulngan City, Negros
Occidental on Thursday, July 27,
2017.mepm

123. Creative Captions
NOUN + PRESENT TENSE VERB +
DIRECT OBJECT + PROPER NOUN
+ PLACE + DAY OF THE WEEK +
MONTH + DATE + YEAR +
CREATIVITY + credits

124. ALL OUT SYMPATHY. A commendable act
of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as he
personally visits the remains of the six
slained cops at Guihulngan City Hall on
July 27, 2017. This reaching out means a lot
to the bereaved families. .mepm

125. SADDEST GOODBYES. San Carloseños bid goodbye to one of
the oldest bakeries in SCC, Magdalena Bakeshop and to the
newly built Generika Drugstore as the Fire Marshalls put out fire
on Friday, May 13, 2016.mepm

126. BEAUTY WITH A HEART. Pia Wurtzbach waves
and is all smiles at the audience in Las Vegas
after unexpectedly hailed as the true new Miss
Universe after Steve Harvey misproclaimed the
results. Indeed, triumph is sweetest when least
expected.chenpj

127. Simple Reminders in Writing Cutlines
1.Use present tense.
2.It should be written in short,
concise sentences, say an
average of 15 words for a
sentence.

128. SAVING LIVES. AFP rescues 17 hostages in Marawi City on October 4, 2017. Military says the
war is almost over, and soon, thousands of displaced residents are returning to Marawi .
Photocredits:CNN Philippines

129. BEAUTY WITH A HEART. Pia Wurtzbach waves and is all
smiles at the audience in Las Vegas after
unexpectedly hailed as the true new Miss Universe
after Steve Harvey misproclaimed the results on
December 20, 2015 . Indeed, triumph is sweetest when
least expected. Photo credits: Miss Universe.org

130. ALL OUT SYMPATHY. A commendable act
of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as he
personally visits the remains of the six
slained cops at Guihulngan City Hall on July
27, 2017. This reaching out means a lot to
the bereaved families. .mepm

131. SADDEST GOODBYES. San Carloseños bid goodbye to one of
the oldest bakeries in SCC, Magdalena Bakeshop and to the
newly built Generika Drugstore as the Fire Marshalls put out fire
on Friday, May 13, 2016.mepm

132. Simple Reminders in
Writing Cutlines
3. The basic questions every cutline must tell of its
picture are: Who? What? Where? When? and
Why?
4. As much as possible, give the full Christian names
or first names to identify everyone in the picture.
5. Match the cutline with the mood of the picture.

133. ALL OUT SYMPATHY. A commendable act
of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as he
personally visits the remains of the six
slained cops at Guihulngan City Hall on July
27, 2017. This reaching out means a lot to
the bereaved families. .mepm

134. BURDENED EDUCATION. Angelo
Fuertes, 9-year old pupil of San
Joaquin Primary School of Benguet
Province takes along the extra
baggage, his sister, on his several
kilometers barefooted trail to school
daily to get a taste of learning.
Noelle Villa, SOFian PJ
SAMPLE
CAPTION...

135. VICTOR’S TEARS. Emotional silver medalist, Hidilyn Diaz during the Awarding
Ceremony of 2016 Rio Olympics. Photocredit: ABS-CBN News

136. Simple Reminders in
Writing Cutlines
7. A cutline is conversational.
8. Cutline should supplement what is seen.
9. The cutline should not contradict the picture.
10. Do not begin a cutline with “Photo shows…
11. Do not rewrite the news story as a caption.
12. Do not tell what is obvious in the story.

137. PREPARING FOR TREMORS. School of the Future joins the National Simultaneous
Earthquake Drill last July 22, 2016 which aims to make the pupils become aware of the do’s
and dont’s when real earthquake hits. Rhean De Arce, SOFian PJ

138. Remember…
1. In a group photo, each face
should not be smaller than a 25-
centavo coin.
2. Don’t place pictures on the fold.
3. Large pictures should be used on
the top half of the page.

140. Remember…
4. Pictures of speakers
should have his face
not hidden behind the
microphone.

141. OUR QUESTION NOW…
WHAT WILL
HAPPEN DURING
PHOTOJOURN
CONTEST?

142. WHAT CAMERA TO USE?
Digital Point and
Shoot Camera up
to 21 megapixels

143. WHAT TO DO?
oPJ submits the properly labeled
empty memory card to the
TWG
o PJ must be at the venue 30
minutes before the scheduled
time for final instructions.

144. WHAT TO DO?
oPJs are given 2 hours to take
unlimited shots based on a
given theme.
oFrom the unlimited shots, PJs
shall choose 5 best photos to
include in the layout.

145. WHAT TO DO?
oThe layouting of the 5 best
shots will be done on a 1
PowerPoint slide and must be
properly captioned.

146. Sample Layout

148. HITTING SUCCESS. Adrian
A. Maypa aims at smashing
the shuttle cock to beat his
opponent. Oct. 3,2017.
Yukina
JUMP HIGH, REACH HIGH.
Ramonian girls play
Chinese garter and try
their best to reach the
height they are aiming for.
Oct 3, 2017. Yukina
HIT IT WITH YOUR MIGHT.
Julliana hits the ball with
all her might and manages
to score. Oct 3, 2017. Yukina
DO YOUR BEST. This girl
does her best at practicing
the march for the school
band for the band
competition finals. Oct 3,
2017. Yukina
SUCCESSFUL MELODY.
Sheena practices playing
her lyre so she hits a
beautiful melody and not
ruin the school band. Oct 3,
2017. Yukina

149. FRIENDS NEVER APART.
Shanessa and PaoPao talks to
each other about what are they
going to play next at Village 5
Chapel.
Aug. 24 2017. Yukina
FRIENDS FOR LIFE. Angel
and Glendy throw jokes at
each other as they let their
free time passes before
their next class. Aug
24,2017. Yukina
CHIT CHATS AND FOODS.
Hannah and Nessie talk
about their life over slices of
pizza before heading home.
Aug 24,2017. Yukina
TRUE FRIENDS. Kin and Anicia
are playing with each other on
the sand at Village 5 Chapel.
Aug 24, 2017. Yukina
FRIENDS AND LOVERS. Zegric
and Carla spends quality time
and talk about themselves and
have fun together at Plaza
Bigmac. Aug 24, 2017. Yukina
FRIENDSHIP
WILL LAST
FOREVER

150. BRINGING HOME THE BACON.
Samantha Chloe Boncalon
works really hard to win in the
photojournalism contest at SOF
Amphi Theater. Aug. 19,2017.
Yukina
WORK FOR A CAUSE. Banjo works
hard in wiping the ceiling to get
rid of little paint particles at
RMES Social Hall for his family.
Aug 19,2017. Yukina
MUCH EFFORT. This mother is
doing so much effort on her
daughter`s costume for her
performance at RMES. Aug
19,2017. Yukina
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.
Frances Mereka Sandag
practices her lyre routine at
Tandang Sora Elementary
School ground for their
band. Aug 19,2017. Yukina
FOR THE WIN. Samantha Chloe
Boncalon gives her all in taking
entry pictures for the
photojournalism contest at SOF
Amphi Theater. Aug 19,2017.
Yukina
HARDWORK:
THE KEY TO
SUCCESS

151. • Let’s apply the principles we
have just discussed.
• Let’s do the layout as well.
• Kindly submit/attach your
output through messenger.
We Can Do This…

152. Health
and
Wellness
Theme

153. References
www.google.com.ph/photojourn
alism
https://en.m.wikipedia.org
Photojournalism Book: Manny
Zacarias
NTOT Handouts on
Photojournalism

154. Life is like a CAMERA
FOCUS on what’s important,
CAPTURE the good times,
DEVELOP from the negatives,
and
If things don’t work out,
TAKE ANOTHER SHOT.
Points to Ponder

155. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR LISTENING AND
ENJOY YOUR
PHOTOSHOOT!