Photojournalism
What's the role of photo journalism?
The role of photo journalism is to demonstrate and elaborate on a story using photographic images. A story has not been completely recieved by a reader unless there is some type of support to help them envision what the journalist is trying to get across. Photojournalism can educate readers through imagry and help them feel more involved in a story.
Are there rules that photojournalists should follow? Why? Why not?
There are certain rules photojournalists need to follow. When you are trying to depict a true image to the audience, it should not be altered in any way in order to attain belief and reveal truths. Elements in photographs should not be moved, added, cloned, deleted, rearranged, changed or combines because this ruins the integrity of the photograph. If a photograph stays true to its original capture, it speaks more authentically to readers.
Is the ethics of taking journalistic photos different than the ethics of writing a news story?
The ethics of photojournalism and writing a news story is in many ways alike. Both types of journalism have a purpose to depict the most authentic reality to whomever is reading the story. They must provide the most detail in order to properly tell a story and create a connection with the reader. Therefore, their photos and words must be closest to reality as they can possibly be. Both images and wording should not be manipulated or altered in any way to ensure the journalist remains credible.
What's the impact of altering press photographs? Should they be edited (at all) in postproduction?
Photography is the closest witness we have to the truth. Anything that takes us away from that accuracy should not be practiced due to flawed perceptions. I feel no major editing work that removes, adds or creates a different image should be used in postproduction. The only exceptions should be minor adjustments to better depict the photograph such as resizing, cropping or selective lightening and darkening.
Frank O’Connor, coordinator of the photojournalism program
SOURCES:
http://www.gulfstatesccc.org/html/photojournalism_rules.html
.http://www.photography-schools.com/photojournalismhistory.htm
https://gbc.blackboard.com/webct/urw/lc5122011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct
The role of photo journalism is to demonstrate and elaborate on a story using photographic images. A story has not been completely recieved by a reader unless there is some type of support to help them envision what the journalist is trying to get across. Photojournalism can educate readers through imagry and help them feel more involved in a story.
Are there rules that photojournalists should follow? Why? Why not?
There are certain rules photojournalists need to follow. When you are trying to depict a true image to the audience, it should not be altered in any way in order to attain belief and reveal truths. Elements in photographs should not be moved, added, cloned, deleted, rearranged, changed or combines because this ruins the integrity of the photograph. If a photograph stays true to its original capture, it speaks more authentically to readers.
Is the ethics of taking journalistic photos different than the ethics of writing a news story?
The ethics of photojournalism and writing a news story is in many ways alike. Both types of journalism have a purpose to depict the most authentic reality to whomever is reading the story. They must provide the most detail in order to properly tell a story and create a connection with the reader. Therefore, their photos and words must be closest to reality as they can possibly be. Both images and wording should not be manipulated or altered in any way to ensure the journalist remains credible.
What's the impact of altering press photographs? Should they be edited (at all) in postproduction?
Photography is the closest witness we have to the truth. Anything that takes us away from that accuracy should not be practiced due to flawed perceptions. I feel no major editing work that removes, adds or creates a different image should be used in postproduction. The only exceptions should be minor adjustments to better depict the photograph such as resizing, cropping or selective lightening and darkening.
SOURCES:
http://www.gulfstatesccc.org/html/photojournalism_rules.html
.http://www.photography-schools.com/photojournalismhistory.htm
https://gbc.blackboard.com/webct/urw/lc5122011.tp0/cobaltMainFrame.dowebct