Lecture3: Telling factual stories with pictures

Pictures are everywhere. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.

A Short Selected History of picture stories

Early Newspapers/ Newsletters

Developments in Photo-Journalism

1) Digital capture & upload

 

2) Digital manipulation

 3) Digital publishing

 

 



 What makes a great photo?

• Framing
• Focus
• Angle & Point of View (POV)
• Exposure (or Light)
• Timing (Shutter speed)
• Capturing "The Moment"

The Rule of Thirds (Golden Mean)

A picture cropped without and with the rule of thirds

Moving Pictures

• Framing
• Focus
• Angle & Point of View (POV)
• Exposure (or Light)
• Timing (& Editing)
• Capturing "The Scene"
• Inclusion of Sound dimension