Module Descriptors
UNDERSTANDING PHOTOJOURNALISM
JOUR50185
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 22
Independent Study Hours: 128
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
11 x workshops ( 2 hours each) = 22 hours.
Demonstrating and investigating the key concepts underpinning journalism photography and its negotiaton with texts using digital technology.
Independent learning = 128 hours
Developing knowledge and understanding of digital photography for specified markets.
Demonstrating and investigating the key concepts underpinning journalism photography and its negotiaton with texts using digital technology.
Independent learning = 128 hours
Developing knowledge and understanding of digital photography for specified markets.
Module Indicative Content
Journalists are increasingly required to not only have the knowledge and skills to work with words, but also, because of changing practices, multimedia operations, advanced low-cost printing technology and the digital revolution, to think and work in pictures. It is essential to be able to spot a story's picture potential and understand how to exploit it. This module introduces Level two students who have some news awareness and newswriting ability to the technical and creative aspects of Photojournalism. This module concentrates on the techniques of taking, manipulating and using pictures in conjunction with appropriate text using digital cameras.
Module Resources
Digital camera loan bank
Library resources
OHP/PowerPoint/computer projector
Audio/video/Ipod playback facilities
Picture editing software
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
Library resources
OHP/PowerPoint/computer projector
Audio/video/Ipod playback facilities
Picture editing software
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
Module Texts
Evans, H. (1986) Pictures on a Page. Heinemann.
Keene, M. (1995) Practical Photojournalism. Oxford, Focal Press.
Kobre, K. (2008) Photojournalism: The professional approach. Elesvier.
Banks D, Hanna M, (2009) McNae's Essential Law for Journalists. OUP.
Kershaw, A. (2002), Blood and Champagne, The Life and Times of Robert Capa. MacMillan.
Fincher, T (1980) Creative techniques in Photojournalism. B.T Batsford.
Photojournalism. (1971) Time-Life Books. (Available on e-bay).
Tarrant, J. (1998) Professional Press, Editorial and PR Photography. Focal Press.
Websites
BUSINESS
http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness
http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/search/label/Business%20101
http://www.freelanceuk.com/news/2474.shtml
http://hub.the-aop.org/
PHOTOSHOP
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/crop-images/
www.good-tutorials.com/
PHOTOGRAPHY
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm
http://digital-photography-school.com/Digital%20Photography%20School.html
http://www.popphoto.com/Features/How-to
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/
Keene, M. (1995) Practical Photojournalism. Oxford, Focal Press.
Kobre, K. (2008) Photojournalism: The professional approach. Elesvier.
Banks D, Hanna M, (2009) McNae's Essential Law for Journalists. OUP.
Kershaw, A. (2002), Blood and Champagne, The Life and Times of Robert Capa. MacMillan.
Fincher, T (1980) Creative techniques in Photojournalism. B.T Batsford.
Photojournalism. (1971) Time-Life Books. (Available on e-bay).
Tarrant, J. (1998) Professional Press, Editorial and PR Photography. Focal Press.
Websites
BUSINESS
http://www.asmp.org/strictlybusiness
http://photobusinessforum.blogspot.com/search/label/Business%20101
http://www.freelanceuk.com/news/2474.shtml
http://hub.the-aop.org/
PHOTOSHOP
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-editing/crop-images/
www.good-tutorials.com/
PHOTOGRAPHY
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm
http://digital-photography-school.com/Digital%20Photography%20School.html
http://www.popphoto.com/Features/How-to
http://blogs.photopreneur.com/
Module Additional Assessment Details
1) A portfolio 4 monochrome pictures suitable for a newspaper picture page, on one subject, containing appropriate captions and accompanied by a 200 word story.
2) A portfolio 4 colour pictures suitable for a magazine picture page, on one subject, containing appropriate captions and accompanied by a 200 word story.
3) A total of 150 original photographs covering at least 4 different subjects, including the pictures selected for submission, submitted on a CD.
4) The opportunity to produce a 90 second "Soundslide" show story of pictures and audio on a single subject, suitable for use on the web, containing appropriate captions is in the process of being arranged, to be sumitted instead of the monochrome portfolio.
A rationale of 200 words should accompany the final selected portfolios, explaining why each was selected from the range of pictures taken and why the work is suitable for your target market.
All material must be taken and produced within the time constraints of this module.
2) A portfolio 4 colour pictures suitable for a magazine picture page, on one subject, containing appropriate captions and accompanied by a 200 word story.
3) A total of 150 original photographs covering at least 4 different subjects, including the pictures selected for submission, submitted on a CD.
4) The opportunity to produce a 90 second "Soundslide" show story of pictures and audio on a single subject, suitable for use on the web, containing appropriate captions is in the process of being arranged, to be sumitted instead of the monochrome portfolio.
A rationale of 200 words should accompany the final selected portfolios, explaining why each was selected from the range of pictures taken and why the work is suitable for your target market.
All material must be taken and produced within the time constraints of this module.