DMACC Photojournalism

Monday, February 2, 2009

Photo story tips and examples

Some photo essay tips.

Photo stories and essays:

Arrow of Time

Time Photo Essays

Life in the Googleplex

What the World Eats

Jan Sochor

The Oxford Project
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  • Syllabus Spring 2012
  • Which group am I in?
  • News Events (Jan 24, Feb 7, 23, March 8, 27, April 12)
  • Family/Friend Portrait (Jan 17)
  • Family/Friend Photo Story (Jan 24)
  • Family/Friend Job Shadow (Jan 31)
  • Sports (Feb 7)
  • Job Shadow (Feb 14)
  • Photo Story 2 (Feb 21)
  • Candid & Studio (Feb 28)
  • Celebrity Illustration (March 6)
  • Conceptual Illustration (2 photos) (March 13)
  • Photo Story 3 (April 3)
  • Sports #2 (April 17)
  • Final Photo Essay (April 26)

Past Assignment Examples

  • Job Shadow
  • Celebrity Illustration
  • Conceptual illustration
  • Sports (rodeo)
  • Great photo story
  • Photo Story
  • News Event (concert)
  • News Event (DMACC)
  • News Event (parade)
  • News Event (spot news)
  • News Event ("Media event")
  • News Event (spot news)
  • Portrait (actually one of mine)
  • Sports/News Event
  • Photo Story
  • Celebrity Illustration
  • Conceptual Illustration
  • News Event
  • Photo Story
  • Celebrity Illustration
  • Sports/News Event
  • Portrait
  • Sports/News Event
  • News Event
  • Sports/News Event
  • News Event
  • Portrait

Resources for assignments

  • Media Pass Maker (print to about 3"x4")
  • KCCI Calendar
  • DMACC Athletics
  • I-Cubs schedule
  • Iowa Barnstormers
  • Bike Race calendar
  • Des Moines Buccaneers schedule
  • Grand View Athletics
  • Drake Athletics
  • Craigslist events
  • Police Scanner - Des Moines (link on the right)
  • DMACC events
  • Metromix events
  • Register calendar
  • Des Moines Juice
  • Upcoming.org
  • Downtown calendar
  • See Des Moines

Other resources

  • Andy's Flickr (add me!)
  • Our Facebook
  • Flickr Group
  • Portrait lighting
  • Online printing services
  • American Society of Media Photographers
  • Art Portfolio
  • Tips for shooting sports
  • Photojournalism tips
  • Cutline writing
  • More cutline/caption writing
  • Yet more cutline/caption writing
  • And more cutlines

Printing Resources

  • Snapfish (Flickr has this built-in)
  • Shutterfly
  • Kodak
  • SmugMug
  • CostCo

Photo blogs and news

  • Digital Photo Class Blog
  • National Geographic Photo of the Day
  • In Focus news photo blog
  • The Big Picture
  • Wall Street Journal Photojournal
  • Photojournalism in the news
  • Pro Photo Life
  • Joe McNally
  • Scott Kelby
  • Shooting from the hip
  • Photo Business & Forum
  • The Digital Journalist

Photos Photos Photos

  • Magnum Photos: Essays
  • Documentary: The Burning House
  • Photo Story: Day with my father
  • Photo Story: A Mother's Journey
  • More Photo Essays
  • LIFE photos
  • Callie Shell: Obama
  • A Photo A Day
  • Photojournalism award winners
  • Student Awards (Ill.)
  • Photojournalism Awards (Atlanta)

Photojournalism Videos

  • Multimedia Photo Story: Following Obama
  • Multimedia Photo Story: Homeless....
  • Multimedia Photo Story: Kingsley's Crossing
  • Multimedia Photo Story: Magcloud
  • Defining glamor lighting
  • Portrait tips
  • Lighting & Portrait tips
  • Ed Kashi Tips & Techniques
  • Power of Photojournalism pt 1
  • Power of Photojournalism pt 2
  • David Dare Parker (via Nikon)

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