“Photojournalist by trade. Educator at heart”. – Lori King Lori King is a photojournalist at the Toledo (Ohio) Blade newspaper and an adjunct photojournalism/multimedia instructor at Kent State University, University of Toledo, Wayne State University and Owens Community College. A few words about my instructor and what I learnt from her. I believe teachers and…
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NPPA Town Hall webinar (Live on March 22) an excellent source of vital information for photojournalists
(This composition is written in freestyle format and does not follow AP style) NPPA Coronavirus 1st Town Hall webinar relayed live of March 22 is an excellent reference guide, especially for Freelancing and Independent Journalists. The vivid varieties of panelists on the live online relay laid down fundamentals for professional and individual safety & security…
Storytelling on Steller App
https://steller.co/sk2020/ This is one the best assignments to have ever ventured into, first experience to go out and cover an event. It was difficult to shoot close-up photos with cell phone while maintaining social distancing, zooming in leads to loss of quality. Also, most importantly, not to breach the ethical boundaries by invading the privacy…
Learning Technical Functioning and Operating Skills for Photography
As my teacher Ms King says, “Photojournalism is a visual language”. I understand and agree that in digital age, photojournalism is a visual language written in ‘light’ font. Just like we have different types of fonts in every written language. Visual language is written by the stream of light entering the camera. Understanding the controls…
Photojournalism under the First Amendment and the law; basic overview
First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” The First Amendment of the constitution summarizes the…
To Shoot A Feature Story, ‘Circling The Wagon’ is the KEY
The broadest idea of feature story in photojournalism is to tell a short but significant story through a colligate of organic photos. This broad idea encompasses wide range of storylines from humanistic to technological or on any given topic. Feature story also may very often be aligned to the soft news. It is very essential…
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