Dr Joseph Obe

Dr Joe Email: drjoe@josephobe.com

Twitter:@josephobe Website: www.josephobe.com FB: Joseph Obe Introduction to hotojournalismCourse OverviewThiscoursekick-startsthecareerofthosewho wanttoventureintophotojournalism.Thiscourse isintendedforpotentialeditors,designers,and othercommunicatorswhoneedtoappreciate photographsinordertousethemintelligentlyin their work. The class also should interest students whowanttoimprovetheir"visualliteracy"while learningsomeofthehistoryandprinciplesof photojournalism.Itwillnotincludethe comprehensivetaskoftakingpicturebutitwill prepareyoutostartusingcameraasa professionaljournalist.However,youwillbe reuiredtocarryoutsimplephotoshooting e!ercise around the campus.What !ou will learn

At the end of this course, students should be able to:produce images that tell stories for newspapers, magazines, books and the Internet.appreciate the content, aesthetic beauty and usefulness of photographs in relation to news making. Write and produce intelligent captions for their photos.Identify a good photo and the elements that make a good photo"lass hilosoph!

!.I will take lots of pictures".I will always plan my pictures#.I will get close to my pictures$.I will shoot in the best light possible%.I will be creative.What !ou will learn

At the end of this course, students should be able to:produce images that tell stories for newspapers, magazines, books and the Internet.appreciate the content, aesthetic beauty and usefulness of photographs in relation to news making. Write and produce intelligent captions for their photos.Identify a good photo and the elements that make a good photo.Module 1"undamentals of #hotojournalismThedevelopmentofphotographyinthe$%&'s wasoneofthemostprofoundchangesthathas affected the way we view the world. #hotography bringstolifepeople,places,eventsandother thingsthatwewouldotherwisehavetrouble understanding.Ithasgivenusacommonsetof imageswithwhichtounderstandthe environmentthatwedonotpersonally e!perience.

&hotography is an important part of 'ournalism. It, along with the words that we use, is a (ital part of telling the story we ha(e to tell. &hotography gi(es the audience for 'ournalism another dimension of information that they cannot get with words.It often gi(es life and form to the words that 'ournalists use. It helps to entertain the audience as well as to deep their understanding of the information in a story. &hotography is a way of impressing a story onto the brain of a reader.Outstanding Photo Journalists)ne of the first great photo'ournalists was (atthew )rady, a *ew +ork portrait photographer who tra(eled to many of the battlefields of the American ,i(il War in the !-./s to record what had happened there. 0rady1s images brought home to people who had stayed behind the starkness and horrors of way and helped change the way that people thought about war itself.

Outstanding Photo Journalists2tudents to research about local &hoto'ournalists like Peter Obe of the Nigeria Daily Times

#ortfolio *ssignment $+ #,3ind an ob'ect that pro'ects the image of the uni(ersity. It could be its logo, website, branding, gate etc. 4ake a picture of the ob'ect and find out e(erything you can about the item. Why do you consider it as a public relations tool for the 5ni(ersity62ubmission 7eadline: "#rd April "/!# 8!!am. % marks

-ifference between photojournalism and photography !.&hotographyfocusesonthe aestheticbeautyofanimagewhile photo'ournalism focuses on howthe news angle of animage.".&hoto'ournalist is concerned about thecompositionalfocus,or emphasisofapicturewhile photographyisconcernedwith clarity,colourand9ualityofa picture.#. &hoto 'ournalists must integrate photography into their thinking about e(erystorytheyco(er.0utthatisn:t the business of a photographer..hat a photojournalists must look out for in #ictures#.Drama: i$ that will hold %iewer&s attention.'.(ction: i$ that depicts mo%ement) *eepin+ %iewers in suspense o, what happened be,ore and a,ter the pi$ was ta*en.-. E$pression: The photo that captures e$pression tells a +ood stor!.../nusualness:capturethe uni0ueorbi1arremomentso, people&s li%es/thics and legal issues in photojournalism !.4ake the pictures first and decide whether it will be published or not later.".It is a crime to manipulate the pi;. 4ake pi; as it appears. 7o not mo(e or photoshop pi; for publication as people belie(e pi; don1t lie.0ode of ethics of the 1ational #ress #hotographers *ssociation.$.)e accurate and comprehensive in the representation of subjects.2. ,esist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities.&. )e complete and provide conte!t when photographing or recording subjects. *void stereotyping individuals and groups. ,ecogni3e and work to avoid presenting one4s own biases in the work.5. Treat all subjects with respect and dignity. 6ive special consideration to vulnerable subjects and compassion to victims of crime or tragedy. Intrude on private moments of grief only when the public has an overriding and justifiable need to see.7. .hile photographing subjects do not intentionally contribute to, alter, or seek to alter or influence events.0ode of ethics of the 1ational #ress #hotographers *ssociation 80ontd9:. /diting should maintain the integrity of the photographic images4 content and conte!t. -o not manipulate images or add or alter sound in any way that can mislead viewers or misrepresent subjects.;. -o not pay sources or subjects or reward them materially for information or participation.%. -o not accept gifts, favours, or compensation from those who might seek to influence coverage.