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10 Cards in this Set
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PHOTOJOURNALISM |
- interweaving of words and pictures - tell stories without words - stir emotions, change attitudes - more powerful? |
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TIMELINE |
1700s - silver and calcium make negative 1830s - Louis Daguerre invents modern photo (daguerreotupe 1839 - first photograph (Boulevarde du Temple) 1861-65 - US Civil War - war news photography - photos in newspapers 1884 - George Eastman invents film 1887 - flash powder 1888 - Eastman invents box camers (rise of amateur photography 1900 - Box Brownie 1925 - Leica - "modern" camera 1930 -60s - golden age of news photography late 20th Century - paparazzi Early 21st Century - digital cameras, freelance amateur photography |
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MATTHEW BRADY |
- father of photojournalism - first successful commercial photo journalist |
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HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON |
- father of modern photojournalism - merged journalism and art - candid/street approach - great photos = great news |
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PHOTOJOURNALISM BRIEFS |
- emerging action - politcal leaders/events - sport - features - hard news - human interest - novelty |
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TECHNIQUES |
- close ups - head shots - wide shots - angles (arty) - trend for more aesthetically creative shots |
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PHOTOGRAPHIC NEWS VALUES |
- timelines - prominence - action - conflict/violence - oddity - humour - narrative - aesthetically pleasing - objective |
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NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY AS ART |
- can be exact reproduction - powerful because of accuracy and reality - 'freezing' history - key for historical accuracy |
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ETHICS |
1. Privacy 2. Editing (manipulating and touching up) 3. Identifying subjects (court cases, children, Indigenous) 4. lack of taste (too violent?) |
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THEORIES OF VISUAL RESPONSE |
1. Liberal humanist - should be shocked to re-think opinion - morality outweighs sensitivity 2. Neo-conservative - family/societal values above truth of photos |
