Photojournalism

Photography isn’t just being able to take a pretty picture. There are a lot of factors to think about when it comes to taking a picture. The most important thing to me when it comes to photography is when a picture tells a story. One photographer that I think tells amazing stories through her photographs is Margaret Bourke-White. Margaret was a photographer in the 1920’s. When Margaret was in college she did not dream about being a photographer she dreamed about being a Herpetologist. She once…

There are specific requirements to be a photography teacher, although anyone can teach someone how to hold a camera and how to take pictures, photographer instructors are experienced and have specific skills, that they have learned from majoring in photography, which are crucial for teaching a photography course. Those skills, according to study.com, are, “instructional and organizational skills, photography, patience, entry software, Microsoft Access, graphics or photo imaging software and…

convincing with his photographs to help the less fortunate. To fully understand who Jacob Riis was and the accomplishments he made involves understanding his life in the tenements, how he contributed to fast growing American cities, and how he used photojournalism to change America. Though Riis had a rough upbringing he made the most of his situation, worked hard, and did not give up and because of the he is a well-known photojournalist. He is someone we talk about with admiration, and teach…

permission from president Lincoln to follow the Union troops to document the war in 1861. Mathew Brady, his team and his photographs had a paramount impact on public opinion of the Civil War that continues to this day, a major impact on modern day photojournalism and the future of war time photography. Mathew Brady was born in 1822 or 1823, the exact date is disputed, in Warren…

1930s quashed all forms of free-spirited avant-garde aesthetic & Rodchenko fell out of grace with the Communist Party. Rodchenko's paintings and designs were publicly condemned by the authorities for alleged "formalism." Rodchenko then passed to photojournalism. His photographic images illustrated the era of High Stalinism by showing extravagant parades, the definitive change of agriculture. Through his photos, he also showed the huge industrial expansion taking place but was not allowed to…

Nick Ut Huynh Cong Ut also known as Nick Ut was born on March 29th, 1951 in Vietnam. He is best known for his style of photojournalism when he was working for Associated Press (AP), this is a multinational news agency. He started working at AP in 1965 when he was just fourteen years old, just a few weeks after this his brother who was also working for the agency was killed photographing the war in Vietnam. Ut was shot 3 times when he was documenting the conflict in Vietnam, in the arm, leg and…

spoke for the people and the dirty conditions they had to live in. Riis’s journalism (muckrakers) and photography’s pushed for reform. He was determined to expose the corruption so others could see what the slums of New York City really were. The photojournalism presented by Riis had a crucial impact on the message he was trying to depict onto the public. Jacob Riis worked as a reporter and was shocked and disturbed by the conditions these people were living in. He couldn't imagine that so many…

work. While some photographers lead successful careers with only experience and skill, many pursue formal career training through undergraduate degree programs. This is especially true for those in specialties such as industrial photography, photojournalism or scientific photography. Undergraduate degree programs in photography and related fields may be available at art schools, colleges and universities. bachelor of fine arts in photography…

with? Fine art photography is photography created for aesthetic reasons. It can be used to express beauty. This type of photography can overlap with commercial, fashion, nature, black and white and portrait photography. It can also overlap with photojournalism. 2. What is stock photography? How is traditional stock photography different from micro-stock photography? Stock photography is photos that can be licensed for a certain use. Traditional stock photography is taken by professionals in a…

The best and worst decision of my high school career took place before the first day of my freshman year. I signed up for photojournalism, the class that produces the yearbook. While it’s a fulfilling and captivating class that has become one of my passions, it’s also undeniably the most stressful and time-consuming class I have ever taken. I still remember the first time I completed a spread. I had never worked so meticulously on something in my life. I came up with an idea, designed a spread…