Intro to Cameras, Choosing a photos

1. Types of Cameras
Digital SLR:
Very high quality photos with many
manual control options. Good for
newspaper, good for yearbook.
Point and Shoot:
High quality photos with
fewer manual control
options. Good for
newspaper, good for
yearbook (if you set the
image size to “large”).

2. Types of Cameras
Cell Phone Camera:
Medium quality photos with very
few manual control options. OK for
newspaper only IF photo is taken
in bright light (low-light cell phone
images tend to be grainy, blurry).
Only acceptable for the yearbook
in desperate situations!

3. Photos are as important as the article!

4. Choosing / Staging a Photo
For a newspaper article…choose a photo that
represents the main idea of your article.
“State Parks Hope to
Tempt Kids Into Nature,
Not Nintendo”

5. Choosing / Staging a Photo
For a newspaper article…choose a photo that
represents the main idea of your article.
“Syrian People Make
the Best of Life in a
Busy Refugee Camp”

6. Headline:
“Congo Rangers Try to Protect Gorillas In One of
the World's Worst War Zones”
Which is better? Why?

7. Headline:
“Jen Welter Breaks Barriers in Sports by Joining
NFL's Cardinals coaching staff”
Which is better? Why?

8. General Rules:
Specificity! (Be specific). Don’t use a
generic image to represent your article.

9. General Rules:
LIFE! Show people (and other forms of
life) in your images whenever possible.

10. General Rules:
Activity! Show motion instead of
stillness whenever you can.

11. General Rules:
Color! Show colorful photos rather than
monochrome or dull photos, if you can.

12. General Rules:
Creativity! Try to think of interesting
ways to capture your subject.

13. General Rules:
Mood! Consider the mood or emotion
your image is conveying. It should match
the tone of your article.

14. Homework:
Bring a photo for your article
to class on Friday.
Next time: cropping!