2011 Reynolds Institute - Photojournalism

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MynameisDavid


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Iamavisualstoryteller


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Iamavisualstoryteller


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Ilovebaseball(bit.ly/o1oVNR)


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andtheBlackRock(bit.ly/oyPXis)


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Photojournalism


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Whatisit?


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Whatisit?

Usingphotostotellastory.


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Whatisit?

Honesty Empathy ObjecGvity Relevance Timeliness NarraGve


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Whatisit?

Honesty Empathy ObjecGvity Relevance Timeliness NarraGve

Moments


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Decisivemoment

PhotographersdealinthingswhichareconGnuallyvanishing

andwhentheyhavevanishedthereisnocontrivanceonearth

whichcanmakethemcomebackagain.

HenriCarGer-Bresson (bit.ly/eerSzx)


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FleeGng

Lookatlightandadmireitsbeauty.

Closeyoureyes,andthenlookagain:

whatyousawisnolongerthere;

andwhatyouwillseelaterisnotyet.

LeonardodaVinci


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Whatmakesagoodpicture?


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Technical

quality


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Technical

qualityIsyour

sensorclean?


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AestheGc

value


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AestheGc

valueRul

eofthi

rds.

Ooh,thatsapre]ysunset.

Howst

he

background?


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Storytelling

ability


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Storytelling

ability

Moment

s,

moments,moments

.

Historiccontext.


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Technical

quality

AestheGc

value

Storytelling

ability


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SnapShots

Weallshootthem


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SnapShots


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SnapShots

trynottousethem.


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SnapShots

"You'vegottopushyourselfharder.You'vegottostartlookingforpicturesnobodyelsecouldtake.You'vegottotakethe

toolsyouhaveandprobedeeper.

BillAllard,NaGonaleographic (bit.ly/gIlJ45)


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Terms


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Aperture

Theadjustableopeninginacameralensusedtocontrolthe

amountoflightreachingthefilm.Thesizeofthisholeis

calledthef-stop.Thesmallerthef-stop,theshallowerthe

depthoffield.


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Aperture


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Aperture


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Shu]erSpeed

ThelengthofGmeduringwhichthecamerashu]erremains

open.SpeedsareexpressedinsecondsorfracGonsofa

second(e.g.2,1,1/2,1/4,1/8,1/15,1/30,1/60,1/125,

1/250,1/500,1/1000,1/2000,1/4000,1/8000).Eachspeed

incrementhalvestheamountoflight.Alongwithaperture,it

determinestheamountoflightthatreachesthefilmor

sensor.


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Shu]erSpeed

Afastshu]erspeedfreezestheacGon.

Thisimagewascapturedat1/5000,F4.


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Shu]erSpeed

Aslowshu]erspeedblurstheacGoncreaGngasenseof

movement.Thisimagewascapturedat1/13,F6.3.


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FilmSpeed(ISO)

FilmspeedisthemeasureofaphotographicfilmssensiGvity

tolight.Itisdesignatedbyasystemdevelopedbythe

InternaGonalOrganizaGonforStandardizaGonwhichusesthe

iniGalsISObeforethefilm-speednumber(e.g.ISO400).

HighISO,fastfilm(e.g.ISO1600)ismoregrainyandsensiGve

tolightthanslow,lowISOfilm(e.g.ISO200).


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FilmSpeed(ISO)

Bothoftheseimageswereshotat1600ISO

indimlylitcondiGons.


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WhiteBalance

Whitebalancereferstothecolortemperatureofthelight

sourceandtherelaGvewarmthorcoolnessofwhitelight.

ColortemperatureismeasuredindegreesKelvin.Atungsten

lamp(3000K)iscooler/bluerthandirectsunlight(5500K).


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WhiteBalance

Tungsten

Flourescent

Auto/Daylight*

Cloudy


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Pointers


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etcloser


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Knowyourlightsource


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Cleanbackgrounds


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AcGon


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reacGon


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emoGon


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ethigh


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etlow


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Details


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RepeGGon(bit.ly/nfi2oW)


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Framing(bit.ly/nmXwNg)


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Keephorizonshorizontal


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Senseofplace


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ShootverGcals


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BepaGent

Youhavetomilkthecowalotandgetlotsofmilktomakea

li]lepieceofcheese.

HenriCarGer-Bresson


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ShooGngagoodheadshot


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ShooGngagoodheadshot

Lookforopenshadeorwindowlight. Avoidshadowsontheface/directsunlight. Iflitfrombehind,useadarkbackground. Separatethesubjectfromthebackground. Usealonglens,shallowdepthoffield. Ifyoudontknowtheintendedusage,dontcroptooGght.


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Preppingfiles

forpublicaGon


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Filesize,cropping

Forprint:

10@300DPI

Forweb:

pixels,notinches;

72DPI


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Filesize,cropping

Youcantmakeasmallphoto,big.

=


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CapGons

IPTCData(Photoshop=>File=>Fileinfo)Who,what,where,when.APstyle.

Iftheresagroupofpeople,use:letorightfromleJohnSmith,le

Chooseoneandbeconsistent.


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Color

Youcanmake

minimaltoning

adjustmentswith

levelsorcurves.

Iuselevels.

RB=web

CMYK=print

(Photoshop=>Image=>Adjustments=>Levels)


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Lawsandethics


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Legalstuff

Anyoneinapublicplacecantakepicturesofanythingtheywant.

Ifyouareonpublicproperty,youcantakepicturesofprivateproperty.

Peoplecanbephotographediftheyareinpublic. Equipmentcannotbeconfiscatedwithoutacourtorder.

Noonecanmakeyoudeleteimages. More:bit.ly/mXRpAv


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Ethics

Dontlie Empathy More:bit.ly/fnb8ps


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Lastly


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Iwasinhighschooltoo,once.


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Iwasinhighschooltoo,once.

Cheapcameras Badskin Darkgyms Pushyparents Surlystudents Angryadministrators JVbaseballcoaches

Igetit:bit.ly/qtN0Hx


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DavidCalvert,VisualStoryteller

[email protected]

(775)848-3510

calvertphotography.com blog.calvertphotography.com twi]er.com/calvertphoto facebook.com/calvertphotography linkedin.com/in/calvertphotography

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2011 Reynolds Institute - Photojournalism