Lecture 3

Lecture 3 was all about the importance of pictures and photos in relation to 'telling factual stories'.

Picture stories have been utlisied throughout history by various cultures, for example

• Australian Indigenous cave stories
• Plato's 'shawodws on the cave wall'
• Holy books and stained glass
• Early newspapers and newsletters illustrated with line drawings

The History of Photography and Journalism

1800s

• 1879: First published photo
• 1880: First published news photo

1900s

• 1936: First colour photo

Now

• digital capture and upload
• digital manipulation
• faux-tography
• digitial publishing

Photography is now an integral aspect of journalism, so what is it that makes a great photo?

News Photo of the Year

Queensland Media Awards 2009

Things to consider include -

• framing
• focus
• angle and point of view
• timing and shutter speed
• capturing 'the moment'
• rule of thirds - the golden mean

"A picture has no meaning at all if it can't tell a story." 

Eetu Silanpaa