From your former professor at SAC

Dear former students,

This is Dr. Lo. You received this message because you are one of my former students in the past. I would like to inform you that we are offering the once-a-year News Photo II class in spring 2014.
This course will be concentrating mainly on shooting news and documentary video and on-location lighting in still photography.

The meeting time is Tuesday and Friday.

A tentative syllabus is attached.

We currently still have vacancy for the class. You are encouraged to take up this challenge. Let me know if you need more information.

EL

I.    Catalog Description: COMM 1317, News Photography II (3-2-3)  17207

(Prerequisite required: taken and passed either one of the following: Comm 1316 News photo I or Comm2311 News Gathering and Writing I)

Meeting hours: Tuesday 12:15 p.m. - 3:55 p.m., Friday 1: :00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.

This course aims to train students to be an entry-level photojournalist. Building on the basic knowledge students learned in COMM 1316, News Photography I, this course will aim to teach student up-to-date knowledge and skills newspapers and magazines require their photo staff to know and perform. Therefore, in addition to learning how to shoot quality still news photos, this course will also include learning how to shoot video and creating multimedia slideshows.

Learning methods of this course include lectures, homework tryouts and presentation critiques. Students will also have the opportunity to acquire real world working experience from shooting for The Ranger newspaper and The Ranger Online.

Comm 1317 News Photo II Course Outline (Tentative)

Week	Main themes
1	Orientation, Basic video shooting and download
2	Talent show shooting / Basic video editing / Instructional video introduction
3	Advance video shooting and video editing
4	Advance audio technique / Create audio slideshow with iMovie
5	Instructional video presentation / Documentary video technique
6	Introduction to individual project / Documentary video shooting & editing Documentary video ethics and law
7	Flash basics: How light and flash work Introduction to individual project
Spring Break
8	Single on-camera flash / Documentary video presentation
Easter Holiday 3/29
9		MID-TERM EXAM / Single off-camera on-location flash
10		Multiple off-camera on-location flash / Individual project planning, instructions
11		Field trip for on-location lighting
Fiesta Holiday
12		Individual project assistance / Historical/Contemporary photographer presentation
13		Individual project, instruction and assistance
14		Final Exam

Grading Structure

The final grade of this course is composed of the followings: Homework assignments: (40%) Quizzes: (5%) Mid-term (5%) Individual project (10%) Attendance and participation (5%) Final exam (5%) Bonus (extra 5%)       An extra 5% will be awarded to students who do extra works. Details will be further discussed in class.

Ranger assignment (30%) Mandatory: 1. Documentary videos 1 2. Documentary videos 2 3. Documentary videos 3 4. Good use of flash in a documentary way Elective: (choose any one of the following)             1. Good illustrative photo illustration             2. Good sports action or feature photo             3. Interesting feature photo             4. Intense breaking news photo             5. Audio slideshow             6. Photo story                7. Good use of flash in a presentational way (portrait)

Obama is having fun!

It is okay to have fun, but pick the right occasion. This was taken on Mandella's funeral.
If we do not have free media, do you think that this kind of photos will be allowed to distribute around the world?

http://www.bubblews.com/news/1778316-obama-in-hot-water-with-miss-michelle-over-quotselfiequot-at-mandella-funeral

Is America a free country and all of us respect press freedom, starting from top, to bottom?

Far from that. This article might shed some light on that:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/12/opinion/obamas-orwellian-image-control.html?_r=0

Extra credit!

Final posting tally

Nice Day for Taking Pictures

People taking photos

Using an old camera, trying to take a picture of the dog. It was a priceless moment. This turned out to be a fun doggy dog world.

People taking pictures

Bye, Bye, Blog....Last blog post, photogs taking pictures

News organizations throughout the country is fighting for photo access from the White House.

Another example to illustrate "If you don't fight for your right, they will be taken away."

http://freebeacon.com/newsroom-protests-against-white-house-spread/

Final exam. tips

I figure out that we might not have enough time to go through ethics materials as much as I wanted. Also, it is time to boost up your grade, therefore, I am passing on this study tips for questions I will likely ask you on ethics in the Final Exam. You will be able to find the answer by reading the Ethics chapter, reading the course materials in the classwork folder, and pay attention to the discussion in class.  Only a few questions will be picked from below though. Here you go:

Ethics exam tips on Ethics

According to the author (Kobre), what are the frameworks for making ethical decision?

What happened to the photo showing the Iceland volcano ash that eventually being recalled by Reuters photo agency in April, 2010?

What is the code of ethics listed by National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)?

What did photographer Boris Yaro said to another photographer who tried to stop him while he was taking photos of Robert Kennedy dying on the ground after being assassinated?

Why shouldn’t we pay subjects for letting us to take their photos?

What should you do or shouldn’t do while taking up photo assignment of a funeral?

Renowned photographer Eddie Adams took a photo that publicly considered as changing public opinion about the Vietnam War, what was that photo about?

 When Life magazine photographer Flip Schulke was shooting a civil right march led by Martin Luther King in Alabama and saw some black kids was being shoved to the ground by police, he stopped shooting but dragging the kids away. What did Dr. King told him at that moment?

The author mentioned several times about “breakfast test” in describing ethical standards in publishing photos. What is the term means?

In a 1975 photo of woman and a child falling off a collapsing fire escape, despite a strong complaint from the readers on publishing the photo, some effect was achieved by publishing the photo. What was that?

What did the Website of Best of Photojournalism contest do to an award-winning photo showing a half-naked woman being sexually assaulted by a crowd at Mardi Gras in order to protect the identity of the victim?

What did National Geographic magazine do to a 1982 cover photo of the pyramids of Giza?

Charlotte Observer photographer Patrick Schneider’s manipulated photo of two grieving firefighters eventually earned him a 3-day suspension and also being stripped off of an award he had already won with that photo. What did he do to that photo?

What did Time magazine do to the police mug shot of O. J. Simpson on its cover in 1994? What is the public’s reaction to the photo?

Storytelling

There are so many storytelling moments in an event waiting for you to discover. Observe different aspects of an event and try to capture them. The style of one photo tells it all is outdated ever since the online news outlet were invented. We can always use more.

blog tally update

Last blog posting of the semester

Person taking photographs

1. The photographer need to be easily visible.
2. Subject(s) being photographed also need to be included in your photo.

Due Dec. 2 (Monday)

This will conclude the extra credit (5%) for this course.
Your score will be calculated proportionally out of the 10 postings.

No set-up photos!

Support for photojournalist

Interesting read, what a French newspaper did in support of photojournalist/photographers

http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2307127/french-newspaper-removes-all-images-in-support-of-photographers

"Toolman" Checkout alll the tools on his belt

man with tool

Fill flash effect

Fill-in -1 ETTL flash to open up the shadow to match the background.

Bounce flash effect

Bounce flash to the corner of left side wall.

The freezing action on flash

Helen Montoya visit

shadows

SHADOW PHOTOS

                            Students walking to there class while the sun is out on campus.

Next week's topic: People working with tools in hand

Must have tools in hand and using it.
Working means it is a job. Someone playing a guitar under the tree on campus is not working.
Due next Wed. before class starts.

Shadows

Wanted to shoot more but, the overcast was not ideal conditions for harsh shadows.

My shadow, the photographer

Speaker coming on Wed. Nov. 6 during class time!

Check out more about her before coming to the speech at:

http://www.mysanantonio.com/slideshows/life/slideshow/Best-of-2011-Helen-Montoya-33915/photo-1975476.php

http://helenmontoya.com/blog/

About Helen Montoya:
Background:
I have an English Communication Arts degree from St. Mary's University.  After graduation I worked for two years at the Express-News as an editorial assistant doing reporting as well before realizing I wanted to be behind the camera not the pen.  I left to get a Master's degree in journalism from the University of Texas with a concentration in photojournalism.  As a graduate student I spent a year researching and writing a thesis about minority (both ethnic minorities as well as gender) stereotypes in photographs in the daily Texas newspapers and what organizations can do to combat the problem.

After graduation in 2004 I went to work for the Corpus Christi Caller-Times before becoming a staff photographer in San Antonio.  I shoot the local coverage for Conexion, our bilingual weekly publication as well as covering daily assignments for the Express-News.  I shoot the bulk of the fashion and food photography for the newspaper.

I also do freelance work as a family and wedding photographer.

2014 Internship at the Express-News!

 Please spread the word that the San Antonio Express-News is looking for summer 2014 interns. Feel free to either forward and/or post the following information.

 

Many thanks.

 

Dino Chiecchi

Administrative Editor

San Antonio Express-News

The San Antonio Express-News is looking for smart, energetic journalism students to intern in our main office in San Antonio and our Austin bureau during summer 2014. We're looking for interns who have a desire to get their stories on the front page, a willingness to work hard and want to learn from some of the best journalists in the state.

This is not the kind of internship where students shadowseasoned reporters and make coffee runs. The Express-News' for-credit internship program is the kind of experience where students roll up their sleeves in two of Texas’ most vibrant cities and contribute to the newspaper's report while learning their craft in a nurturing environment. Interns are needed in metro, features, sports, business, copy desk, photo and online. Internships are offered to students preparing to graduate. We do not offer post-graduate internships. Spanish-speaking is a plus.

To apply, prepare a packet that includes a cover letter,resume and up to 10 of your best clips. E-mail is preferred, but if you choose regular mail, make sure everything is on 8.5x11 sheets of paper. No staples, please. If selected, you will need to get a letter from one of your professors saying you will be eligible to receive academic credit for working on our for-credit internship.

E-mail or mail your packet to:

dchiecchi@express-news.net

If you have questions, call:

Dino Chiecchi, (210) 250-3501

people jogging

This week's topic: The shadow

Shadow is the subject

Interesting shadow(s) created by people.
Shadow must be the first element attracting your viewer. In other words, make the shadow be the subject.

Blog tally

	Wk1 Pulling bag/on bike	Wk2 wearing hats	Wk3 Having conversation	Wk4 Holding hands	Wk5 Slow shutter	Wk6 Human & animals	Wk7 Jogging		CT 10/29
Casey	-	-	-	-	-	x			1
Ana	-	x	x	x	-	x			4
Daniel	x	x	x	-	-	-			3
Celeste	-	-	x	-	x	x			3
Robbin	x	x	x	x	x	x			6
Hosanna	x	½*	-	-	-	-			1.5
Raquel	x	-	-	-	-	x			2
Marina	x	x	x	-	-	-			3
Osita	x	x	x	-	x	-			4
Michael	x	-	-	-	-	-			1
Emily	x	x	-	-	-	-			2
Kirsten	x	-	-	-	-	-			1
Latoya “Marie”	-	x	x	-	-	-			2

X  credit awarded

-   no credit awarded

*  only ½ credit was awarded because requirement was not fully met.

Deadline for weekly topic: Every Wed. at 10:50 a.m.