Photojournalism

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Photo essay design

In this lesson, students will design a photo essay using photographs that they have taken by making use of a digital design program such as InDesign.

File naming systems for publications

In this lesson about file types, students will complete a webquest that will allow them to explore different file types (.gif, .tif, .jpeg, and .png) and determine the differences between them.

Exploring the history of photojournalism

In this two-day lesson, students will work in groups to fill in the blanks on a photojournalism timeline and begin to make sense of photojournalism’s unique and complicated history.

Basics of Photojournalism: Review & Assess

In this review lesson, students will find and identify photos that they think use a specific composition rule.

Photo editing basics

During this two-day lesson, students will learn about basic photo editing skills, including cropping, color adjustment, resolution & file modes, dodging, burning, and cutouts.

What makes a photo powerful?

Students will examine a variety of photos and pick a photo that speaks to them.

Sports photos

Using a flipped classroom method, students will explore websites and YouTube videos for strategies and techniques for taking good sports photos.

Pushing photo editing boundaries

This four-day lesson is primarily focused on ethics in photo editing and RAW photos.

Exploring Pulitzer Prize-winning photos

Students will learn about the Pulitzer Prize, then use different Internet resources to research Pulitzer Prize winning photos.

Choosing the right lens

In today’s lesson, students will shoot photos with a variety of lenses and determine what the different lenses do.

Photo organizational systems

Students will develop a system for processing, storing, organizing, and naming digital photos as they get taken by photographers.

Publishing sensitive images

Students will look at the photo printed by the New York Post of a man who had been pushed in front of an oncoming subway and discuss whether a newspaper should print such pictures.

Taking portraits

Students will examine pictures of themselves and of their friends to see what common mistakes are made when taking portraits of others.

Photo editing review & assessment

In this lesson, students will showcase what they have learned by taking a quiz over the skills from this unit.

Legal and ethical considerations in photojournalism

Students will discuss what photographers are legally allowed to print under the First Amendment.

Lighting in photography

Students will examine different sources of light in photography to decide how lighting affects a photo’s impact.

Final photojournalism portfolios

During this one and a half week lesson, students will create and present a final portfolio that showcases their learning about photography and photojournalism over the past semester.

The ethics of photo manipulation

Students will discuss the ethical issues that surround using tools like Adobe Photoshop to edit a photo, including looking at examples and discussing how much editing is too much.

Photo portfolios: review & assess

During this 3-day lesson, students will review the skills they have learned over this unit.

Comprehensive photojournalism review & exam

In this two-day lesson, students will play a game of Snowball Fight to review history & ethics information.

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