JOURNALISM TRIGONOMETRY TRY-ANGLES TO REMEMBER WHEN TELLING A STORY
– G E N E R A L D O U G L A S M A C A R T H U R
“Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.”
T E L L A S T O R Y
“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.
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T E L L A S T O R Y
• All photos have a cutline or caption.
“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.
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T E L L A S T O R Y
• All photos have a cutline or caption.
• Captions give context, not meaning.
“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.
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F I N D T H E S T O R Y
• Photos don’t tell stories – you do.
• Do you know everything about your subject? Does your audience?
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– A L F R E D E I S E N S TA E D T
“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.”
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C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y
• Good photos tell a complete story.
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C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y
• Good photos tell a complete story.
• Great photos tell new perspectives.
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– D O N M C C U L L I N
“To know ahead of time what you’re looking for means you’re then only photographing your own
preconceptions, which is very limiting, and often false.”
F E E L T H E S T O R Y
• Put yourself in different shoes, bring your camera with you.
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F E E L T H E S T O R Y
• Put yourself in different shoes, bring your camera with you.
• Photos you create bring the shoes to your audience.
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O W N T H E S T O R Y
• Use your experience to help you find the story.
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O W N T H E S T O R Y
• Use your experience to help you find the story.
• Use your perspective to help you connect with people.
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