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Journalism Trigonometry

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JOURNAL I SM TR IGONOMETRYTRY-ANGLES TO REMEMBER WHEN TELL ING A STORY

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T H E R U L E O F T H I R D S

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Thirds

T H E R U L E O F T H I R D S“ “

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– 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.”

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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.

NIKON D7000

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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.

NIKON D7000

1/400

F5

70MM

ISO400

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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.

NIKON D7000

1/400

F5

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ISO400

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WITHOUT A PROTRACTORCOMPOS ING THE SHOT WITH WHAT YOU ’VE GOT

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1/250

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320MM

ISO3200

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– C H A S E J A R V I S

“The best camera is the one you have with you.”

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NIKON D600

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NIKON D600

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Fibonacci Sequence

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Fibonacci Sequence

12

3

1

5

8

13

21

39

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Golden Spiral

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NIKON D600

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NIKON D600

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NIKON D600

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NIKON D600

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ISO4000

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SMARTPHONE

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SMARTPHONE

SMARTPHONE

SMARTPHONE

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F I N D T H E S T O R Y

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F I N D T H E S T O R Y

• Photos don’t tell stories – you do.

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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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REC IPROCAL ANGLESUSING YOUR GREATEST TOOL

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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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NIKON D600

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NIKON D600

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NIKON D600

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F2.8

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ISO2000

NIKON D600

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F4

24MM

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NIKON D600

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F2.8

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NIKON D600

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NIKON D600

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Triangle

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Golden Ratio

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C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y

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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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SUM OF ANGLESINCOMPLETE STOR I E S ARE BOR ING

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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.”

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NIKON D7000

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NIKON D600

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ISO5000

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NIKON D600

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60MM

ISO5000

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NIKON D600

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Diagonal

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F E E L T H E S T O R Y

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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.

NIKON D7000

1/800

F3.5

70MM

ISO4000

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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.

NIKON D7000

1/800

F3.5

70MM

ISO4000

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LAW OF TANGENTSSEEK ING OUT (OF-THE-BOX ) P ERSPECT IVES

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LAW OF TANGENTSSEEK ING OUT (OF-THE-BOX ) P ERSPECT IVES

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– A N S E L A D A M S

“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.”

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NIKON D600

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NIKON D810

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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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QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

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QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

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ISO5000

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

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QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

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NIKON D600

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ISO320

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

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NIKON D600

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QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

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QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

NIKON D600

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24MM

ISO5000

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