Feb. 28 - JRNL 10

Prof. Vaccaro

Hofstra University

Information Management

• You did the research, now where does it go? Content Management System (Patch/Word

Press) Google Organization (Next Slide) Audio and video storage Picture storage (Flickr) Old school notebooks and pads

Content Management System

• One story has many elements• One story has one view for the editor• The audience can not see the inner

workings of your digital machine• You must always think about all elements

Headline, dek Story Photos, video, audio Tagging, related content, hyper links

Google Management

• Google Doc (Spread sheets and templates)• Google Calendar• Google Voice … 518-250-9539• Google Maps• Google Labs (fun toys for your Gmail)• Photo organization• Google Search Engine• All through your Gmail account

Digital Photography

• Digital allows as many photos as your memory card can handle, often hundreds

• Ability to analyze photos immediately

• Smartphones and laptops allow for immediate uploads

• Camera types Point and shoot Digital SLR: Single Lens Reflex

Digital Photo Basics

• Read the manual and understand the machine you’re working with

• Repetition is key to improvement• Hold the camera steady and with proper

form• Get close to the action, don’t be afraid to

get what you need, when you need it• Think about your audience and how they

will react to your photos

More on Digital Photos

• Think about the big shot, the front page• Think about photo galleries, images for video or

shots that can be used in the future• Don’t forget your deadline and shipping photos to

your editor as fast as possible• Ethics: Do not misrepresent a photo, add a

dimension or delete anything (cropping is fine for the most part)… unethical journalism is very common with digital photography and unacceptable

• Record ALL necessary info for captions

More on Digital Photos

• What works? Composition, emotion, light and outside-the-box

• Go where the other photographers aren’t• Don’t forget all equipment: tri-pod, batteries, extra

memory cards, etc.• Act natural and move around• Be aware of the background• Keep the light behind you• Editing: iPhoto, Photoshop, basic cropping and

lighting all work

Photo Examples

• NY Times Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/

• Patch.com - let’s scroll a few sites

• Newsday.com - let’s scroll their site

• ESPN.com - let’s look at just sports

Assignment I

• Due Next Class

• Produce a photo slide show and post on your blog site

• Tools: Use a camera, cell camera, school camera, friend’s camera, etc.

• Include 5-10 photos, 2-300 words to accompany the images in the blog, as well as text/captions on the photos within the slideshow

• Can be an event on or off campus … needs to be approved by me within a day or so after class

• Use VuVox.com [Go over with class!]

Next Class

• Photo slide show assignment due

• Blog about Class III due: 3-500 words, include relevant information about what we spoke about in class, include at least three hyper-links and a generic photo about the subject matter. Headline: Class III Blog: Digital Still Photography

• Read Chapters 2 and 4