PHOTOJOURNALISM

Photojournalism is the use of pictures, photos and

illustrations for the publication or newspaper.

It pertains to the art and science of photography

combined with the written words.

The main purpose of pictures are to expand and

clarify written communication.
Two things to remember in PICTURE
SELECTION:

1. Technical value-Is the picture clear and not

blurry?

2. Editorial value (news value)-Does the picture

tell a story, show life happening, moment of
truth and significance?
3 Most Popular
Shots/Angles in
Photojournalism
BIRD’S –EYE VIEW
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines
it as a view from a high angle as if seen
by a bird in flight. Explaining it further,
this angle is an elevated view of an
object captured from above, as if the
observer were a bird.
EYE LEVEL
This is the most common way to photograph a
subject. While photographing humans from
eye level is fairly common, what would
happen if you photographed other subjects
from eye level, such as an animal? We hardly
get face-to-face with a fox, or a bird, or a
snake.
Photographing them from this
perspective allows viewers to feel
more connected with them –
especially if the subject is making
direct eye contact with the camera. It
evokes a sense of familiarity and
empathy.
WORM’S-EYE VIEW
This is photographing from below as if
you were a worm looking up at the world
around you. As you can imagine, this
makes all subjects look very large, even if
they are very small in reality.
As opposed to images shot from above,
subjects presented in this way look as though
they hold power over the viewer, and can seem
very intimidating. By photographing a subject
from a worm’s eye view, you automatically
make the viewer feel vulnerable, even if the
subject itself isn’t frightening.
CAPTION WRITING
It is the text of body type accompanying a
photo or art work.
It is sometimes called cutline or underline.
It should be closely related to the picture
so reader will be able to take in picture
and caption at a glance.
News caption- one-sentence caption
that gives basic details.

Photo essay- a deeper and more

creative way of captioning.
FINDING A PAL IN PALAWAN. PWU Tourism students
talked to the local residents of Palawan to get to
know more about their delicacies during their trip,
May 23.
 FINDING A PAL IN PALAWAN.
Each dish has its own history; a food owns a
story that it wants the world to know with every bite
that they will have –this was the realization of PWU
Tourism students as they mingled with some local
residents of Palawan to get to know more about their
delicacies. Their trip to Palawan gave them the
chance to have a taste– not just of its local food—but
most importantly, a taste of the island’s rich culture
wrap in every dish.