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 Visual Thinking Strategies
Visual Thinking Strategies is …
research-based educationVTSHOME

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Visual Thinking Strategies
Aesthetic Development by
Abigail Housen
Accountive
Constructive
Classifying
Interpretative
Re-creative
Share: Campus
photojournalist?
What do they do in your publication?
What's your process?
Campus Journalism
Mentors: as photo
editors
Responsibilities:
What and how photos will be used

Allocating and coordinating assignments

Selecting, editing, and positioning
Evaluate, critique, and mentor
Visual Literacy
Fundamental concepts of
Photography
Photojournalism & Storytelling
Seat work 1: Write what
you see.
It can be anything. I won't judge.
Write your name / table number

Lines, shapes, colors.

Places, emotions, ideas.
Anything.
Pass your papers
Visual Literacy
set of skills that allows us to
construct meaning out of visual
information
"Read" and "write" through visual imagery
Visual elements: lines, shapes, colors
Visual principles: balance, weight, gestalt,
salience, & rhythm
Visual culture: Idea, process, and way of life
History of photography
Traditional, Contemporary and Emerging
platforms of visual communication
Visual Literacy
set of skills that allows us to
construct meaning out of visual
information
"Read" and "write" through visual imagery
PDF
Focus on authorship and
intent. What is the story
you want to tell?
Aesthetics and style will come later.
 https://aperture.org/on-sight/

Youth Program - Aperture Foundation NY

APERTURE FOUNDATION NY
Form
Content
Context
Form + Content + Context = Meaning
Resource: Arrange visual cues
source: On Sight
PDF
PDF
 This Equals That Book

PDF
Develop visual sensitivity
Connect images with
other images.
Connect images with
concepts.
 Develop your eyes.

Use Visual Literacy to praise and

critique images and stories.
Foundations of photography
Exposure Triangle
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The light is our friend.
Composition
PDF
 Week 4
Resources

PDF
Elements, Metaphors, & Decisive Moments
Fill up the frame.
Prioritize
Simplify
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How To Use The Rule Of Space In Photography

SNAPSHOT - CANON SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

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Thinking like a geographer:

What is space and place?

Is my subject in or out of place?
How does my subject contribute to the place?
How does the location affect my subject's actions?
What's happening on the other side?
What are the subjects' rhythms, practices, and
responsibilities to the space/place?
Rule of Thirds
Evaluating a photograph
To: What is a compelling
image?
Is the image effective in
telling the story?
Exposure Triangle
Composition
Visual Principles and Elements

Subject Salience
Caption
Ethics
Composition and light finding demo
Understanding light sources
During the break, think about:

Photojournalism
What is
photojournalism?
How/why is it
different from
photography?
Photography and
Photojournalism are not
binaries.
Verification
Independence
Accountability
Jay Rosen writes, “the serious work of
journalism” requires the “digging, reporting,
verification, mastering a beat” that will lead to
the development of a particular view. And
when “you develop a view, expressing that
view does not diminish your authority. It may
even add to it.”
David Campbell: The integrity of the image and
the story comes not from its fidelity to a
mythical standard of objectivity but from
transparency about the process through which
it is produced.
Photography as the medium
Photojournalism as an industry

Photojournalist as ethical practitioner

Embracing emerging media as the future
https://nppa.org/
code-ethics

https://nppa.org/
page/5127

Code of Ethics NPPA Special Report: Ethics in the

Age of Digital Photography
NPPA NPPA
Visual journalists operate as trustees of the
public. Our primary role is to report visually on
the significant events and varied viewpoints in
our common world.

Our primary goal is the faithful and

comprehensive depiction of the subject at
hand. As visual journalists, we have the
responsibility to document society and to
preserve its history through images.
• Resist being manipulated by staged photo opportunities.
• Be complete and provide context when photographing or
recording subjects. Avoid stereotyping individuals and
groups. Recognize and work to avoid presenting one's own
biases in the work.
• Treat all subjects with respect and dignity. Give special
consideration to vulnerable subjects and compassion to
victims of crime or tragedy. Intrude on private moments of
grief only when the public has an overriding and justifiable
need to see.
• While photographing subjects do not intentionally contribute
to, alter, or seek to alter or influence events.
• Editing should maintain the integrity of the photographic
images' content and context. Do not manipulate images or
add or alter sound in any way that can mislead viewers or
misrepresent subjects.
• Do not pay sources or subjects or reward them materially for
information or participation.
• Do not accept gifts, favors, or compensation from those who
might seek to influence coverage.
• Do not intentionally sabotage the efforts of other journalists.
• Do not engage in harassing behavior of colleagues,
• Strive to ensure that the public's business is conducted in
public. Defend the rights of access for all journalists.
• Think proactively, as a student of psychology, sociology,
politics and art to develop a unique vision and presentation.
Work with a voracious appetite for current events and
contemporary visual media.
• Strive for total and unrestricted access to subjects,
recommend alternatives to shallow or rushed opportunities,
seek a diversity of viewpoints, and work to show unpopular or
unnoticed points of view.
• Avoid political, civic and business involvements or other
employment that compromise or give the appearance of
compromising one's own journalistic independence.
• Strive to be unobtrusive and humble in dealing with subjects.
• Respect the integrity of the photographic moment.
• Strive by example and influence to maintain the spirit and
high standards expressed in this code. When confronted with
situations in which the proper action is not clear, seek the
counsel of those who exhibit the highest standards of the
profession. Visual journalists should continuously study their
craft and the ethics that guide it.
Require your campus photojournalists their
own code of ethics. Make them write it down.
Debate hypothetical situations.
Ethics and Processing
Photographs
Steve McCurry
I think that [Photoshop] shouldn’t add or subtract things. I think
that Photoshop is a tool to color correct and to do various
sharpening and what not. Obviously everybody does that. That’s
a tool that everybody uses. […] Color balance, everybody does
that. I think as far as adding or subtracting things, that’s not
something that needs to be done or should be done.
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Regarding this Sharma writes:

This apparently off the cuff moment was arranged too.
The lady is the wife of a photographer friend and the
suitcases the coolie (porter) is carrying are empty. They
had to be because the shot took time and lots of patient
posing. McCurry’s pictures have been called STAGED
CANDID MOMENTS by Avinash Pasricha, a
photographer friend who knows how he works because
he helped him with the pictures like the one above. The
lady is his sister-in-law.
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Photography as medium
Photojournalism as discipline

Photojournalist as practitioner
Embracing emerging media as the future
 https://interpretat
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Connected Academy

CONNECTEDACADEMY
 Resource 2: World Press Photo
https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection

Collection

WORLD PRESS PHOTO

 Resource 2: World Press Photo
https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/

Witness

WITNESS
What is
newsworthy?
Topical. Interesting.
Relevant. Significant.
Momentous. Historical.
How can
newsworthy
stories be told
visually?
Genres:
documentary,
reportage and
editorial.
Documentary:
Social, industrial, street, and
environmental portraiture
Reportage:
War, politics, daily & breaking
news, sports, celebrity & music
Editorial:
Illustration, food, fashion, and
portraiture
Content of
Photojournalism (&
Visual Journalism)
Words: Captions, narratives & stories.
Pictures: single image, photo story, and photo
essay.
video, animation, maps, comics, audio files, & social media.
Caption Writing and Narratives
A photojournalist's achilles heel.
Parts of a caption:
• Identify the people and location
• Include day and date of image
• Identify people left to right
• More current an image, the better
• State if its a file photo
• Photo by: Name/Affiliation
Caption guide:
• The photographer should provide a caption.
• Have the image in front of you
• Have the names and details at hand
• Photo essays and stories will have more space to experiment
Caption guide:
• Avoid using terms like "is shown, is pictured, and looks on.
• A photograph captures a moment in time. Whenever
possible, use present tense. This will creates a sense of
immediacy and impact.
• Quotes can be an effective device, be willing to use them
when they work.
• Don't assume. Ask questions in your effort to inform and be
specific. Be willing to contact and include the visual reporter.
• Make the photographer accountable for their work.
AP Style:
• Captions are generally made of two parts, each composed of
one or more sentences. The first part, almost always written in
present tense, describes the action seen in the photo.
• The second part gives context to the image. This part is
usually written in past tense and describes why the action,
situation or content of the picture is important or interesting.
http://ijnet.org/en/blog/writing-photo-captions

New York City Police Officers check subway cars at Columbus

Circle on Friday, Oct. 7, 2005. Security in the city's mass transit
system has been increased following yesterday's announcement
of a specific terrorist threat to the subway system. (AP Photo/John
Smock)

A school bus is towed following a collision with a car on the Major

Deagan Expressway (I-87) in the Bronx on Friday, Sept. 30, 2005.
There were no major injuries reported among the 42 students
and eight adults on board from St. Joseph School in the Bronx.
(AP Photo/John Smock)

General Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, addresses the

audience at the Columbia University World Leadership Forum in
New York on Friday, Sept. 16, 2005. In town for the United
Nations World Summit this week, several heads of state are
speaking at the university . (AP Photo/John Smock)
Saving an image:
Adobe Bridge
Photo Mechanic
Lightroom
Single photo, photo story, and photo essay
Photo stories: Recognizable beginning, middle
and end. It must be a visual narrative on a
SINGLE topic.
Photo Story
Day in the life, Process of making,
Following a person
Photo essay: tends to be about one type or
aspect of many places, things or people.
Photo essay:
Visual themes: colors, shapes, lines
Stylistic: repetition of techniques and
photographer tropes
Locational: similar spaces or places - corners,
walls, floors, windows
Relational - development of connections, in
relation to home, or out of place, in place?
Regardless, each type of story requires the
same thing: A thread that holds them together.
The thread can, and should, vary widely from
one story or essay to the next.
Parts of a photo story:
Opening Image: Intrigue your audience
Wide shot: Overall scene. Where does it take place?
Medium Shot: Draw in your audience
Portrait: Connect with an individual
Detail: Close up shot of craft or person
Action: Dynamic/standing in their shoes
Closer: finality to the story
Reading a photo story:
• What do you see, feel, and think?
• What sort of response do you think the photographer wanted
you to have?
• What group, event, issue, or community is shown?
• What do you learn about it in the photo?
• What story is the photograph telling?
• What details in the photograph help to tell the story?
Assessment:
• Technical: careful framing, detail, clarity, contrast are evident in
print and screen; careful craftsmanship evident in presentation of
photographs and written captions.

• Creative: both print and screen show exploration of different

concepts used to effectively tell a story about the chosen subject;
shows experimentation with different viewing angles, lighting,
and framing. Product represents a good selection of shots from
the whole collection of images.
 Resource
http://invisiblephotographer.asia/

Invisible Photographer Asia (IPA) - Photography &

Visual Arts in Asia.

INVISIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER ASIA (IPA)

 http://invisibleph
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g101-
quickguidestickie
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EDITING 101 - A Quick Guide to Editing Your Photo Series

using Stickies - Invisible Photographer Asia (IPA)

INVISIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER ASIA (IPA)

Picture #1: SURPRISE. Let’s start by picking one
picture – the most surprising picture of the
entire series. You can interpret ‘Surprise’ in
many ways, but the picture should be visually
strong and engaging, perhaps unexpected, and
arouse my curiosity enough to want to see
more from the series.
Picture #2: ESTABLISH. Pick an Establishing
picture next. The establishing picture reveals
where this series of photographs takes place
and sets the premise for the series.
Picture #3 & #4: DEVELOP. Let’s develop the
edit. Pick 2 significant photographs that
develop the story and reveal what the series is
about to you. Be discriminate and tight in your
selection – Pick 2 pictures that show us
something new without being repetitive.
Picture #5: CONCLUDE. Let’s finish the edit
with a final 5th photograph to conclude. You
can interpret the ‘Conclude’ in many ways
depending on what the series is about and
what you want to say.
Don’t Repeat, Reveal. There may be non-linear
projects that don’t follow a traditional narrative
with a start, middle and end. The project may
be a repetitive survey or meditation on one
subject, perhaps. Even then, avoid repetition.
Each photograph should reveal something
new.
How do you choose the
'right' photo?
Share your process.
Evaluating sample
singles, and
stories/essays
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Frame | Inquirer Photos - Just another Inquirer Network site

FRAME | INQUIRER PHOTOS

 http://climatetrac
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Alanah Torralba, Author at Climate Tracker

CLIMATE TRACKER
 http://frame.inquirer.net/2694/la-pieta/

La Pieta - Frame | Inquirer

Photos
FRAME | INQUIRER PHOTOS
 https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/s
ociety/w-eugene-smith-country-doctor/

Country Doctor * W. Eugene

Smith * Magnum Photos
MAGNUM PHOTOS
Just add water
 http://invisibleph
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015/01/21/aportr
aitofus-
christinechung/

A Portrait Of Us, by Christine Chung - Invisible Photographer

Asia (IPA)

INVISIBLE PHOTOGRAPHER ASIA (IPA)

 http://www.xyzacruzbac
ani.com/photos/philippi
nes/

StreetPhotography

XYZA CRUZ BACANI | PHOTOGRAPHER

 http://www.veeja
yvillafranca.com/

VEEJAY VILLAFRANCA IMAGES

VEEJAY VILLAFRANCA IMAGES

 Resource 3
https://www.magnumphotos.com/magnum-
education/
Magnum Education - Magnum
Photos
MAGNUM PHOTOS
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Forum / Workshop / Problem Solving
Fundamentals of
photography
practice +
Contemporary
Visual Journalism
Practical ways of
producing images for
campus journalism?
Sections of a
publication
School news, changes, events,
personalities, competitions

PAASCU accreditaions, etc.

Photo needs and requirements
Image Critique
Story pitches
Conceptual photography
Content
Management:
What happens during date of
release?

Is it still newsworthy? Cover-

worthy?
Will it need a photo? Why? How
many?
National Schools
Press Conference
2017
Strengthening Freedom of
Information through Campus
Journalism
Develop a single
image, essay, and
story plan
Embracing ASEAN Integration:
Campus journalists' role in
advancing inclusive education
Pitching Visual
Storytelling Ideas:
"Embracing ASEAN Integration: Campus journalists' role in
advancing inclusive education"

Come up with Single photo, Photo Essay, &

Photo Story ideas.
"Slow" journalism. Sustained vision. Collaborative work.
Platforms:
Atavist.com

Medium.com
Pasteapp.com
Instagram
 https://manmand
ejeto.atavist.com/
mending-the-
fabric-of-a-war-
torn-city

Mending the Fabric of a War-torn City

ATAVIST
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