تويت
التصوير الفوتوغرافي الحديث
التصوير الصحفي
طبيعة العمل
NATURE OF THE WORK
The staff photographer of a newspaper usually works on assignment . The office is his headquarters where he holds himself ready for anything . When his editor or department head assigns him to " Get some art on this story , " he will be ready to leave without delay and with all his equipment in readiness .
The press photographer for a large metropolitan daily or picture syndicate usually gets his assignments from a special picture editor . He may be detailed to cover an accident case , a murder story , a sports event , a social gathering , or any of the numerous happenings that constitute the news of the day .
While out on assignment , he is generally required to keep in constant touch with his office by phone so that if any news breaks , he can be dispatched immediately . In that event , he usually phones in his story or sends in the story and exposed film by special messenger .
The press photographer must supply all possible details with his pictures so that they may be properly titled when they are published . The photographer himself seldom writes the actual title , so he is not required to make his captions brief and catchy . His responsibility is to get all the information to his office . That always includes the names of all people in his picture where this information can possibly be obtained . The names must be correctly spelled and listed in the same order as they appear in the picture .
In writing captions or submitting data , give nothing but facts . Do not imply anything . If you are not sure of the truth of any statement , make this quite clear so the editor can either check the statement or use his own judgment in using it . Any article or illustration published in a newspaper or magazine is libelous if its natural effect on the reader is to lower the character of the person to whom it refers . It does not matter whether the effect of such statement or illustration is accidental or intentional . The only question is the actual effect of what is printed .
Speed is very important in the gathering of news pictures , but speed alone is not enough . It is often necessary to plan ahead so that when the right time comes for taking a picture , it can be done quickly and efficiently but without hurry . The newsman must never forget his deadlines . If conditions won't permit taking the picture until just before deadline , then he must get everything in readiness in advance so that when he finally gets the opportunity to take his picture , he can make the exposure in a matter of seconds - or minutes at the most - and rush his films back to the darkroom by special messenger if necessary .
In covering any newsworthy event , the press photographer must not become so immersed in the immediate job of making exposures that he loses sight of what is going on about him . He should anticipate his pictures and be ready to shoot interesting bits of action as they occur . Many successful unposed news pictures were made by photographers who could anticipate what was going to happen and were set to take the picture when it did .
When you go out on an assignment , plan your pictures as far as possible in advance . Try to think up a new slant , a new way of presenting your subject . The great majority of news pictures are routine shots , with very little interest aside from their immediate news value . The photographer who puts some thought and originality into his presentation of a routine situation will soon make a name for himself .
One of New York's most famous newsmen always made it a point to get some human interest in his pictures . If he was covering a fire , he invariably took a close - up of people watching the fire to show their reactions to it . Once , when covering opening night at the opera , he snapped a picture of a bedraggled old woman watching two expensively attired dowagers heavily laden with furs and
jewels , trying to assume a pleasant expression for the other news photographers . His picture was a classic and was reproduced throughout the country ; the others appeared just once and were promptly forgotten .
التصوير الصحفي
طبيعة العمل
NATURE OF THE WORK
The staff photographer of a newspaper usually works on assignment . The office is his headquarters where he holds himself ready for anything . When his editor or department head assigns him to " Get some art on this story , " he will be ready to leave without delay and with all his equipment in readiness .
The press photographer for a large metropolitan daily or picture syndicate usually gets his assignments from a special picture editor . He may be detailed to cover an accident case , a murder story , a sports event , a social gathering , or any of the numerous happenings that constitute the news of the day .
While out on assignment , he is generally required to keep in constant touch with his office by phone so that if any news breaks , he can be dispatched immediately . In that event , he usually phones in his story or sends in the story and exposed film by special messenger .
The press photographer must supply all possible details with his pictures so that they may be properly titled when they are published . The photographer himself seldom writes the actual title , so he is not required to make his captions brief and catchy . His responsibility is to get all the information to his office . That always includes the names of all people in his picture where this information can possibly be obtained . The names must be correctly spelled and listed in the same order as they appear in the picture .
In writing captions or submitting data , give nothing but facts . Do not imply anything . If you are not sure of the truth of any statement , make this quite clear so the editor can either check the statement or use his own judgment in using it . Any article or illustration published in a newspaper or magazine is libelous if its natural effect on the reader is to lower the character of the person to whom it refers . It does not matter whether the effect of such statement or illustration is accidental or intentional . The only question is the actual effect of what is printed .
Speed is very important in the gathering of news pictures , but speed alone is not enough . It is often necessary to plan ahead so that when the right time comes for taking a picture , it can be done quickly and efficiently but without hurry . The newsman must never forget his deadlines . If conditions won't permit taking the picture until just before deadline , then he must get everything in readiness in advance so that when he finally gets the opportunity to take his picture , he can make the exposure in a matter of seconds - or minutes at the most - and rush his films back to the darkroom by special messenger if necessary .
In covering any newsworthy event , the press photographer must not become so immersed in the immediate job of making exposures that he loses sight of what is going on about him . He should anticipate his pictures and be ready to shoot interesting bits of action as they occur . Many successful unposed news pictures were made by photographers who could anticipate what was going to happen and were set to take the picture when it did .
When you go out on an assignment , plan your pictures as far as possible in advance . Try to think up a new slant , a new way of presenting your subject . The great majority of news pictures are routine shots , with very little interest aside from their immediate news value . The photographer who puts some thought and originality into his presentation of a routine situation will soon make a name for himself .
One of New York's most famous newsmen always made it a point to get some human interest in his pictures . If he was covering a fire , he invariably took a close - up of people watching the fire to show their reactions to it . Once , when covering opening night at the opera , he snapped a picture of a bedraggled old woman watching two expensively attired dowagers heavily laden with furs and
jewels , trying to assume a pleasant expression for the other news photographers . His picture was a classic and was reproduced throughout the country ; the others appeared just once and were promptly forgotten .
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