Thursday, 28 November 2013

Lo2 applied to your work and experience

7 - 8
Apply to l2.1 and L2.2 to Saturday workshop

8 - 9

20 shots from 4 different shoots

So far you could have done all of the following....

  1. Color run
  2. Lewes bonfire
  3. London
  4. 1 of your own with paper trail



Tuesday, 19 November 2013

2.1 critically assess the editorial factors that can influence the work of photojournalists

Tuesday before this session
Email David a selection of images that you have taken for him to comment of which would and which would not go into the Paper

Bring in a copy of a local newspaper

18:00 to 18:30 
Do 2.2 task for students that were not in last week


In pairs you will be give one of headings to research for 20 mins

  • Work for hire agreement
  • First rights, one time rights
  • Percentage for subsequent sales 
  • Exclusive rights


You will feedback your findings to the group and together you will discuss and note down your analysis on these terms. It is important that you all contribute to the discussion and the whole session will be recorded to take down your opinions. 

18:30 to 19:00
Peer feedback discussion on points from 2.2 (10mins)

Aims and objectives
Aim is to: Assess the editorial factors that can influence the work of photojournalists


  • Research from your paper and online elements that a similar in local news paper images
  • Discuss rules that are common as well as review news values from previous sessions
  • Formulate a set of rules for local news photojournalism 
  • Check the agreed set of rules with a professionals editorial judgement (David)
  • Apply these rules to your own work and undergo and editorial process on your images


Drawing on online research, viewing local newspapers and input from Lecture - consider Audience / Newsworthiness / Value to story / Importance of story / Space as factors that can influence whether an image goes in or is rejected for publication

Discuss rules that are common as well as review news values from previous sessions

Discussion Notes

19:30 to 20:00

Formulate a list of factors and look at previous decisions, look at articles in the Argus / Crawley News
This will come from - 
Research to identify various criteria / guidelines made available online and then distill these guidelines down into a '5 things your photo must do in order to get into the paper' crib-sheet

Check this list against the the feedback from Dave Comeau also see doing it like a pro

Apply factors to a set of images
With photos taken by the group members - use the criteria / factors to evaluate whether the image would be likely to be published or not

20:00 to 21:00 (Don only)

Review Blackboard Resources that help to explore the camera settings and techniques to illustrate the theme 'Speed'
High speed camera session ready for Trip on Saturday - which may involve going outdoors.

PLAN FOR SATURDAY

Meet at 11:00 here http://www.worldpressphoto.org/exhibition/2013_London and another exhibition. 

Then finally here http://www.somersethouse.org.uk/ice-rink
Depart from being a group at 2.30/3.00 pm and make own way home

Thursday, 14 November 2013

LO2.2 critically review the types of commission that are available to a photojournalist

18:00 to 19:30 Tutorial Feedback on Assignment 

19:30

Types of Commission available to Photojournalists

Review David's commissions from a few weeks ago. 

Review local and National papers 

NY times Photo editors advice

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/


TASK 

In pairs you will be give one of headings to research for 15 mins

  • Work for hire agreement
  • First rights, one time rights
  • Percentage for subsequent sales 
  • Exclusive rights


You will feedback your findings to the group and together you will discuss and note down your analysis on these terms. It is important that you all contribute to the discussion and the whole session will be recorded to take down your opinions. 


Coffee break 20:30

https://nppa.org/page/3175

http://www.londonfreelance.org/feesguide/index.php?&section=Photography&subsect=National+newspapers

Write up and Tech session 



Next week 

In preparation for next week we would like you to explore sale to picture libraries and photo agencies;
Thursday 21st Nov

LO2 Understand the relationship
between photojournalists
and editors

2.1 critically assess the editorial factors that can influence
the work of photojournalists

David to give a formulated version of what is in and out of the paper.

Students to apply this working to their own work on Bonfire or an other Photo assignment


Monday, 4 November 2013

Bonfire Night Shoot

On Tuesday 5th Novemeber Chris will be leaving here for Lewes at 15:29  I will meet people in Lewes at all or any of these times. 



  1. 17:00 The High Street
  2. 18:00 Just down from WH SMITH
  3. 19:00 on the bridge near Harveys brewery and over the way from Argos





Please Email the technician before Tuesday 5th to book equipment for the shoot. list everything you need and email mediatechnician@centralsussex.ac.uk

Wrap up warm and buy some gloves