PJ 3130 - Fundamentals of Photojournalism

Credits: 3

This is an introductory skills course for students pursuing a career in photojournalism. A rigorous process of weekly exercises of photographic storytelling coupled with instructional lectures related to working with editors, as well as assessing and defining the news value of visual circumstances, gives students the ethical, historical, and philosophical nature of the profession. As an outcome, students will have researched and produced compelling spot news photographs and short photo essays.

Prerequisites: CP 2321 - Portraiture

Course Learning Outcomes:

Research ethical, historical and philosophical issues in the area of photojournalism.
Apply the principles of effective visual story telling.
Demonstrate unique points of view in photojournalism.
Recognize and capture the salient element of the visual story.