Course ID: | JOUR 5160/7160. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Advanced Photojournalism |
Course Description: | The daily routines of the working photojournalist, exploring
the technical skills, aesthetic considerations, ethical
approaches, and audience impact of daily news photography
through intensive field work. Significant emphasis is also
placed on sound business practices for the independent
journalist. |
Oasis Title: | Advanced Photojournalism |
Undergraduate Prerequisite: | JOUR 3330 and permission of department |
Graduate Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Students will demonstrate proficiency in the technical skills,
aesthetic considerations, ethical approaches, and audience
impact of daily news photography through intensive field work.
Students will demonstrate an understanding of sound business
practices for independent journalists. |
Topical Outline: | Advanced photographic techniques
Field and studio lighting techniques
Pictorials and the aesthetics of visual journalism
Sports photojournalism and going beyond the moment
Advanced environmental, business, and conceptual portraiture
Enterprise photography at the single image and essay level
Business practices of the independent journalist
History of photojournalism
Exploration of the daily routine of the working photojournalist |