Much like shooting sports photos, capturing the peak moments in plays and musicals requires planning and good shooting technique.
To paraphrase Hamlet, “the play’s the thing” where the conscientiousness of the yearbook photographer is discovered.
At most schools, there will be spring plays and musicals in the coming months ahead, which will provide an opportunity to try out the ideas and techniques discussed here.
Lesson ideas using photo websites that teach students how to judge effective images and write their reactions.
Photo web sites that provide good examples, inspiration, great discussions, and information on jobs and ethics.
The more things change, the more they remain the same. Digital photography reminds us of that adage. When it comes to young photojournalists deciding whether to use a flash, the problems and solutions are much the same as in the days of film. Today’s digital cameras offer some ease that we did not have in the film days, but choices must still be made. This Photo Quest should help budding photojournalists make better choices in getting the best images for their yearbooks.
A thinking photographer gets more out of each sports shooting experience.
Of all the equipment a shooter takes to a sports event, perhaps the most important and least regarded is that equipment located just above the shoulders. A thinking photographer will bring back better images – maybe even stunning images – from any sports shooting experience. A photographer whose head is in the game will be a real asset to his or her yearbook staff. Here are a few examples of some sports where a little planning and a little thinking go a long way toward capturing nice images.
The first step in using lighting effects is to make sure image is in RGB mode even if you have a black and white picture. Perform all the basic tonal adjustments.
Before even getting to Curves, one of the first things Craig Sands recommends in Photoshop is for photographers to change the assigned Profile of the image from whatever the camera setting is to Adobe RGB (1998).
This tutorial will teach you the intricacies of using and adjusting levels in Photoshop.
One reason yearbook advisers and staffs create yearbooks is they enjoy the idea of preserving history. But the thought of archiving images for history’s sake makes even the bravest advisers tremble.
Part of that fear relates to the enormity of the project. If your school is decades old and no archive exists, there are years of images to save, protect and make accessible.
While there are several ways to tackle this project, it will never be done unless it is started. And for your efforts, you and your staff could become school heroes.
For the fourth spring in a row, this column is profiling a professional in the world of photojournalism. For this issue, John Schultz, photojournalist for the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, is sharing his story and expertise.
