Chapter 6 discusses many elements of photography that are not new to me.

“Journalism without photographs is like writing without verbs.”

The main ideas that stood out were:

Compressing/re-sizing, chose the right pic/take a lot and blog layout.

The topic of compressing and re-sizing pictures was just covered in my Web Design course. It is important to have the proper size image, and to only edit the copied images–always keep the original!

Choosing the right picture involves a strong thought process. Our guest speakers, Alexis Glen and Evan Cantwell touched base on it.

“Take a lot of pictures for the post edit. Find wide angle, tight, and close ups,” Cantwell said.

Glen and Cantwell shot the Presidential Candidate rallys on campus. Glen wanted to  “focus on students and not the candidate” when capturing the moments.

An example picture they showed the class was of Romney, which they used quality of light to their benefit.

“It’s a lot about waiting and listening to get the right picture,” said Glen, who waites five to ten minutes for the right moment to capture.

Cantwell spoke on how photographer sometimes have to stay in one spot during an event, but it is important to move around for different angles.

“Same angle is like repeating a paragraph,” Cantwell said.

For our class project, Cantwell and Glen gave us a great tip when taking pictures-to find gatekeepers for good access to subjects.

The topic of multimedia is new to me. Videos, audio and slideshows enhance stories and are the up and coming neccesities of online journalism.