Q.2 How a Photojournalist Is Prepared to Click Snaps of Important Event As They Happen ?

FAQs

Q.1 Who is a Photojournalist ?

Ans.: A good photojournalist a skilled photographer who uses the camera and other equipment to his best advantage. He is a thinking creative person who mixes technique and judgment to capture images of an event as they happen because news events do not wait for the photographer.

Q.2 How a Photojournalist is prepared to click snaps of important event as they happen ?

Ans. : Events wait for no one, especially for photojournalists. A photojournalist must be prepared to act fast and have his camera always at hand.There are some events about which a photojournalist has advance information.For example, a public function like a sports event. However, there are events that no photojournalist can prepare for like a terrorist attack, a riot, a train accident, an earthquake or a bridge collapse.

Q.3 Why only one picture of a news worthy event is publish out of a series of photos clicked by a photojournalist ?

Ans. : The photojournalist tries to take pictures that convey the sense of the event, its magnitude and its impact on people and the place where it has occurred. Only a small selection of pictures appears in the newspapers each day.A photo editor will look at all the pictures that have been submitted by various photojournalists on any given day for a particular event and make a choice about what will appear and what will not.

Q.4 Photographs published in news paper supporting a news event are manipulated one?

Ans. : Any manipulation of news event photographs is a violation of basic journalistic ethics. For this photojournalist must capture the truth. This means that the photojournalist must only photograph what has happened, when it happened and not invent a situation or recreate one by moving things around in the picture to make it seem more interesting than it really was.

Q.5 What is the work of a Photo Editor ?

Ans. : A photo editor is the overall in charge of the photo section in a newspaper or magazine. He chooses the photographer and discusses the topic. He may also choose a reporter who will write the story around the photo essay. It is also the job of the photo editor to decide and select on the best pictures that convey the whole story.

Q.6 What is stock photography ?

Ans. :Stock photography is the supply of photographs licensed for specific uses. It is used to fulfill the needs of creative assignments instead of hiring a photographer, often for a lower cost.

Q. 7 What is technical retouching ?

Ans. : Technical retouching is manipulation for photo restoration or enhancement by adjusting colors, contrast, white balance (i.e. gradational retouching), sharpness, removing elements or visible flaws on skin or materials.