Universitat Internacional de Catalunya - Barcelona

Photojournalism

• code 10696
• course 4
• term Semester 1
• type op
• credits 3

Main language of instruction: Catalan

Head instructor

Lda. Anna SURINYACH - asurinyach@uic.es

The subject of Photojournalism aims to make an approximation of photographical journalism as a media phenomenon and as an element of understanding, to be able to equip students with specific skills to solve, assess and use journalistic images. 

-   Knowledge and interpretation of journalistic photography as an element of understanding and interpretation of reality.

-   To tell a story in images

-   Basic photographical technique learning.

-   Know the main photographical historic moments related to documentalism and photojournalism.

-   Photographical analysis applied to press and the professional procedures of planning, production and edition.

-   Sufficient criteria to evaluate and use photojournalism images

• 07 CG - The ability to confront difficulties and resolve problems
• 32 CE - Knowledge and mastery of the image and its communicative abilities
• 45 CE - The ability and capacity to give a creative form to a journalistic message
• 46 CE - The ability and capacity to create and develop graphic components
• 53 CE - The ability to know specialized areas of the journalistic profession

-   Apply technical process and appropriate narrative to photojournalism.

-   Develop critical spirit.

-   Manage time properly.

-   Respect diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.

-   Seek, choose, and rank useful sources and documents to develop photojournalistic products.

-   Use social responsible criteria in the different processes of production.

-   Basic photographic technique

-   History of documentalism and photojournalism

- To find and to tell stories

-   Image analysis and composition

-   Photography functions in journalism

-   New forms of diffusion

-   Practical exercises

Chapter  Photography technique
      Material
             introduccio.pdf 
             objectius.pdf 
             diafragma-obturador-sensibilitat.pdf 

The subject’s structure combines theory and practical activities. Therefore, the subject will consist of a combination of lecture and practical sessions where student’s work (individual and in group) will be analysed. It will be very important for class dynamics that students take active part in it.

*Practical work will be structured based on camera availability.

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-ESCOBAR DE LA SERNA, L. / ESTEVE RAMIREZ, F. Fotoperiodismo y Edición (Historia y límites jurídicos) Universitas, Madrid 2008

-ERAUSQUIN, M.A. Fotoperiodismo. Formas y códigos Síntesis Madrid 2003

-FARRELL, Ian Guía completa de fotografía digital Omega Barcelona 2012

-FREUND,G La Fotografía como documento social Gustavo Gili Barcelona 2001

-KOBRE, K. Fotoperiodismo. El manual del reportero gráfico Omega Barcelona 2010

-LANGFORD, M. J. Fotografía básica Omega Barcelona 2011

-NEWHALL, Beaumont, Historia de la fotografía: desde sus orígenes hasta nuestros días Gustavo Gili, Barcelona, 2003

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-NICHOLLS, Bill, La representación de la realidad: cuestiones y conceptos sobre el documental Paidos, Barcelona 1997

-SONTAG, Susan Ante el dolor de los demás Alfaguara Madrid 2003

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-VV.AA. La confusión de géneros en fotografía Gustavo Gili, Barcelona 2004