Photo journalism
by M Gifari - Dosen Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Komunikasi Semarang
Photo journalism in journalism, photographs have a considerable influence visually. In the news (news photos) are not allowed to use double exposures, trick, montage. Cutting (cropping) the image does not reduce the extent permitted / alter the authenticity / reality images / facts. In this photo journalistic code of ethics (in the press in Indonesia) explained that: no person may broadcast images without consent, except for public figures who become the center of public attention, may not broadcast the pictures taken in private, may not alter or falsify the image size, should not be made or broadcast the offending images, ethics, SARA etc.
Indeed, the power of photo journalism lies in its ability to record, dramatizing, revealing and propagating the whole reality. Just as during World War II, photographs of the tragic events during World War II would evoke emotion anyone who saw it.
The elements of journalism in the photo journalism.
According to prepare Arthur Rothstein photograph there are three main things that must be met in order to successfully shoot namely: presence (the photographer had to come to the scene when the incident occurred), Instinct (photographer must know when the right time to take pictures), and Anticipation ( can anticipate seriously and with equipment that had been prepared).
image capture journalism (news photo) is a merger of the work of a photographer and the work of a journalist. as a photographer to take pictures as good as possible and be bound by the terms and conditions apply and as a journalist should hold oversight of the preaching event with photos, interpret facts and events and write with images by the rules of science journalism.
Photo merely means to an end and not the final result. While the goal is publication. As a photographer, as well as journalists, must know which pictures to choose and how to edit in accordance with its objectives.
News in journalism must meet the elements 5 W + 1 H, which is what, who, where, when, why and how. It also applies to journalistic photographs. However, not all elements of 5 W + 1 H can be expressed in the form of an image (picture) as elements of when and how, so it is necessary to visualize the text / caption.
The images in the journalistic function are to attract the attention of the reader, to tell the contents, giving the quality of the news and make news more interesting.
With the function of the photo, the image also has a position in journalism as follows:
1. the image as a complement of news,
The position of the image is secondary and the position of text / writing the story is primary. Photos only as a complement or illustrations, such as author photos (in the article), pictures of famous people (figure), so no photos events / events. So if the image is not loaded, will not reduce the value of news.
2. photos speak by themselves,
In this recital, the position is the primary image so that no text / text, the image is already understood. Photos that most of us met on the kind of human interest photographs or images of society.
3. the text includes photographs and text provided photographs.
The position of the photo parallel to the text / writing, as well as the text / writing parallel to the picture. So his position equally important. Without the writing / text, image means nothing. Photos so often found in pictures news, because not all elements of 5 W + 1 H can be expressed in pictures / visualization images, which were replaced with the text / text / caption. **(write:001722)
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