Photojournalism: Journalists' Toolkit

A training site for multimedia and online journalists

Composition

Have you noticed that some photographs are much more appealing than others? Study the examples in this excellent tutorial. Take notes and make sketches so that you can begin to apply these principles in your own pictures.

1. Introduction
2. Simplicity
3. Rule of Thirds
4. Lines
5. Balance
6. Framing
7. Avoiding Mergers

There's a lot more at the Photography Composition Articles Library, but these seven pages should help you make big improvements right away.

Photoshop Basics

1. Photoshop How-To for Online Photos (6 Steps)
2. Photoshop How-To for Soundslides (5 Steps)

Books

• Photojournalism: The Professionals' Approach, by Kenneth Kobré (Focal Press, 2004).

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