Photo 135: Intro to Photojournalism:
Reading Assignments
Instructor:
Sue Leith: sleith@csus.edu Office Hours Monday 1-2 MRP
2011
Editing:
Chapter 10 Test Review Questions
1)
What did Bruce Bauman mean by the expression "service station" in
relation to the photo department.
2)
Are most photo editors ex-photographers?
3)
Based on the Continuing Study of Newspaper Reading, which categories of
pictures generate the LEAST interest?
a) Family b) sports c) fine arts d) fires c)
disasters
4)
Who is more picture minded?
a) men b) women
5)
According to researcher Sheree Josephson who followed readersŐ eye movements,
how long does a person, look at a photo in newspaper, magazine, web?
6)Surprisingly
one skill not necessary to be an outstanding photo editors is?
7)
Should photographers edit their own work? Explain reasons in favor of and
against self-editing.
8)
Can professional photo editors predict reader preferences better than the
general public?
a) yes
b) no
9)
List the picture Hierarchy (4 areas) recommended by Joe Elbert of the
Washington Post and explain each
10)
You are the photo editor for the sports page – what can you do to
generate more reader interest in the sports photos?
11)
How can newspapers avoid showing bias and stereotyping in their photos?
12)
Name 3 reasons to run a b&w photo instead of a color photo.
13)
List 3 reasons that cropping an a picture might improve it
14)
List 2 dangers in cropping a picture that might hurt the image
15)
Approximately what percentage of readers look at a two column picture? What
does the percentage become for a four column picture?
16)
) Increasing the size of an image in a newspaper has been proven to increase
reader interest, with at least one
exception. What is that exception?
17)
Printing large photos with articles has proven to increase reader understanding
of the accompanying article. Explain.