Photo 135: Intro to Photojournalism: Reading Assignments

Instructor: Sue Leith: sleith@csus.edu Office Hours Monday 1-2 MRP 2011

History: Chapter 15 Test Review Questions

1) Compare taking pictures for the Daily Graphic and taking pictures for today's newspaper or magazine

2) Explain what a halftone is and why photojournalists should care.

3) What was the technical and social contribution of Jacob Riis?

4 )What did Lewis Hine accomplish with his camera?

5) Why did the National Geogrraphic start to run pictures?

6) What was the relationship between tabloids and photography?

7) What is a composograph?

8) Where did Weegee get his name? What kinds of pictures did he take?

9) Name 3 problems resulting from using the first flash (powder).

10) What was Eric Solomon's contribution to photojournalism?

11) Describe the contribution of European magazines in developing the photo essay.

12) What was Magnum? Who started it? What is unique about it?

13) What role did Henri Cartier-Bresson play in the development of photojournalism?

14) What were some of the important stories shot by W. Eugene Smith?

15) How did the government treat photojournalists during World War I and II?

Compare this to how the government treated photojournalists during the Vietnam war.