Introduction to Visual Journalism
Selecting the images
A course by Gladys Serrano , Documentary Photographer and Videographer
About the video: Selecting the images
Overview
“In this lesson we will do a selection and editing of our images. The key is to get a sequence that helps make our story clear and concise.”
In this video lesson Gladys Serrano addresses the topic: Selecting the images, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Visual Journalism. Learn to tell real stories and report everyday events through images, audio, and journalism techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Selecting the images In this lesson we will go through a very important process which is image selection. I already went with Penelope, I photographed her for several hours, I was able to talk with her, I recorded an interview on audio and I took many pictures. That part is very important. Remember that you must take many images because from this you will be able to make a selection and see what is best for you, what best complements your story and what are the images that perhaps you thought were important, but maybe they don't add as much to your story. Remember that you do not need much ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Visual Journalism
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Category
Photography & Video, Writing -
Areas
Audio, Communication, Digital Photography, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Photography, Storytelling
Gladys Serrano
A course by Gladys Serrano
Gladys Serrano is a documentary photographer and videographer. She studied a degree in public policy and has taken part in other educational programs like the Seminario de Fotografía Contemporánea at Mexico's Centro de la Imagen as well as a visual arts diplomacy at the Centro de las Artes de San Agustín. Her work won the 2020 Gabo Prize for best coverage, awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez foundation, she was a finalist at the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program, and was also selected for the Centro de la Imagen's 7th photography biennial, XVII Bienal de Fotografía.
She currently works for the Latin American edition of EL PAÍS producing multimedia coverage on a range of topics including violence, migration, the environment, politics, and culture.
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