Introduction to Photojournalism: Capture Powerful Stories
Reviewing the Story
A course by Finbarr O'Reilly , Photojournalist
About the video: Reviewing the Story
Overview
“Finally, you'll learn how to organize your work to make the editing process easier. You’ll also learn how to review the images you have already taken to identify what your next steps should be. ”
In this video lesson Finbarr O'Reilly addresses the topic: Reviewing the Story, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Photojournalism: Capture Powerful Stories. Learn how to research stories and document them through photography to create meaningful and engaging narratives.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Reviewing the Story In this lesson, you'll learn to organize your images to make the editing process easier. You'll also learn how to review your images to determine what your next steps should be and to figure out whether there's anything missing. Let's get started. Alright, so we've returned from our shoot at the car junkyard. First thing we'll do is take a look at the pictures that we got. We're going to download. This is a program that I use called Photo Mechanic, but there are lots of options for this kind of thing. I'm going to call this "Domestika." I'm going to download these. I'v...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Photojournalism: Capture Powerful Stories
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Category
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Areas
Digital Photography, Documentary Photography, Outdoor Photography

Finbarr O'Reilly
A course by Finbarr O'Reilly
Finbarr O’Reilly is an award-winning Irish-Canadian photographer and multimedia journalist based in Barcelona, with more than 20 years of experience. He has spent most of his career producing industry-leading coverage of conflict zones, complex humanitarian crises, and issues concerning social justice. He is driven to tell stories that may otherwise be overlooked, represent a range of voices, and challenge preconceived perspectives about people and places, creating a sense of human connection.
Finbarr lived in West and Central Africa for over a decade documenting conflicts in several countries in those areas. He is a frequent contributor to The New York Times and works for organizations such as the Nobel Peace Prize. He has won numerous awards for his photography and multimedia work including World Press Photo, Laureate Carmignac Photojournalism Award, 2020 Emmy Award, and 2012 Academy Award best documentary shortlist. He’s held academic fellowships at Yale, Columbia, and Harvard universities, and is the author of the nonfiction memoir, Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War.
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