Introduction to Photojournalism: Capture Powerful Stories
Pitching Stories to Editors and Publications
A course by Finbarr O'Reilly , Photojournalist
About the video: Pitching Stories to Editors and Publications
Overview
“Here, you’ll learn how to prepare your work to be published and the best ways to get it out into the world. ”
In this video lesson Finbarr O'Reilly addresses the topic: Pitching Stories to Editors and Publications, 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
“ Pitching Stories to Editors and Publications In this lesson, you will learn the last few steps you need to take in preparing your work for publication. Then we'll talk about how you present that work to editors and publications to get it out into the world where it can be seen, which is the whole point of what we're doing here. One of the first things we'll look at is the last step in the editing process is adding the caption information to your photos, and we'll be doing that all here on the computer. Now we've got our images, we've edited them in Photoshop, we're ready to caption the im...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Photojournalism: Capture Powerful Stories
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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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