Photojournalist Trade Secrets
Here are CNN's "trade secrets" for you to become a photojournalist so you can take great photos and be published by CNN. The full document is available as a PDF at: CNN Photojournalists Trade Secrets. Here's the summary.
- Use the rule of thirds
- Know how to use your flash
- Take as many photos as you can
- Check the background
- Keep it steady
- Frame your elements
- Map out the story
- Light it up
- Get close
Similar “trade secrets for great videos and great audio” are also available at: CNN Video/Audio Trade Secrets
- By the way, it's not me who calls it “trade secrets”, it's CNN.
- Now you know everything you need to know to become a “real” photojournalist.