Thursday, January 19, 2006

Photojournalism at UNCP

Welcome to this blog established for the courses JRN-3200, PRE-3200 and other photography and photojournalism courses in the Department of Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

This blog is a place where students and faculty share information about storytelling with a camera – who, what, where, when, why and how. Everyone, not just students, is welcome to share the variety of photo tips and techniques here.

What's it about?
It's about using digital photography for mass communication.

Photojournalism is the gathering, packaging and dissemination of news and information stories primarily through the use of photography, images, pictures.

Photojournalists today use digital cameras to record and store moving and non-moving images as a series of individual photo frames.

Basic photography and concepts of photojournalism are introduced through a wide variety of shooting assignments.

Digital photography employs a digital camera to record and store images in electronic memory rather than on film. Digital images can be moved directly from the camera into a computer and, if appropriate, processed with image manipulation software – a digital darkroom.

Mass communication conveys information to a dispersed audience through a transmitting device, or medium.

Anyway, everyone is welcome to share the information here.

How to reach the professor:

Anthony Curtis, Ph.D.
247 Old Main
(910) 521-6616
acurtis@uncp.edu

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