Intro to Newspaper Design

1. What is your favorite newspaper front page? Why? 

     My favorite newspaper front page is the front page of the San Antonio Express-News. I like how the design is simple but still implements many stories on the front page to help navigate the reader to whatever story they want to read about. It's also the newspaper from my favorite city in Texas.

2. What is your favorite headline from that newspaper? Why are you interested in it? 

     "Spurs beat L.A. Lakers 97-79," because I'm am a Spurs fan and want to know about the recent events in the playoffs and the Spurs' standing.

3. How many stories are on the front page of your favorite? 

     There are six news stories on the front page with headlines and navigation that follows to guide the reader to read more on that headline.

4. What do you notice that all newspaper front pages have in common? Look at design, size of photos, size of story text, etc.

     Most of the newspapers have the title near the top and placed in the middle, sometimes adding a headline or two above the title. They also tend to add as many headlines and stories under the title, the white space. They also add pictures sparingly to try and add as much text as they can. 

5. What are things that vary (or are different) on the front pages of different newspapers? Look at design, size of photos, size of headlines, etc.

     The most obvious thing that is different is different sizes and styles used in the title as well as the different sizes of the pictures depending on the importance of the story.

SLO Final Review

Who: the dog; Deus; Saint Bernard

What: drooling; slobbering; excited; ran a lot; treat in front of him (hamburger)

Where: at the animal shelter

When: yesterday; Monday, April 15, 2013

Why: Deus is lost and needs a new home

How: call the animal shelter @ 484-2222

Headline: Saint Bernard Needs New Home

Caption: On Monday April 15, 2013, Deus, a 5-year old saint bernard, while waiting for his prize of a large dog treat, excitedly poses for a picture for the animal shelter. Deus was found on the street and needs a new home and you can help him out with that by calling the animal shelter at 484-2222.

   
     This photo uses multiple rules of photography, including simplicity, cropping, and rule of thirds. The photo utilizes simplicity by using a single colored background that doesn't distract the viewer attention from the dog.

     This photo also uses the new values of timeliness, proximity, and human interest. Since this photo was take  yesterday, it shows its timeliness.

     The picture is properly exposed because it's clear that we can see the dog. The lighting of dog is positioned possibly behind the photographer.

     The photographer used a prime lens because it didn't require the zoom of the telephoto lens and the dog's dimensions seemed proportionately.

     To increase the emphasis of the subject, the photographer could have changed the environment and also made more space between the dog's nose and the paper. Possibly to also get more of the dog in the shot.

Lenses and Photography Vocabulary

     I would use a telephoto lens to get pictures of birds that are flying far away. A prime lens would be used to take pictures of small insects or smaller plants and pictures of a party at night, where hardly any light is present. A wide angle lens to would be used take a picture of an entire building that is very wide.

     Depth of field is the range of distance that appears acceptably sharp, where you can manipulate the depth of field using different aperture sizes. This can be used to create an effect of focus. This focus that is used, is to put more emphasis on detail and placement of the subject.

     Light is used in photography as a medium for helping to create a photograph. The intensity of the light can determine the mood and focus of the picture, as well as the angle can help to direct the light on a specific area in the photograph, usually on the subject.

     A shadow is the absence of light that is cast from being blocked by a solid object. Whenever a photographer uses shadows in a composition, he/she can creatively control the way the subject is looked at and where on the subject the photographer wants to be seen, which ties in with the angle of the light.

     Light diffusion when light bounces of a semi-reflective surface and scatters throughout the area that is being photographed. Photographers use light diffusion to create a 'softer light', which uses light that is not as intense and makes the picture easier to look at.

     Exposure is the amount of light that is let in the aperture and is allowed to be exposed to the photographic medium. Exposure can be used to set the mood of a photograph by allowing the desired amount of light into the photo. It can also be used in darker environments, such as at night, to allow an acceptable amount of light in so that the subject(s) can be seen.

     The aperture is the hole in the lens that controls the amount of light let in the camera. It also controls the depth of field, where the smaller the f-stop has a larger depth of filed and the larger the f-stop the smaller the depth of field. It can be used to modify the lighting of a picture and the focus on the subject.

     Shutter speed is the speed in which the shutter opens and closes, allowing in light for a certain amount of time, usually ranging from a few seconds to thousandths of a second. A higher shutter speed can slow something that is moving very quickly. A slower shutter speed can create an effect of blur on something that could either be moving very quickly or not at all.

     ISO is the sensitivity of the photographic medium that determines the sensitivity to absorb light in the photograph. A higher ISO can allow more light in darker situations, but can result in a grainy effect. Lower ISO numbers can reduce the amount of absorbed light and keep the quality of the picture, but can make things difficult whenever you're shooting in areas with less light.

Seven News Values in the News

Impact

     This article implements impact because it shocked majority of the audience, especially the audience that lies in the range of the likely-to-launch missile from North Korea.

S. Korea: North Missile Launch Appears Likely


Timeliness

     This article uses the news value of timeliness because this event was posted only a few hours from the time in which I wrote this.

Police: No Injuries in Schoolbus Crash

Prominence

     This article's "newsworthiness" is important because it informs the audience that North Korea isn't ready for and are experiencing technical difficulties with the technology of a long-range nuclear missile.

Pentagon Finds Nuclear Strides

by North Korea

Conflict

     This article uses the news value of conflict because it covers the actions of the congress on the gun bill that is in conflict of being passed or not.

Senate Votes 68-31 To Cut Off

 Gun Bill Filibuster

Human Interest

     This article implements the use of the news value of Human Interest because 

Proximity

     This article is driven by the news value of proximity because of its relative closeness to my area as well as the  area of the intended audience.

Kelso: I'm in the money
(62 cents, to be exact)