Events both big and small are happening all around us, whether we notice them or not. Your job is to report on one of these events using the art of photojournalism!

1. Take your camera to an event of your choice (a school event like sports, clubs, or wish week, a family event, a community event like a karaoke competition, band, or some other event put on by the city, etc.). Your job is to take at least 5 candid pictures of that event that document all the main things that happened there.

2. Each of your pictures should have excellent composition, but none of them should be posed.

3. Underneath each photo, write a brief 1-2 sentence caption using professional language about what is happening in the photo. Think of yourself as a reporter reporting on an event, but only through the use of photos and brief descriptions. Your audience should have a full understanding of what happened at that event after looking through your project.

4. While your are reporting, you must follow the photojournalist code of ethics which is listed below:

   1. 1. 1. Accurately represent your subject

         2. Do not stage your photos

         3. Provide full context and avoid stereotyping

         4. Treat subjects with respect, only intrude on private moments of grief when you deem it necessary for the public to see

         5. Do not alter or contribute to events you’re photographing

         6. Do not edit photographs in a way that is misleading or inauthentic to the real event

         7. Do not pay people to be in your photos

         8. Don’t accept gifts from people in exchange for a photograph

         9. Do not intentionally sabotage other journalists

         10. Do not harass co-workers, journalists from other companies, or anyone else

5. Reflection: At the bottom of your project, answer the following questions in detail:

   1. 1. 1. What event did you photograph? Why did you want to photograph this event?

         2. What challenges did you face while photographing this event? Was it difficult to get the pictures you wanted?

         3. What did you learn from this project?

         4. What would you have done differently if you could do this project again?

         5. How did you make sure to follow the photojournalist's code of ethics? Did you have any bias going into the event that you had to check (for instance if you were shooting sports, did you portray one team as better than the other)?

Criteria (100 Points)

1. Photos (35 points, 7 per)

   1. 1. 1. Student has taken 5 candid photos at their chosen event

         2. Photos are clearly not posed, and follow the photojournalism code of ethics (unbiased representation)

         3. Photos show the main highlights of the event, and are not just all of one subject or part of the event

2. Composition and Effort (35 points, 7 per)

   1. 1. 1. Student shows effort and forethought in each image. Student did not simply “point and shoot” to get a picture, the image was intentionally composed without being posed.

         2. Student successfully "fills the frame," meaning they did not shoot from super far away or leave unnecessary and distracting details in the shot.

         3. Photos are aesthetically appealing. They all clearly make use of the elements and principles of composition to look professionally taken.

         4. Photos are high quality, meaning not blurry, hazy, under or over exposed, grainy, etc.

3. Descriptions (15 points, 3 per)

   1. 1. 1. Under each photo, the student has used professional language to write a brief 1-2 sentence caption about what is happening in the photo

         2. Captions give a clear idea of the progression of events

4. Reflection (15 points, 3 per)

   1. 1. 1. Student thoroughly answers each of the reflection questions below:

            1. 1. What event did you photograph? Why did you want to photograph this event?

               2. What challenges did you face while photographing this event? Was it difficult to get the pictures you wanted?

               3. What did you learn from this project?

               4. What would you have done differently if you could do this project again?

               5. How did you make sure to follow the photojournalist's code of ethics? Did you have any bias going into the event that you had to check (for instance if you were shooting sports, did you portray one team as better than the other)?