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Aesthetics

Journalist 3 & 2 - Introduction to Journalism and other reporting practices
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Figure 8-9.—Cropping marks on a photograph. PROPRIETY.— Beauty pageant swimsuit competitions, a sailor in an embarrassing pose and ethnic misrepresentations are but a few  of the  many  propriety violations you might face when cropping a photograph. Although  a  photo  editor  should  catch  such  violations during  the  process  of  photograph  selection,  you  also must check for violations in the cropping phase. POLICY.—  Policy  considerations  are  described, but  are  not  limited  to,  the  provisions  of  PA  Regs.  The DoD and DON have release authority over certain types of    information.    Information    on    weapons    systems, controversial   national   and   international   subjects   and certain  Navy  contracts  will  have  to  be  approved  for release. In overseas locations, local policies come into play. Photographs  of  antigovernment  protests  in  your  host country, for example, normally are not taken in the first place.  If  you  allow  the  photograph  to  be  published  in your newspaper, no matter how good your cropping job, you  may  enrage  officials  of  the  host  country  and  your superiors.  Policy  considerations  also  include  uniform violations,    unsafe    acts    and    promotional    activities favoring one organization over another. Distractions Distractions come in the form of anything that takes the  eye  away  from  the  center  of  interest  and  action taking  place.  It  could  be  a  spectator  in  the  stands  at  a baseball game or a student looking away from the teacher in a class. It could be anything that detracts from the   purpose   of   the   photograph.   You   must   eliminate portions of a photograph that do not contribute to good composition. When  cropping  photographs,  narrow  the  cropped area  to  the  center  of  interest  as  much  as  possible.  The rule   of   thumb   is   to   crop   ruthlessly   and   enlarge generously. Try to limit the number of people in the photograph to three, or only those necessary to tell the story. When cropping  people,  do  not  crop  them  at  the  neck  waist, knees or other joints. Dead Space To avoid unnecessary dead space in the photograph, you   should   keep   the   center   of   interest   contained. However,  in  cropping  out  dead  space,  leave  enough space   to   accommodate   the   action   of   the   center   of interest. For example, if a car is traveling to the left of the photograph, leave room on the left for the vehicle to travel.  Do  not  cut  it  off  at  the  front  bumper.  The  car needs dead space in which to travel. If the subject or center of interest in a photograph is looking to the right, you must allow enough dead space for him to look into.  Be careful  not  to  allow  too much dead space in a photograph. Too much background may make the center of interest get lost or not standout. The cropping marks are made at or near the corners of the photograph, as shown in figure 8-9. A china 8-11







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