Course Details
Country:
Italy
Institution:
American University of Rome Summer School
Course Title:
INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOJOURNALISM
Course Number:
FDM 283
Course Description:
This course allows students to better understand storytelling through the technical, aesthetic and ethical aspects of digital photography. Students will learn to capture daily life with Rome as the backdrop. Daily assignments will encourage students to use their cameras to tell stories from their unique study abroad experience and take home skills that can be used to photograph people in any rich environment. A digital camera is required. You must bring your camera to the first day of class. Students will learn more about Photojournalism as a discipline of gathering news content from a visual perspective. Students will be taught reporting, ethics and content gathering through the lens of visual storytelling. Classes are people-centric, meaning students are required to find stories and photo opportunities that are about the human condition.
Pre-requisites: FAFD 104 or FAFD 106 or permission of the instructor.
Laboratory course fee Euro 75.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 295
Attachment Files:
FDM283.pdf
