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Aperture Basics - DSLR Tutorial

Aperture Basics – DSLR Tutorial

Michelle Turner, Washington High School (Missouri) Photography and Broadcast Adviser. JEA 2016 Broadcast Adviser of the Year. January 31, 2020

When learning how to operate a DSLR, it is important to get a grasp on three critical components to how a camera works; Aperture, ISO, and Shutter Speed. In this mini-tutorial, we will cover aperture and...

Scholastic Journalism and Earth Day

Scholastic Journalism and Earth Day

Rachel Weisbrot, Earth Day Network January 1, 2020

April 22, 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the largest civic-focused day of action in the world. As student journalists and photographers, you have a special role in this upcoming day....

The Princeton Summer Journalism Program

The Princeton Summer Journalism Program

Tieisha Tift, Princeton Program Associate, PUPP/PSJP December 16, 2019

The Princeton Summer Journalism Program is a free college preparatory program for high-achieving (current) high school juniors from low-income backgrounds who are interested in journalism.  Over a...

One of my sophomores interviews a performer playing the bag pipes in her first day in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Build Journalism Skills and Confidence on the Road

Christina Geabhart, MJE, 2019 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year and journalism adviser at Oak Park High School, Kansas City, Mo. November 30, 2019

My classroom is in the same hallway as the Spanish and French classes; and we share a common lunch period. After years of listening about how their students learn while traveling, I noticed goals common...

Your Eyes Have It - For Video Journalists.

Your Eyes Have It – For Video Journalists.

Dann Hurlbert, Carleton College's Media & Design Specialist and Founder of Little Prompter November 8, 2019

As a video journalist, you’ll often deliver a “piece to camera,” communicating directly to and making eye contact with the viewer through the lens of your camera. Eye contact is essential. Christian...

Q and A With the Pros: Jeffrey M. Smith

Q and A With the Pros: Jeffrey M. Smith

Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year October 15, 2019

Michigan native Jeffrey M. Smith is a photojournalist based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan. His client includes (just to name a few) Rolling Stone, Duke University, and Google. Jeffrey recently shared his...

Students practiced photographing Barbies around a makeshift candle-lit campfire to understand the complexity of photographing in low lighting with fire. By using a candle and Barbies, students were able to practice analyzing exposure based on the subject of the photo (the candle or the Barbies). Be sure to check with your administration and get approval prior to this lesson as many schools have a no-candle-burning policy.

Photographing Fires in Manual Mode

Leigh Rogers, adviser at Hermann HS, Hermann, Mo. September 30, 2019

For the first time this year our Homecoming featured fire pits, which gave my yearbook students a unique opportunity to learn how to photograph fire, a bit of a tricky task if you have never practiced...

Teaching Photography: Handouts and Video Links

Teaching Photography: Handouts and Video Links

Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year August 8, 2019

Teaching the basics of Photography can be challenging. Here are a few resources to assist you with the process. HANDOUTS Joshua Nistas has taken some of the “challenge” out of teaching photography...

Q and A With the Pros: Madison Carter

Q and A With the Pros: Madison Carter

Michelle Turner, Washington, MO and 2016 JEA Broadcast Adviser of the Year July 24, 2019

Madison Carter is the noon anchor for 7 Eyewitness News in Buffalo, N.Y. She's a Syracuse University alumni. Madison is also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. She recently visited...

Creating a Deeper Understanding of the First Amendment With a PSA Contest

Creating a Deeper Understanding of the First Amendment With a PSA Contest

Stacy Gerst, Hammonton High School in Hammonton, New Jersey July 8, 2019

The need for greater knowledge and understanding of the First Amendment is vital to our democracy. If this instruction does not occur in our classrooms, where is it taking place? In social media forums...

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