Photojournalism Unit Continued

This is the second week that we are working on the Photojournalism unit. We have an Addedum to Unit 3. Each person in the group is to create three different cover designs using one of our own photos as the main graphic element. Then one design by each group member will be submitted with the final submissions.

The cover is to contain these elements:
1. Title (header)
2. The authors name (by-line)
3. a magazine name
4. either a sub-header or part of the article
5. and a photograph

We are to submit these for the discussion thread on Web CT. Each member of the group is to critique or make comments on each of the designs, incating which one is the most favorable and applicable for the assignment. The final selection is up to each student, who will refine the design based on feedback from group members.

The final submission will be done by the group leader and the elements required are as follows:
1. the article in Word format, which will iniclude the title, author at the top, and URL, and date retrieved at the end.
2. One finished photograph from each group member will be included. The photos will be in jpg format with a size of 800 X 600 or 600 X 800, or as close as possible.
3. A separate Word document with captions for each photo will be included. The caption is NOT to be added to the photo.
4. One finished magazine spread cover design from each group member will be submitted by the leader. The design should be in jpg format, highest quality with a size of 8" wide x 10' high (or in pixels 576 x 720) at 72 resolution.

All materials are to be zipped and submitted to Web CT for Unit 3.

Each team member will be given individual grades for Unit 3. It is important for the materials to be submitted on time.

Well, this afternoon I was working on my submission for the WebCt discussion. I resized the photographs and found captions based on the article. I decided to use a colored photograph instead of the black and white one for the Coke bottles, because the article refers to the carmel color of the drinks promoting resistance to insulin.

The title of our article is "No Calories, Same Taste (and heart risks)" and the sub-title is "Diet Soda linked to same health risks as sugary drinks in bubbly puzzle." It was on MSNBC News Services on 7-23-07.

I can see that this assignment could have some practical applicatons in the real world and in the Second Life magazine. I have really enjoyed going to lots of events in Second Life and it might be a good idea to try writing some articles with accompanying photographs to submit to the magazine. I also go to many events in the real world and from time I have submitted articles to the local news papers. They seem to be happy for local people to submit things. The pay is not all that great, but it is nice to have published articles with byline credits.