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Photography for Activists

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Date:
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Class/Workshop
Organizer/Author:
San José Peace and Justice Center
Email:
Phone:
408-297-2299
Address:
48 South 7th Street, San Jose, CA 95112
Location Details:
San José Peace and Justice Center
48 South 7th Street
San Jose, CA 95112

Bus routes: 22, 522, 23, 11, 63, 64, 72, 73, 81, Hwy 17 Express, MST 55, Dash, LRT

Photography matters! Social injustice, grassroots resistance to injustice, and the building of alternatives need to be documented for all to know.

This class covers the basics of what every activist needs to know from tips on getting your message photographed to the special requirements of documentary photography to optimizing photos for print and the Web.

Sharat G. Lin has published over a thousand photographs, documented epic events from local police misconduct to popular upheaval in Tahrir Square to the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.

Topics:

Why every activist should be a photographer
Observe!
Behind the lens: document it!
In front of the lens: getting your message across
Composition
Viewing perspective
Seek high ground
Background / Foreground / Superposition
Illumination
Color / Brightness and contrast
Focus / Depth of field
Cropping
Context: Spatial, temporal, conceptual
Examples: How to do it!
Photos for the Web versus for print
Handling adverse conditions / artifacts

Open to the public | Suggested donation $10
Added to the calendar on Fri, Sep 4, 2015 7:37PM
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