Wild art - spontaneous photos

• Found moments
• Stand alone photos
• An image of something unique not driven by a specific news story

Whenever you have a good camera with you, be on the lookout for opportunities to take front-page stand-alone photos that reflect life at De Anza or an everyday moment.

"Shoot first, ask questions later," writes Darryl Webb on the photojournalism blog In Focus. "A photojournalist can NEVER find wild art when asked to look for it, so I learned a long time ago if you see something that could be used as wild art — SHOOT IT!"

He gives an example of a Great Dane's head sticking out of a sunroof.

Cutlines for wild art should provide the same basic information that a story does: The “five W's” (who, what, when, where and why).  Don't try writing the cutline without needed facts. If you take a photo of a child 12 or younger on the De Anza campus, ask for the parent's permission to publish the photo.

You can take photos in any public area of De Anza: Sports fields, outdoors, parking lots, in the library, in public areas of buildings. But you need permission to take photos inside classrooms when class is in session and in offices.

Examples:


Pierce College student's Flickr gallery -- Some good shots, but should have more with people in them. AND needs cutlines!

Collection on Facebook -- Needs cutlines!