Vietnam Journalists Association: Training on "Press photography and methods of making photo stories"

Lecturer Nguyen Hoai Linh - former Head of the Photo Editorial Board of Tuoi Tre Newspaper shared the "impressive" elements in a press photo at the training class.

The training course was attended by 16 trainees who are reporters and editors from 11 press agencies in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces such as: Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper, Dan Viet, Elderly People, Today's Countryside, Journalists and Public Opinion, Tay Ninh Newspaper, Saigon Economic Magazine, Voice of Vietnam Resident Agency in Ho Chi Minh City, Industry and Trade Magazine, Business and Integration Magazine, Environment and Society Magazine, Saigon Economic Magazine...

Photographer Nguyen Hoai Linh - former Head of the Photo Editorial Board of Tuoi Tre Newspaper, part-time lecturer of the Center for Journalism Training - Vietnam Journalists Association directly instructed the students of the training course.

According to lecturer Nguyen Hoai Linh, photojournalism is a visual text, the value of a photo needs to have 3 elements: Live, Meaning and Suitability. Besides basic image compositions, elements in photography can be mentioned as contrast, opposition, disorder in order, old and new, fast and slow, invisible paths when taking photos...

Lecturer Nguyen Hoai Linh also shared with students photography techniques, moments and visual stories, language, emotions, and perspectives when making a photo reportage through the frame limit, how to exploit backlight elements, create dark shadows, and framing techniques to highlight the subject and theme in a photo...

Students practice photojournalism with instructor Nguyen Hoai Linh.

Press photos are one of the factors that determine the success of a press work. Press photos have the power to change perceptions, arouse interest and curiosity of the public about characters, events, phenomena, etc. Therefore, to have a successful press photo, the photographer and editor need to have certain techniques and knowledge.

Through very "ordinary" angles in social life, lecturer Nguyen Hoai Linh also shares his experience when taking photos of events and conferences, his experience in choosing moments and actions in a press event; at the same time, he shares different skills and working situations for photojournalism, portraits of characters, choosing photojournalism topics...

The course is divided into two parts: theory and practice. Students study and practice seriously, participate in asking questions, and discuss enthusiastically. The course has helped reporters and editors gain useful knowledge for their professional work.