1st Place, News-Feature Photograph
2023-24, Division 3, News Photography
By Keara Banks
Focus
Midland HS
PH-03. News-Feature Photograph
Photos in this category should be non-portrait, non-sports photos based either on on-the-spot coverage of an event that had news value and timeliness, or on the drama and emotion characteristic of features. Photo may be in color.
Judging Criteria
- Effective cropping to center of interest
- Clear, sharp details
- Good, sharp contrast with varied levels of grays, black, and white or colors
- Attracts, holds reader’s attention
- Avoids distracting back/foreground
- All elements in photo combine with caption to tell story
- Action, rather than posed photo
- Underscores news/feature importance