p.1 #1 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
Back in 2009, I titled a post "On Family Photojournalism" (https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/798155/0) and it was well received. I was happy to see that it encouraged many to share. I defined "family photojournalism" as:
"Family photojournalism is chronicling the daily happenings of one’s family with a camera. Effective documentation should include photos of people, places, events, and emotions as they happen without staging the events. The end result of family photojournalism should be to give one’s family photographic evidence of how it ‘was’...not how you hoped it was, but how it actually 'was'. This approach is very different from portraiture or a ‘children’s session’. The major difference to me is that during a portrait session or children’s session, the photographers’ primary goal should be to flatter the subject. They should do everything in their power to make their subjects look fantastic…like they would look on their very best day. This approach is often contrived…photographers may bring additional lighting, direct the subject, pose them, etc. Family photojournalism, however, is about the capturing the moment over flattering your subjects. For those of us with families, we know it aint always pretty! But the ugly moments are also part of our lives. Effective FPJ captures it ALL as it happens."
The purpose of this thread is to start a "revolving thread" that will centralize some family photojournalism as there seems to be many here who do this genre well. You are encouraged to post images here over the course of time. I think that as your families grow that this thread will be a very interesting one to look at as time passes.
Before posting your images, consider the following:
1) Does the image have interesting content?
2) What thought did you put into the image? (Does it contain layers? Context? etc)
3) Is there attention to composition?
4) What are you communicating with your image?
p.1 #2 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
Very Nice Photos in FPJ style.
I have enjoyed seeing your FPJ work before and I also agree that it is a very different style from a typical "children's session" as shown by most photographers, and different from a "portrait" session too. So I think it was good for you to define it as you did.
And I think this is an excellent idea for a discussion/thread whatever.
You folks with kids are very lucky to have such great subjects (children and other parent) so close and available for this "natural" type of photography!
p.1 #4 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
Thanks! It is always nice to have a warm welcome.
I look forward to enjoying seeing more FPJ from you and others here in the future. It is usually my favorite photography of families and children to see.
p.1 #6 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
Oh man, I'm going to like this thread!
Jodo, I think the whole point of this thread is that it's NOT posed (or altered by yelling for all the kids to look). They were probably all looking at Chuck and saying "Come on dad, lose the camera already!!"
p.1 #11 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
Great idea for a thread Chuck; while I've seen most of yours before, I loved seeing them again. I remember your initial post because at the time I had recently bought my first DSLR, had a newborn, and had joined FM. Your thesis really resonated with what I appreciated in my prior film work and so perfectly summed up how I wanted to document my family. Looking forward to seeing this thread grow.
p.1 #13 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
Hey Chuck, how far back should I go with images, or just post new ones going forward... I have a lot and don't want to hog (kosher of course) the thread.
p.1 #14 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
zalmyb wrote:
Hey Chuck, how far back should I go with images, or just post new ones going forward... I have a lot and don't want to hog (kosher of course) the thread.
i was thinking just new ones moving forward. i only posted some samples to get things rolling.
p.1 #16 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
@dave - really great stuff. i really enjoy seeing photos of your life.
@daveMC - definitely post! thats what this thread is for! i have to be honest, i never saw the vaccination shot before...ever. i love it! also really like the last one. hope to see some more!
@bruce - your portrait stuff is so strong, but it seems you have a knack for telling a good story too! lucky bastard!
@justin - love the simplicity and timing of your image! well done!
p.1 #18 · Ultimate Family Photojournalism Photo Thread
I passively followed the previous thread, and visited thefamilyphotojournalist.blogspot.com regularly until is grew quite. Makes me smile to see the conversation begin again. I'm generally a reader, but topics as these make me want to share.
Mar 11, 2014 at 10:02 PM