Reportage photography is certainly one of the most fascinating and versatile sectors among the different specializations. Most of us can think of famous examples of reportage full of strong engagement and social impact, such as Henry Cartier Bresson or Bob Capa. Only few people think that a reportage is even the portrait of a business leader or the story of the life of an important man in the world of the show business or cinema. A reportage is even the ethno-geographic and the naturalistic one.
The aim of this master is representing the different specializations possible and allowing the student to move and promote professionally in the field of photojournalism he is most interested in.
The course is divided into fifteen four-hour lessons, for a total of sixty hours of lesson.

First part

Introduction to reportage photography

Differences between photojournalistic reportage, news reportage, naturalistic reportage and so on.

Project and production of general reportage agreed with every student.

Second part

Projection of the portfolios of the best authors
In this session we will see projections, in order to let students know the most important figures in this sector, to trace the story of photojournalism and understand the production and language of an image.

Third part

How to create reportage

1. Preparation:
   • How to be informed and to update
   • Analysis of the means of circulation of the news
   • How to get a good subject on which you can start your research
   • Financing of reportage, different ways and means of production, search for possible sponsors.
2. Production
   • Enquiry
   • Views
   • Behaviour of the photographer
   • How to draw up a story
   • Right to image of the people photographed
   • Single photo and "paparazzata" (scandal photographs)
   • Geographic reportage
   • Naturalistic reportage
   • Outdoor and indoor portrait
   • Choice of images and presentation of the service
3. Marketing
   • Search for the possible client, methods of research and marketing strategies, elementary public relations
   • Legal, fiscal and juridical aspects
   • How to create the most suitable portfolio according to every situation
   • Price list for single photos or complete services

Fourth part

Techniques and materials

• View equipment (manual/ automatic/ autofocus)
• Particular suggestions to use this equipment in difficult situations
• Optical necessary
• Flash
• Particular and fundamental accessories
• Choice of the most suitable films according to the type of view

Fifth part

The archive
The "address book" and the creation of your own archive of images.

Sixth part

Exercises and creation of your own portfolio

During the Master, the student will have to produce two general reportage together with a series of small reportage made every week. After this, we will project the result and discuss some evaluation criteria for the images produced. The part concerning portraits will occur directly in the institute with the help of the suitable and equipped exposure room.