Creative Editing

Chapter 10

Exercise 1

1. Refer to the photo below:

Parade

a. Size this picture to be reproduced four columns wide for a newspaper that uses columns 12 picas (2 inches) wide with 1 pica (1/6 inch) of white space between columns. Show crop marks, even if you decide not to crop anything out of the photo. Indicate the size of the original as cropped, the size of the photo as it will be published and the percentage of reproduction.

b. Write a caption with an overline to accompany this standalone photo. Here is information for the caption:

Who: estimated 300 marchers, sponsored by ProChoice of your state

What: parade by pro-choice group, with anti-abortion adherents watching from along parade route

Where: around state Capitol building in your state

When: yesterday at noon

Why: pro-choice and anti-abortion proponents seeking to persuade state legislators to pass legislation supporting their respective points of view; state legislature expected to vote this session on legislation concerning abortion

Photo credit: Miles Carey, Knoxville (Tenn.) News-Sentinel

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