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W8 Photo Essay Tips

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Photo Plan Template

Photo Essay Plan Sample

Photo Essay Tips

  1. Highlights from  5 Photo Essay Tips
  2. Photo Tips with Annotations

 

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Highlights from  5 Photo Essay Tips

 

5 Photo Essay Tips

  • And for the last one hundred years photography and storytelling went hand in hand.
  • developed by skillful photographers who understand the emotions and concepts behind ever-great story.
  • The form of such a story is called the photo essay.
  • A photo essay is very simply a collection of images that are placed in a specific order to tell the progression of events, emotions, and concepts.
  • the photo essay takes the same story telling techniques as a normal essay, translated into visual images.
  • Every human being is drawn to stories.
  • photo essay is a brilliant way to bring your images to life and touch your family, friends, and coworkers.
  • 1. Find a topic
  • make your topic something in which you find interest.
  • 2. Do your research
  • spend time
  • talk with
  • investigate
  • check out the theme,
  • help you in planning out the type of shots you set up for your story.
  • determine the angle you want to take your story
  • 3. Find the “real story”
  • Though each story idea is the same, the main factors of each story create an incredibly unique story.
  • 4. Every dynamic story is built on a set of core values and emotions that touch the heart of its audience. Anger. Joy. Fear. Hurt. Excitement. The best way you can connect your photo essay with its audience is to draw out the emotions within the story and utilize them in your shots. This does not mean that you manipulate your audience’s emotions. You merely use emotion as a connecting point.
  • 5.Plan your shots: Whether you decide to sit down and extensively visualize each shot of the story, or simply walk through the venue in your mind, you will want to think about the type of shots that will work best to tell your story. I recommend beginners first start out by creating a “shot list” for the story. Each shot will work like a sentence in a one-paragraph story. Typically, you can start with 10 shots. Each shot must emphasize a different concept or emotion that can be woven together with the other images for the final draft of the story.
  • Remember that story telling takes practice.
  • All you need is a bit of photographic technique, some creativity, and a lot of heart. And once you begin taking pictures in stories, your images will never be the same.

 

Photo Tips with Annotations

 
5 Photo Essay Tips
  • or the last one hundred years photography and storytelling went hand in hand.
  • understand the emotions and concepts behind ever-great story.
  • And for the last one hundred years photography and storytelling went hand in hand.
  • The form of such a story is called the photo essay.
  • developed by skillful photographers who understand the emotions and concepts behind ever-great story.
  • a collection of images that are placed in a specific order to tell the progression of events, emotions, and concepts
  • the same story telling techniques as a normal essay, translated into visual images.
  • The form of such a story is called the photo essay.
  • A photo essay is very simply a collection of images that are placed in a specific order to tell the progression of events, emotions, and concepts.
  • brilliant way to bring your images to life and touch your family, friends, and coworkers.
  • the photo essay takes the same story telling techniques as a normal essay, translated into visual images.
    • Think in terms of: Grabber Beginning; Thesis; Main idea focus; Evidence; Conclusion; End with Action/Thought - posted by Sheri Edwards
    • Just like you learned about written essays -- now you express your ideas through photos with captions. - posted by Sheri Edwards
  • 1. Find a topic
  • make your topic something in which you find interest.
  • Every human being is drawn to stories.
  • photo essay is a brilliant way to bring your images to life and touch your family, friends, and coworkers.
    • Personal: What valuable lesson or belief have you developed in your own life?

      Universal: What ideals do hope to see in the world? Can you find them and tell the story?

      What concerns do you have? Can you find them and tell the story? - posted by Sheri Edwards

  • spend time
  • 2. Do your research
  • 1. Find a topic
  • make your topic something in which you find interest.
  • 2. Do your research
    • As with any essay, accurate and persuasive information proves your point. So research through talk, the net, interviews, surveys, books, etc. so you have information from which to find your story in step three. - posted by Sheri Edwards
  • spend time
  • investigate
  • talk with
  • check out the theme,
  • help you in planning out the type of shots you set up for your story.
  • determine the angle you want to take your story
    • What is the angle?

      Who's voice will you share?

      What is the most important theme? - posted by Sheri Edwards

  • 3. Find the “real story”
  • Though each story idea is the same, the main factors of each story create an incredibly unique story.
  • 4. Every dynamic story is built on a set of core values and emotions that touch the heart of its audience. Anger. Joy. Fear. Hurt. Excitement. The best way you can connect your photo essay with its audience is to draw out the emotions within the story and utilize them in your shots. This does not mean that you manipulate your audience’s emotions. You merely use emotion as a connecting point.
    • What emotions did you find in your research and theme? How will the audience understand? How will your words and pictures explain your topic, emotions, and voice? - posted by Sheri Edwards
  • 5.Plan your shots: Whether you decide to sit down and extensively visualize each shot of the story, or simply walk through the venue in your mind, you will want to think about the type of shots that will work best to tell your story. I recommend beginners first start out by creating a “shot list” for the story. Each shot will work like a sentence in a one-paragraph story. Typically, you can start with 10 shots. Each shot must emphasize a different concept or emotion that can be woven together with the other images for the final draft of the story.
    • Use a story board. Plan your shots and your text. Arrange them for powerful impact, just as if you are writing an essay -- what will explain or persuade? What order is best? What words will pack the punch that persuades or provides the facts for people to act or understand? - posted by Sheri Edwards
  • Remember that story telling takes practice.
  • All you need is a bit of photographic technique, some creativity, and a lot of heart. And once you begin taking pictures in stories, your images will never be the same.
    • You are on your way to a journey of visual understanding and sharing that will help you understand the world as well as share the world. Learn and enjoy. - posted by Sheri Edwards
 

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