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PHOTO ESSAY GUIDELINES. PHOTO ESSAY. A photo story is a story told through images often accompanied by text captions A photo essay / story should be able to stand alone without written words and make logical sense to the viewer . However , it can include captions if you decide so.
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PHOTO ESSAY A photostoryisastorytoldthroughimagesoftenaccompanied by text captions Aphotoessay/storyshouldbeable to standalonewithoutwrittenwords and makelogicalsense to theviewer. However, itcanincludecaptionsifyoudecide so. Muchthesameas a writtenstory, photostoriesshouldhave a setting, plot, and characters.
Main featuresof a goodphotoessay It has anengaging and thoughtprovokingstory Itengagesviewersemotionally Itincludesbothinformational and emotionalphotos Thepictures are arranged in a sequencethatsupportsthetellingofthestory Itshowsdeepunderstandingofthesubject
OVERALL or SCENE PHOTO • A scenesetter or a wideanglepicturethatestablishesthelocation or settingofthestorysubject. • Placesyourviewers in theaction by taking a photothatshowsitall. • Allowsyourviewers to understandthe rest ofthestory in a geographiccontext. • Examples: ifthestoryisabouttheeffectsof a hurricane on a smalltown, theoverallcanbeanaerialphotographofthevast, destroyedlandscape. “CairoAglowatRamadan” Photo: ShawnBaldwinforThe New York Times
PORTRAIT PHOTO • Thesubjectofyourstory, especially in repeated identity stories. • Yourphotoessayshouldincludeatleastoneportraitphoto. • Itcanbe a tightheadshot or a widershotthatshowstheperson´ssurroundingsrelevant to thestory. “In SouthAfrica, a ResurfacingofViolence” Photo: Robin HammondforThe New York Times
DETAIL PHOTO • It´saninformative, close-uppictureof a relevantobject, or subject feature, thatshouldeducatetheviewer or revealsomethingunknownaboutthestory´ssubject and shouldhighlight a specific element ofthestory • Theycanhavegreatstorytellingpotential on theirownbecausethey do a greatdeal to dramatize a story. • Examples: theweavershands or a sampleofarug or thebowls in whichthedies are mixed, books on a desketc. “High-SpeedConnections” Photo: Laura PedrickforThe New York Times
ACTION PHOTO • Shouldillustrateyoursubject´shumaninteractionwithothers, dailyactivities, occupation, or athleticism. • Helps to give a humandimension to yourcharacter and addmovement to yourstory • Examples: a doctordoingsurgery, anartistworking on hispainting, a singersingingetc. Colorado, 1948. DrCerianilookingat a 7 yearoldboy´sinjuredhand by W. EugeneSmith/MagnumPhotos
CLINCHER PHOTO • or finalimage, is a picturethatsettles or resolvesthestory´sconflict. • Shouldevoketheemotionyouwanttheviewer to walkawaywith. • Examples: a pictureofa new motherembracingher baby rightafterbirth, a soldier´sfarewellsalute to fallencomradesetc. Remembering Hardware” Photo: RuthFremson/The New York Times
Materialsused: KeithJenkins: „5 typesofphotosthatmakeforstrongphotoessays, audio slideshows“ availableatwww. poynter.org StacyPearsalI: A Photojournalist´sFieldGuide: In thetrencheswithcombatphotographer, SBN-13: 978-0321896612 CUNY GraduateSchoolofJournalismathttp://photo.journalism.cuny.edu/week-5/ MattBrandon: Thephotoessay: Giveityourbestshotatwww.digitaltrekker.com