Picture story essay Photo essay Both essays and
Picture story & essay
Photo essay • Both essays and stories are a series of images, but they are quite different • A photo essay doesn’t follow a storyline but is a collection of imaged that are tied together by one theme or concept. • Each photo in an essay can make its own point, and there is a less strict list of shots needed in an essay compared to a story.
Photo essay examples: • “The Wall” by Griselda San Martin • “Sun City: Life after life” by Kendrick Brinson • “Visualizing Racism” is issue of The Washington Post Magazine is an example of a more interpretive project. • “Mr. Sczelepinski” by Trisk Spinski is an example of a project that’s more personal. • “Ozark life project” by Terra Frondriest is an example of work about the photographer’s own community. • “New Orleans” by Akasha Rabut
Choosing between the two • For your final projects, you’ll have to choose between making a photo story or a photo essay. • There’s a lot of preparation and research and goes into both, but lucky for you’re already pretty much an expert at the topic you’ll be cover: your own community. • Instead of having to focus on learning more about it, you can focus on choosing what you want to document • The more specific you are, the easier it is to see a clear vision of what you want to capture
In-class activity • First, let’s make sure we all understand the concept of a photo essay • You will be split up into teams and given a stack of cards from the game Codenames: Picture Edition. • You will have to create split up the card into different categories that YOU choose.
Final project pitches • Remember that brainstorming map we did earlier in the workshop? We will be using it now to help you figure out what you’ll be working on for your final project. • Your final project will revolve about some part of your life or your community. • Think of 2 -3 different ideas, and we will go over them together.
Homework • From now on, your homework will consist of going over your final project. • Now that we have chosen what you will be working on, start photographing! • IMPORTANT: be sure you keep notes somewhere about what you have photographed and things you find out so you can have information for captions
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