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PHOTO ESSAY GUIDELINES

Learn how to create powerful photo essays that tell engaging stories through images, captivate viewers emotionally, and provide both informational and emotional impact. Discover the key components, from overall scenes to detailed shots, action photos, and clincher images that leave a lasting impression.

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PHOTO ESSAY GUIDELINES

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  1. PHOTO ESSAY GUIDELINES

  2. 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.

  3. Main featuresof a goodphotoessay It has anengaging and thoughtprovokingstory Itengagesviewersemotionally Itincludesbothinformational and emotionalphotos Thepictures are arranged in a sequencethatsupportsthetellingofthestory Itshowsdeepunderstandingofthesubject

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

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