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Photographs: The Stories They Tell

Photographs: The Stories They Tell. Is a picture worth a thousand words?. Young immigrants at Ellis Island. Migrant worker and her children, 1936. Father playing with his child, 1998. …Three Stories. Three Families…. Think About It!. Three photos of families (same subject)

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Photographs: The Stories They Tell

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  1. Photographs: The Stories They Tell Is a picture worth a thousand words?

  2. Young immigrants at Ellis Island

  3. Migrant worker and her children, 1936

  4. Father playing with his child, 1998

  5. …Three Stories Three Families…

  6. Think About It! • Three photos of families (same subject) • Arranged in different ways • Tell different stories

  7. Lewis Hine “If I could tell the story with words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.”

  8. Lewis Hine Hine’s documentary photographs changed child labor laws.

  9. What Story Does the Photograph Tell?

  10. March in Tennessee, 1968

  11. How do Images Tell Stories? An Analogy

  12. Let Them Eat Cake • The same ingredients will make cake or cookies or play clay • Ingredients are combined in different ways to produce a variety of results

  13. Is It Cake? Describe the… • Texture • Taste • Smell • Appearance

  14. Design • Design is the language of art • Design elements are like baking ingredients • Design composition is similar to a recipe • Design principles are ways of describing the results

  15. Line Shape Form Value Color Space Texture Design Elements

  16. Unity Variety Dominance Rhythm Movement Balance Design Principles

  17. Part 1 Take on the duties and assignments of a photojournalist Interpret and critique photographs Take on the duties and assignments of a graphic designer Develop a photography/design portfolio Your Tasks

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