the photo essay
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For the Digital Photojournalism class at Sherdian College, Trafalgar Campus, Winter 2010TRANSCRIPT
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The Photo EssayTelling Stories With Pictures
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Types
• Time Sequence• Location Based• Ideas/Conceptual • Event
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Types
• Time Sequence• Something where there is a clearly
delineated timeline for the story. Cliff Diving, Bird Nest Hunters, Fire Fighting etc.
• Shot in a linear fashion (Life)
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Maude Callen
• W. Eugene Smith Life “Nurse Midwife” Dec 3, 1951
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Maude Callen
• W. Eugene Smith Life “Nurse Midwife” Dec 3, 1951
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Maude Callen
• W. Eugene Smith Life “Nurse Midwife” Dec 3, 1951
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Maude Callen
• W. Eugene Smith Life “Nurse Midwife” Dec 3, 1951
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Maude Callen
• W. Eugene Smith Life “Nurse Midwife” Dec 3, 1951
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Maude Callen
• W. Eugene Smith Life “Nurse Midwife” Dec 3, 1951
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Types
• Location• Allows for non-linear story telling
• National Geographic type of story, at the Grand Canyon, India, The State Fair
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Ed Kashi (Editor)
• LINKIndia’s HighwaysWednesday, March 3, 2010
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Types
• Idea/Concept/Theme• Diverse set of images that are used to illustrate
a complex idea, ex. Identity or there is a tool employed to explore a theme that allows us to compare/contrast ex. Breast Cancer Pink
• Time Agnostic
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Menzel
• Hungry Planet
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Material World
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Material World
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Material World
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Material World
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Material World
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Types
• Event • News - War, Famine, Health etc...
• The most wide ranging, includes all previous types of essays
• Can also be about little things as well
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Tejanos Music FL
• Anything by Salgado Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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Tejanos Music FL
• Anything by Salgado Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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Find Your Topic
• What interests you, what is something that you would like to discover or learn about?
• What would you be comfortable spending a lot of time on?
• What can you draw from in your past experiences?
• Is there just someone who is ?
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Research
• Learn, learn, and get more learned• Talk to those who you are going to
cover• Find all resources available to you • Call everyone, 3 times
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The Real Story
• After research, your questions should help you develop your angle
• What will your approach be?
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Emotion
• Anger, Fear, Sadness, Joy• Use empathy as a tool to tell your story• Not manipulate but draw out the
emotions that will best tell the story
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Plan
• Make a “Shot List” • Each shot (10) should be a sentence in
a story that will be used to convey a concept or emotion
• “How would I say this?”
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The “Life” Photo Essay
• Introduction/Establishing Shot
• Medium (The Who or What?)
• Close Up (Details)
• Portrait
• Interaction
• Signature (Key Elements, Decisive Moment)
• Sequence (The How or an Event)
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The Narrative
• All Stories have ... • Complications/Conflict and
Resolutions
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Story Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
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Story Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
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Story Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
Trigger
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Story Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
TriggerThe Quest
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SurpriseStory Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
TriggerThe Quest
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SurpriseStory Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
TriggerThe Quest
Critical ChoiceWednesday, March 3, 2010
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SurpriseStory Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
TriggerThe Quest
Critical Choice
Climax
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SurpriseStory Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
TriggerThe Quest
Critical Choice
Climax
lasreveR or Consequence
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SurpriseStory Arcs
• Standard 8 elements in almost all stories
Stasis
TriggerThe Quest
Critical Choice
Climax
lasreveR or Consequence
Conclusion
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The Narrative
• It helps people understand a story in an emotional way, the “what’s next” is the hook, keeping the viewers on the edge of their seats... The plot, the resolution to the problem can help the viewer to care and in some cases, motivate to action!
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W EUGENE SMITH
• “What use is having a great depth of field, if there is not an adequate depth of feeling?”
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Smith’s Photo Essay
• Like a play • 3 Acts
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Act One
• Brought in for a difficult birth (complication)
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Act One
• Healthy Baby = Resolution Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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Act Two
• Summer Camp requires two dresses and pajamas (complication)
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Act Two
• Maude provides the clothes needed (resolution)Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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Act Three
• Maude brings dying child to the doctor (complication)
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Act Three
• Maude teaches the next generation of midwives (resolution for whole story)
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The Personal Narrative
• LINK
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The Personal Narrative
• LINK
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Extras
• Photo Essay Mag UnFrame• NYT’s One in 8 Million• NPPA • NPR’s Picture Show• MediaStorm• Salgado
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