The goal with a photo essay is to use a series of images to invoke an emotional response in the viewer. This is achieved through using photography to tell a story and present them with captions or full written text, such as an article that may appear in a website or print publication. Images can be presented sequentially or non-sequentially, the goal is to connect your images with a story and draw out an emotion from the viewer... such as anger, joy, fear, excitement, etc. For your mid-term project you will create a photo essay about a social cause or issue of your choice, with a script to be read during presentation. The number of social issues that could be covered are numerous, find one that resonates with you to create a deeper connection with the story.
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An editorial photo sequence for an article about Earth Day.
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Photo Essay's to Explore for Inspiration:
Assignment Details:
Choose Your Assignment Topic:
- Explore social causes in your school or community, get approval from instructor before proceeding
- Choose one to research and illustrate with a photo essay, look for information regarding cause and effects of your issue, solutions, complications... look for the story in your issue.
Plan Your Photo Shoot and Execute:
- Whether you are staging shots or capturing them spontaneously, try to pre-visualize the images you need to illustrate your story
- Shoot many images and edit down to the 10 best. Shoot multiple images of each subject/scene so you don't have to re-shoot or potentially lose a shot because of lighting, angle, crop, etc.
Presenting:
- Write a a 5-7 minute narrative script that can be read as your images a presented in a slideshow
- Present to class on June 2nd or earlier
Have fun!
- Mr.W
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