Narrative photo essay, Summaries of Art

Download Narrative photo essay and more Summaries Art in PDF only on Docsity! Narrative  photo  essay   What  is  it?   Collection   of   photographs   that   tell   a  story,   convey   an   emotion,   explore   a  theme   or   a  location.   They   can   range   from   purely   visual   to   photographs   with   captions,   to   photographs   accompanied  with  some  text,  to  fully  narrative  essays  where  photographs  are  used  only  to   illustrate  the  story.   There  is  no  right  or  wrong  –  choose  the  style  and  the  balance  between  the  visual  and   the   narrative   according   to   your   preferences.  What   is   essential,   is   that   you   convey   a  story  or  explore  a  specific  theme  through  your  photo  essay.     Choose  whether  you  want  to  focus  more  on  a  story  or  on  a  theme  or  location.     Selecting  a  topic   The  purpose  of  the  photo  essay  is  to  reflect  on  your  experience  during  your  time  in  Slovakia,   to   explore   the   art,   culture,   public   space,   people,   etc.,   compare   and   contrast   what   you   observe  with  what  you  know  from  home    or    places  you  have  lived  at.   You  have  a  complete  liberty  to  choose  a  theme  of  your  essay.  To  help  you  in  this  process,  ask   yourself:   • In  the  short  time  that  you  were  here,  what  surprised  you?  Buildings,  colors,  public  art   or  statues,  what  people  say  or  do  –  does  anything  stand  out  as  surprising,  different?   • What  ideas  do  you  find  relevant,  important?  History,  politics,  religion,  art  in  everyday   life....  all  can  be  explored  in  a  narrated  photo  essay.     • What   kind  of   photography  do   you   like   and   enjoy?   Is   it   nature,   portraits   of   people,   urban  space,  details,  or  abstract  photography?     Structure   The  theme  or  a  topic,  when  well  selected  and  specific  enough,  will  help  your  photo  essay  to   stick   together,   form   one   coherent   whole.   The   logical   sequence   of   your   photographs   and   their  arrangement  with  the  text  will  further  help  to  convey  your  message.   • Consider  how  many  photos  do  you  want  to  use,  select  them  well  to  fit  your  theme   • Select  your  cover  photo,  add  an  interesting  title  to  it   –  both  should  succeed  in  communicating  your  topic,   attract   the   viewer   –   spike   their   curiosity   and   entice   them  to  follow  along     • Balance  photos  that  convey  information  with  photos   that  convey  emotion,  a  feeling,  capture  atmosphere   • Don’t  be  afraid  to  also  combine  media  –  include  a  short  video,  insert  music,  combine   drawing/paintint  with  photography,...   • Combine   single   shots  with  diptychs   or   triptychs,   action   and   still   shots,   distant   and   close-­‐up  shots  to  create  a  dynamic  and  captivating  presentation   • The   final   photo   should   further   emphasize   the   main   message   of   your   essay,   the   emotion   you   wish   to   leave   the   viewer   with   (inspiration,   hope,   sadness,   nostalgia,   paradox?)     Platform   There   are  many   online   and   offline   platforms   and  media   that   you   can   use   for   your   photo   essay.   You  may   choose  a  blog   format  –   i.e.   the  Blogger,  Wordpress,  Google  pages,   or  one   that  is  more  conducive  to  visual  presentation  as  Tumblr.       However,   if  you  feel  more  comfortable  with  a  regular  goog  old  word  procesor,  feel  free  to   arrange  your  essay  in  Microsoft  Word  or  Powerpoint  (or  Prezi  for  added  visual  „oomph“).     Examples   THEME  ESSAYS  :   Hungry  Planet:  What  the  World  Eats   Peter  Menzel     http://time.com/8515/hungry-­‐planet-­‐ what-­‐the-­‐world-­‐eats/           Society   for   Community   Organization/   Publicis  Hong  Kong   The   micro-­‐apartments   of   Hong   Kong