Storytelling
A picture is worth a thousand words.
Take a close look at the photo above.
What story are you reading?
Where does the story take place?
When was the photo taken?
Who are the protagonist and other characters?
Did any particular detail catch your attention?
What is the primary emotion you’re sensing?
Echa un vistazo de cerca a la foto de arriba.
¿Qué historia estás leyendo?
¿Dónde sucede la historia?
¿Cuándo fue tomada la foto?
¿Quiénes son el protagonista y otros personajes?
¿Algún detalle en particular te llamó la atención?
¿Cuál es la emoción principal que estás sintiendo?
There are many different types of storytelling in photography ranging from photojournalism to narrative fictional photographs.
In both fact and fiction, to keep an audience captivated, a good story is essential.
For this topic, we are going to be learning from a notable contemporary author, George Saunders who knows a thing or two about good stories.
This video contains a swear word. Only view if you are comfortable with "profanity" in language.
What story are you reading?
Where does the story take place?
When was the photo taken?
Who are the protagonist and other characters?
Did any particular detail catch your attention?
What is the primary emotion you’re sensing?
Echa un vistazo de cerca a la foto de arriba.
¿Qué historia estás leyendo?
¿Dónde sucede la historia?
¿Cuándo fue tomada la foto?
¿Quiénes son el protagonista y otros personajes?
¿Algún detalle en particular te llamó la atención?
¿Cuál es la emoción principal que estás sintiendo?
There are many different types of storytelling in photography ranging from photojournalism to narrative fictional photographs.
In both fact and fiction, to keep an audience captivated, a good story is essential.
For this topic, we are going to be learning from a notable contemporary author, George Saunders who knows a thing or two about good stories.
This video contains a swear word. Only view if you are comfortable with "profanity" in language.
In his novel, A Swim In A Pond In the Rain, Saunders discusses what makes a story captivating.
Saunders suggests figuring out how stories captivate us, line by line. What starts with a blank story is slowly filled with bits of information intended to make us interested in learning more. He also encourages his writing students to discover their own interests, complexities, oddities, etc. to fill their stories with. We all have a story in us and only with true passion for what you're doing are you able to make that story connect with others. In photography, we don't have the luxury of time to sort through our ideas or feelings. In one moment, our eyes are able to view all of the information we have presented to us. It is our job as photographers to make sure that each frame is giving the viewer enough information to spark their interest in what is happening and make them curious to ask what happens next. To practice his methods, we will try an exercise: Create a photograph that illustrates what happens AFTER the following phrase. Include evidence of 3 different actions that are happening in the situation. A person find a key in a book. Ask yourself what you are curious about. Who is the person, what is their story? etc. How can you keep your audience curious? Para practicar sus métodos, probaremos un ejercicio: Crea una fotografía que ilustre lo que sucede DESPUÉS de la siguiente frase. Incluya evidencia de 3 acciones diferentes que están sucediendo en la situación. Una persona encuentra una llave en un libro. Pregúntate qué es lo que te da curiosidad. ¿Quién es la persona, cuál es su historia? etc. ¿Cómo puedes mantener la curiosidad de tu audiencia? |