Comments on: Creating a Photo Essay http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/ Photography for Social Change Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:38:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Calvin Kwok http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-5657 Calvin Kwok Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:03:49 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-5657 Great write-up and very useful tips. I've just written a photo essay on my hometown, Penang (Malaysia). If there are more tips or insights on this topic, I hope you can share. Thanks a lot! Calvin Kwok Great write-up and very useful tips. I’ve just written a photo essay on my hometown, Penang (Malaysia). If there are more tips or insights on this topic, I hope you can share.

Thanks a lot!

Calvin Kwok

]]> By: Rhea http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-3739 Rhea Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:34:30 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-3739 Hey, great article! Helped a lot, thanks :) Hey, great article! Helped a lot, thanks :)

]]> By: Creating a Photo Essay | Collective Lens — ID Grad http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 Creating a Photo Essay | Collective Lens — ID Grad Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:06:54 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-2441 [...] Creating a Photo Essay | Collective Lens Creating a photo essay is a combination of art and journalism. As with a written essay, the elements of a photo essay should be structured in a way that easily conveys a story to the viewer. Each individual photo contributes to the overall story, theme, and emotions of the essay. The photos you choose must not only be compositionally and artistically strong, but also informative and educational. Finding photos that have both qualities can be very challenging, but the result can be very powerful. [...] [...] Creating a Photo Essay | Collective Lens Creating a photo essay is a combination of art and journalism. As with a written essay, the elements of a photo essay should be structured in a way that easily conveys a story to the viewer. Each individual photo contributes to the overall story, theme, and emotions of the essay. The photos you choose must not only be compositionally and artistically strong, but also informative and educational. Finding photos that have both qualities can be very challenging, but the result can be very powerful. [...]

]]> By: Laurie http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-2331 Laurie Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:18:14 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-2331 Zoe, It really depends on your target audience, your topic, and the photos you have. You need enough photos to tell the whole story, but make sure you're using powerful images. Don't allow the quality of your essay to deteriorate just to increase the number of photos. Many photo essays have between 8 and 15 photos, but there's no set rule. Zoe,
It really depends on your target audience, your topic, and the photos you have. You need enough photos to tell the whole story, but make sure you’re using powerful images. Don’t allow the quality of your essay to deteriorate just to increase the number of photos.

Many photo essays have between 8 and 15 photos, but there’s no set rule.

]]> By: Zoe http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-2323 Zoe Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:59:40 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-2323 How many photos should you generally use (just out of interest)? Many thanks. Zoe. How many photos should you generally use (just out of interest)?
Many thanks.

Zoe.

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]]> By: Laurie http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Laurie Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:42:03 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-37 Think of a "detail" photo as a photo that captures one or two elements. These are the photos that isolate several objects. If you were photographing a wedding, the detail photos would be pictures of the rings, specific flower arrangements, or a table setting. These photos, while not giving a broad picture of what's going on, do give a little insight into the specifics of the story or event. Some of these photos might fall under the category of "close-up" photos. The main difference is really the amount of detail in the photo. Remember that these are just general guidelines and its really hard to set these definitions in stone. You can really do with your essay whatever you wish. Think of a “detail” photo as a photo that captures one or two elements. These are the photos that isolate several objects. If you were photographing a wedding, the detail photos would be pictures of the rings, specific flower arrangements, or a table setting. These photos, while not giving a broad picture of what’s going on, do give a little insight into the specifics of the story or event. Some of these photos might fall under the category of “close-up” photos. The main difference is really the amount of detail in the photo. Remember that these are just general guidelines and its really hard to set these definitions in stone. You can really do with your essay whatever you wish.

]]> By: angelica http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-36 angelica Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:11:27 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-36 can you please elaborate more on detail photos? i really need to understand what that is. please. thanks. can you please elaborate more on detail photos? i really need to understand what that is. please. thanks.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/2007/09/23/creating-a-photo-essay/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Tiffany Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:37:31 +0000 http://www.collectivelens.com/blog/?p=12#comment-3 Well written blog. Are you a photojournalist? Well written blog. Are you a photojournalist?

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