How to make a picture story using Light-room

November 19, 2015 Max Le Feuvre Leave a comment

Light-room is a good programme to design a picture story in. It has multi-functional purposes, allowing you to easily select, edit and then arrange photos. Light-room is much easier to work in then Photoshop because unlike Photoshop, all of your images are in the same place to where you edit. You can also plan out the narrative structure to your picture story, and then export your photos manually whilst presetting the size at the same time. This means the process is quicker with a lot less stress and hassle to deal with.

Step 1 – Storing your Images

Export all the images you want to create your picture story with onto the school M Drive. When you open your Light-room Catalog, import these images. Then make a ‘collection’ folder and move these images into a new folder. This means that you will be working with all of the relevant images.

Step 2 – Making a Pre-selection

Now you have stored your images, you need to cut down on all the images you don’t want, leaving the best ones. You can separate the different images my changing the ‘star’ rating of the images, which is a view-able format in ‘library’ mode. My method is to leave the image I don’t want, images that i might want to use ‘3 stars’, and images I definitely want to use ‘4 stars’. It is a good idea to you over all the images again 2-3 more times, just to ensure you have made a right choices.

Step 3 – Filtering Pre-selection

To filter out to images you don’t need, select ‘attribute’ on the library filter section. If you want all your rated images, select the lowest star rating, if you want your highest, select your highest.

Step 3 – Editing your Pre-selection

With your 15-20 images, make a quick edit of the images. Small adjustments and auto-corrections only. This will give you an idea of what your images may look like in a picture story. To edit images, go to ‘develop’.

Step 4 – Cutting Down on Your Pre-selection

For a picture story you need 10-12 images. Play around with different images and orders until you have the section you want. When choosing/selecting the images you want, select ‘5 Stars’, this will create a fresh filtered page which can mimic a narrative order. Make sure all of your images are imported into the collection you are in, because otherwise you will not be able to swap the order of your images around!

Step 5 – Re-arranging Order

Now you have selected your best 10-12 photographs, consider how it is best to re-arrange your images. Consider different types of images (i.e. establishing/secondary establishing shot, detail shot, environmental portrait, relationship shot and people at work image), and how certain images will fit into certain parts of the story. You may need to change some of the final images around to make the images effective, strong and relevant in the particular story you want to create.

Step 6 – Final Edit

Once you are happy with your order, re-edit the images. Think about particular themes, (e.g. b/w, high contrast, high satuaration etc.)

Step 7 – Export Images

To export your final selection, go to Export>Export to>Specific Folder>Select Folder>Choose

Record / Photoshoot

JEP responce

November 17, 2015 Jessica Freire Leave a comment

In response to the Jersey Heritage museum ‘Our Story, Half Term: 125 hours seen through a teenager’s lens‘ for the JEP’s 125th anniversary I took photographs that fit in with my project theme family, of my mum working in her working environment. I chose these 5 photographs as a series of images to tell a story and I put them forward to be displayed in the museum. All of the photographs are obscure, there is always an object hiding my mums face almost ‘hiding’ her identity, I think that this makes the photograph mysterious and therefore more interesting. I also tried to include the different environments which adds a bit more to the photograph.

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CREATING PICTURE STORIES

November 16, 2015 Emily Vetier Leave a comment

When creating a picture story there are 6 or 7 different types of images that are usually present in a traditional picture story. Some of these are a person at work shot, relationship shot, establishing shot, detail shot, environmental portrait, formal portrait and an observed portrait. These images make up a traditional picture story which is usually created from these different types of images, including a title about what the images are about and text which would be placed by the images giving context about them. A person at work shot is an image of someone at their job or doing something which involves an action, a relationship shot can be of two or more people which shows the relationship between two or more people and shows a connection between them. An establishing shot is usually the biggest image that is on the picture story, this image is the photo that by just looking at it, it should tell you what is happening, this image is usually from further away so it gives some context of the scene, in addition the establishing shot can also be another type of image, for example a relationship shot as well. An environmental image is a photo of the setting which tells the viewer the location of where the image have been taken, another type of images is a formal portrait, this is where the person you are taking the image of is under your control and you have told them what to do when you are taking the image. Usually you can take a better image when you have a good relationship with the subject. An observed portrait is when the subject is not aware that you are taking the image of them, this usually can make for a more interesting image as it has no rules for taking this image so it is completely unique.

Person at Work • Relationship Shot • Establishing Shot • Detail shot • Environmental Portrait • Formal Portrait • Observed Portrait

Image result for person at work photography — Person at work

Image result for relationship in photography — Relationship shot

Image result for establishing shot in photography — Establishing shot

Image result for detail shot in photography — Detail shot

Image result for environmental portrait in photography — Environmental portrait

Image result for formal portrait in photography — Formal portrait

Image result for observed portrait in photography — Observed portrait

When taking these photographs

When taking a person at work shot it is important not to rush into taking these images and move around the subject taking to them and asking them questions to engage in whatever the activity they are doing. When taking a relationship shot it is somewhat essential to start off with some small talk with the parent or child who you are photographing to engage the relationship. Taking these images will need a lot of photos taken as it takes time and concentrated effort to show the relationship between people and get the desired image. When taking an establishing shot it is important that this image catches a viewers attention as it is essentially the first image that people will look at and it will set the scene for all of the other images that are on the picture story. Considering light, composition elements of animation and other elements of visual interest is important to catch the attention of the viewers. When taking a detailed shot these image are often overlooked but it can sometimes be vital to a picture story. When taking a formal portrait you decide how you want the lighting to look in the image, the persons posture and distance, however this should still show the subjects personality through the image. However this sometimes ends up having an opposite effect and showing the personality of the photographer, or the view the photographer has on the person and not actually their personality. When taking an environmental portrait it is essential to get the background in as well as the person, which you should be able to see their face, this is show it shows what they are doing and reveals a lot more about the person through the photograph. In an observed portrait there are no rules when taking one, this is because these images are usually spontaneous and therefor it is not easy to set up the images and get them how you as a photographer wants them.

Planning, Research

Analysis of picture-stories

November 16, 2015 Holly Benning Leave a comment

Planning

Picture-Story Planning

November 16, 2015 Holly Benning 1 Comment

Photography Notes:

How are images being used in the media and social websites? How are they being used? Why are they in the sizes they are? Minor and major images, detail shots, landscape and portrait shots. How does the title relate to the images? You need to write a text with correlates to the photography. Life magazine- America- 1948- 11 pages. Newspapers are getting smaller and smaller because of the competition with the internet. Restrict it to a two page spread. Digital media and film cinema is bombarded, illustrated magazines aren’t as popular. Online websites- magnumphotos- agencies of photographers. Magnum photos is the oldest and most photography agency. How do you analyse and deconstruct a picture story?

The picture story- visual storytelling through the construction of a traditional picture story. No picture story is ever the same, even if the subjects are identical. There is no one way for a picture story to look, one must be creative. Image and text cohesion offers a perfect way to learn why some pictures work and why some stories are clearer than others.

Picture story examples are from the JEP because it is something we can relate to, we live on the island and we know what’s going on therefore it is easier to discuss. You need the contexts of an image, lens like a wide angle have been used to include the background in order to give extra information. When you make the portraits you have to be creative with the environment you are working in. How can I use the environment I am in? Think about depth of field, think about lens like telephoto lens, and think about the technicalities. Photography is a language and you must know the linguistics to understand photography. Wide angle lens create a very wide depth of field, it gives you definition, it gives you space in a photograph. Can you see who the person is? Can you see what the person is doing? Does the photograph include contexts in order to translate the necessary information? Observe your subject, talk to your subject, and shoot a number of different frames. Shutter speed will help tell the story, gives a sense of texture, and makes the image more interesting.

People at work shot. Relationship shot. Establishing shot- most important element in the picture story because it serves to define the context in which the other pictures have been located. What is the photographer trying to show? What technicalities are being implemented in order to demonstrate the narrative? Your eyes are always drawn to the brightest thing. Adjust depth of field, height, involve yourself in with the environment and subjects. You can have more than one establishing shot. Detail shot- little extra layer or texture to the story.

Portraits are an essential part of the story. They convey a sense of personality and humanity to a story which helps the viewer to identity with the subject. Formal portraits- totally under your control. You take control of lighting, posture, distance, etc. Environmental portrait. Portraits can link with history- for example portrait of Remembrance Day. Observed Portrait. A Local Story- A Place.

I chose this example of a picture-story because it gives an example of a portrait shot as well as an establishing shot. Clearly it is the only image in the magazine but it is a clear representation of a particular style of photograph which can be used in a picture-story.

This picture-story has an establishing shot on the left page which takes over the entire page therefore is the main image. On the right page there is a detail and environmental shot. The detail shot is typically a close up shot which allows for the photographer to give intricate and precise details about the narrative. The environmental shot helps the audience understand the context of the story for example the background information.

This picture story has a variety of different styled shots in order to formulate an interesting and inviting magazine article. The establishing shot is on the left page and is the biggest image. Whereas the smaller images are either detail shots, portraits or environmental shots.

Family Archive

Government House

November 16, 2015 Sian Cumming Leave a comment

My project is going to be based around the life at Government House. My dad is the Butler and House manager for the governor, so he will be my main character in the story. I also live on the grounds and have been privileged to meet many important people such as members from the Royal family such as the Queen. My dad has a very important because he ensures that government house runs smoothly. Manages all functions within the house and gardens, such as dinner parties and other functions. He meets and greets all visiting house guests ensuring that all requirements are made during their stay, these guests range from members from the royal family, visiting ambassadors and VIPS and also local dignitaries. As I know the Governor well, he has allowed me to get an insight into his life at government house and the staff have also allowed me access to their daily activities. I want to tell a story with my images by following my dad around taking pictures of what he does on a day-to-day basis.

Invitation to Buckingham palace:

Mum and Dad outside the gates of Buckingham Palace

Earl and Countess of Wessex (Edward and Sophie)

Mr T instruction, Research

Creating Picture Stories

November 16, 2015 Shannon O'Donnell Leave a comment

There are common elements to picture stories including; title, headline as well a writing captions and headings within your piece. One of the most well-known picture stories is one created by Eugene Smith titled Country Doctor. Nowadays, newspapers are becoming less and less and are faced with competition through the internet, film and cinema. Photographers now have to compete with the media world. The oldest and most well known photographic company is Magnum Photos, often if a photographer is on Magnum they’ve made it in the photographic world.

Deconstructing a Picture Story

every photographer sees things differently so there is no right or wrong was of making your own picture story
there is no set way that a picture story is made

Recurring images
These are the most generic/common images that you would expect to see in a picture story

who is the person? What are they doing? How are they doing it? In what context are they doing it [different shot types/lens’ that the photographer uses telephoto lens – creates a narrow depth of field, wide angle lens. The environment that they are in]

person at work
– this is simply making an image of a person in the work place and in their own working environment
relationship shot
– what is the nature of someones relationship with someone/something? These type of image tends to have more than one person in it showing the relationship between the two subjects in the photograph
detail shot
– gives more layers to the picture story and is often a close up of the little details within the environment that the photographer is in
establishing shot
– this is the largest and most important image. It gives context and tells the spectator what is going on so they have a clear understanding with looking at the very first image. It sets the scene and the mood for the rest of the images within the picture story. These images usually have a strong focal point to draw the spectators attention to exactly what the photographer wants them to see
portraits
– this image is the basic image of a person to show who is being photographed as well as the other shots setting up the environment and the atmosphere of where they are.
environmental shot
– this is the shot that gives the spectator an insight to where the subject is and their surroundings

Eugene Smith – Country Doctor

Eugene Smith was born in 1918 and was an American photojournalist. Smith made photo journalistic images during World War II, the French Equatorial Africa as well as his most famous work following the dedication of an American country doctor and a nurse midwife.

Smith on Magnum Photos: http://10.93.17.43/access/web?id=0420ece7-8935-11e5-8515-002590c12864

“an instant classic,” – Life Magazine on Country Doctor

Eugene Smith – Country Doctor

Picture Stories Analysis

Analysis 1:
1st and 2nd page of article only
‘Nurse Midwife’ – by W Eugene Smith

Analysis 2:
First two pages of article only
French paper on The Heroes of Budapest

Extra websites:

http://www.panos.co.uk/

http://www.worldpressphoto.org/

Uncategorized

MAKING A PICTURE STORY

November 16, 2015 Emily Vetier Leave a comment

When creating a picture story there are major and minor images that will be in the picture story. The major images will be the ones that are larger on the page and the minor the ones that are smaller and are maybe not as important as the major images. In these images there will be an establishing shot which will establish the scene and tell the context of the story images, there will also be detailed shots which will show what is happening at the time and they sometimes will be closer up to show precise details of the event/moment. In picture stories there will be a title to the picture story with captions and text written about it, this is so that when people read the text they understand what is happening in the images, as through some images it may not be so clear about what is happening. Picture stories are never the same, different photographers will place their images differently and will lay them out as to what images they think are more important. For instance photographers will choose different establishing shots as to what they think will tell the story best.

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When taking pictures for a picture story you can use different lenses, for example by using a wide-angle lens to take an image means that you get the context in the background of the image, and this tells a viewer what is happening in the image. By not using a wide-angle lens and using a telephoto lens this will mean that the photographer can stand far away from the subject and can use depth of field to make the background blurred and the main object/subject in focus which makes them the main focal point of the image. By using a wide-angle lens it creates a wide depth of space. Photographers can also use a wide-angle lens to manipulate an image, photographers do this by when they take an image they can place something close to the lens which makes them the largest object in this image.

In this image the rock in the photograph looks as large as the girls head, which this is what happens when a photographer is using a wide-angle lens, it makes whatever is closest to the lens look larger than it actually is.

A local story:

In this image this can be seen as a person at work picture, however it could be an establishing shot as from one image it shows what is happening in this one image. As we can see that the people are at church at a service, and this is shown just by this one image. Further images that are in the picture story it has images of the carers, and pictures at work. Detailed images show details of what is happening and photographs that are relationships portrait, which imply a relationship between the people that are in the images.

Record / Photoshoot

Community- Record

November 15, 2015 Holly Benning Leave a comment

This collection of photographs range from the actual day of the battle to the revealing of the floats. All eight of my grandfather’s children participated in the event, because not only was it a community event but also a family one. Lots of families use to get involved with the battle creating their very own little creative floats.

These are a selection of photographs I have from my family’s albums of the Battle of Flowers. As previously said in another post, my mother’s family regularly took part in the annual event, making smaller floats in their gardens. I thought it would be interesting to include photographs like these in my picture-story because it can represent a time in the battle’s history but also my family’s too. I think it’s really special having my family members in the photographs because they symbolise hundreds of memories and share a part of the art with reality.

Editing

Photo editing

November 15, 2015 Jessica Freire Leave a comment

Continuing on from my second idea family beyhond blood, I took photographs at a birthday party, some which were formal and others were observed. I have choosen my best ones and edited them on lightroom using exposure, contrast and expermenting with blacks and whites. Some of the photographs were also blurry so I had to ajust the clarity of them. Last time I did a photoshoot I used my phone but the quality of the photographs wasn’t great so this time I used a camera I think this improved the quality.