Examples Of Picture Stories:
What Is A Picture Story?
Photo stories are a means of visual storytelling. Photojournalists use photo stories to narrate a series of images so that they give better insight into an event or topic. These stories range from photos of an event that describe what happened, to long term or long-form stories following things like wars and elections.
Types Of Photos Typically Used In Photo Stories
- Establishing shot
- Person at work
- Relationship shot
- Detail shot
- Environmental Portrait
- Formal Portrait
- Observed portrait
These images are typically used in picture stories, this is because they help display the whole story with enough detail and show a selection of emotive intentions and contextual situations.
Establishing Shot
An establishing shot in photography is a wide or extreme wide shot that sets up the context of a scene and shows the location where the action/events occur. It can include buildings, landscapes, or other obvious signals of place and time. Establishing shots help convince the viewer of the images background and validity.
Person At Work
A person at work shot is helpful when establishing a person.
This is an image of an individual at their job/occupation
It demonstrates them in their everyday ordinary life allowing the viewer to relate to the individual.
a person at work shot must include a
+Who – the image should show who is working
+What – it should be clear in the image what the individual is doing
+How – the viewer should be able to infer how the individual is completing their job/task
+Context – the contextual clues should allude too the individuals occupation
Relationship Shot
there are relationships of many kinds, familiar, platonic, romantic and the relationship between and individual and there pet, these shots can even illustrate the relationship between strangers or mild acquaintance’s
Detail Shot
A detail shot is a close-up photograph or artwork that focuses on a specific part or element of the subject, highlighting its intricate details and textures.
Environmental portrait
An environmental portrait is a type of portrait photography that:
- Includes more than just the subject, capturing them within a broader context.
- Is executed in the subject’s usual environment, such as their home or workplace.
- Showcases the subject’s personality and connection to their surroundings.
- Combines a meaningful setting with basic portrait photography skills
Formal Portrait
Photographers who take traditional portraits aim to capture the essence of the person they are shooting. That’s most iconic figures in popular culture, politics, and history have traditional portraits taken of them.
formal portraits tend to focus entirely on a persons face in a posed position with a controlled environment and specified lighting.
Observed Portraits
observed portraits are candid images aiming to capture the individual with out their knowing.
Image Analysis And Deconstruction
