Photographs: The Stories They Tell

Photographs: The Stories They Tell

Is a picture worth

a thousand words?

Young immigrants at Ellis Island

Migrant worker and her children, 1936

Father playing with his child, 1998

…Three Stories

Three Families…

Think About It!Think About It!

Three photos of families (same subject)

Arranged in different ways

Tell different stories

“If I could tell the story with words, I wouldn’t need to lug a camera.”

Lewis HineLewis Hine

Lewis HineLewis Hine

Hine’s documentary photographs changed child labor laws.

What Story Does the What Story Does the Photograph Tell?Photograph Tell?

March in Tennessee, 1968

How do Images Tell How do Images Tell Stories?Stories?An Analogy

Let Them Eat CakeLet Them Eat Cake

The same ingredients will make cake or cookies or play clay

Ingredients are combined in different ways to produce a variety of results

Is It Cake?Is It Cake?

Describe the…

Texture Taste Smell Appearance

DesignDesignDesign is the language of art

Design elements are like baking ingredients

Design composition is similar to a recipe

Design principles are ways of describing the results

Design ElementsDesign ElementsLine

Shape

Form

Value

Color

Space

Texture

Design PrinciplesDesign Principles

Unity

Variety

Dominance

Rhythm

Movement

Balance

Your TasksYour TasksYour TasksYour TasksPart 1Take on the duties and assignments of a photojournalist Interpret and critique photographs

Take on the duties and assignments of a graphic designer Develop a photography/design

portfolio