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Photographs: The Stories They Tell Is a picture worth a thousand words?

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2 Photographs: The Stories They Tell Is a picture worth a thousand words?

3 Iraqi War Children, 2008 http://www.earthportal.org/forum/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/iraqi-war-children.jpg

4 A mother in a Boer War Camp 1901

5 Father playing with his child, 1998

6 …Three Stories Three Families…

7 Think About It! Three photos of families (same subject) Arranged in different ways Tell different stories

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

9 Hine’s documentary photographs changed child labour laws.

10 What Story Does the Photograph Tell?

11 March in Tennessee, 1968

12 How do Images Tell Stories? An Analogy

13 Let Them Eat Cake The same ingredients will make cake or cookies or play dough Ingredients are combined in different ways to produce a variety of results

14 Is It Cake? Describe the…  Texture  Taste  Smell  Appearance

15 Design Design 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

16 Design Elements Line Shape Form Value Color Space Texture

17 Design Principles Unity Variety Dominance Rhythm Movement Balance

18 Your Tasks Part 1 Take 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


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