Photographic Essay / Documentary Directions
Documentary photography is a form of photography used to chronicle both significant historical events and everyday life in a series of photographs.
Brainstorming
Photographic Essay / Documentary Directions
1 Up to two photographs may be old shots or ones taken by someone else if they're really important to your documentary. For example, if you really need a picture with you and your dog for the final picture of the documentary you can ask someone else to take it. Or, if you want to include a photo of your dog when he was a puppy you may include one.
2. Assemble the photos into a Slides presentation. You'll add 5-10 images as a new essay / story each day. On Friday you'll have ONE slideshow with 5 sections / stories with 25-50 images total. One photo per slide is best so they can be as big as possible. Don't stretch.
3. Give it a creative title.
4. Add text where you feel it's needed. No text is required if your documentary is self explanatory. Be consistent with font, size and placement of your text. Watch for typos.
Brainstorming
- Favorite subject(s)?
- Favorite teacher(s) this year?
- Favorite teacher(s) from previous years?
- Clubs on campus you’re involved or interested in?
- Sports on campus you’re involved or interested in?
- What makes STHS and its students unique?
- What would make it better?
- Who on campus deserves recognition?
- Favorite staff member?
- Other ideas? talk to me
Photographic Essay / Documentary Directions
1 Up to two photographs may be old shots or ones taken by someone else if they're really important to your documentary. For example, if you really need a picture with you and your dog for the final picture of the documentary you can ask someone else to take it. Or, if you want to include a photo of your dog when he was a puppy you may include one.
2. Assemble the photos into a Slides presentation. You'll add 5-10 images as a new essay / story each day. On Friday you'll have ONE slideshow with 5 sections / stories with 25-50 images total. One photo per slide is best so they can be as big as possible. Don't stretch.
3. Give it a creative title.
4. Add text where you feel it's needed. No text is required if your documentary is self explanatory. Be consistent with font, size and placement of your text. Watch for typos.