Photography Workshop I

Young Writers Project Jean Luc Dushime

My inspiration
Jean Depara Cartier Bresson Seydou Keita

Gordon Parks
Homai Vyarawalla

Storytellers

Storytelling through photography

We can not build a house without laying the foundation. Get to know your camera

The 3 basics of exposure

1. Aperture
1. Shutter Speed 1. ISO (International Standards Organization) Quick Photography Lesson

The desire to tell a story

To tell a story, you have to be curious and open to your environment. Have the courage to make the 1st step

Must know techniques

Light light creates colors and shadows,both of which help set the tone for visual storytelling. Be a light seeker.

Composition
Rule of thirds

Bad use of the rule of thirds

Good use of rule of thirds

Layers & Pathways

Use leading lines & visual stepping-stones to create pathways through a frame.Invite a viewer into the scene (lines can be colors,shapes,textures,shadows,people,light ,...) Cartier Bresson

The power of simplicity

the photographer's position in relation to the subject is another key way to speak a visual language that signifies story

Framing your shot

Depth of field

Exposure

Motion

Blur is ok

A story

Perspective

Be inspired by others

Symmetry Parabolas Routines

Build the storytelling eye

Look persistently Keep looking around for photos stories

the small things count look for details that will pull in all together GODSPEED

Forecasting
"the decisive moment, it is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression."

The Image toolbox

Establishing shots (set the stage for the story) Close ups-detail images (highlight the small details that help make up the content of the story) Medium shots ( refers to the spaces in between individual elements of a whole) Headshots (Human involvement) Motorcycle video

Visual help

Be yourself

You have unique style of expressing yourself, make your stories as rich and textured as you are as a person Ask

Platforms
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