Preliminary questions Answer the following questions on looseleaf.
#1 After you graduate from high school in under a year and a half, what will you remember about life at CL- R?
#2 What are three things that distinguish our school from others?
#3 Close your eyes and take an imaginary walk through the hallways. What do you see?
#4 What do you like most about this school? Least?
#5 What do you think of the neighbourhood surrounding the school?
#6 What do you think of your neighbourhood.
Definition of a photo-essay Dictionary.com A group of photographs, usually with supple- mentary text, that conveys a unified story and is published as a book or as a feature in a magazine or newspaper.
Miriam Webster Group of photographs (as in a book or magazine) arranged to explore a theme or tell a story
M. Selby A series of photographs that can support your pre-established thesis statemend that will be evaluated by your English teacher.
Assignment Start thinking about what you can prove. Take pictures. Sometimes a good picture will give you an idea. Talk to other people. Artists need inspiration.
5 Photo Essay Tips From: https://digital-photography- school.com/5-photo-essay-tips/ By: Christina N Dickson
1. Find a topic: Photo essays are most dynamic when you as the photographer care about the subject.
2. Do your research If you photograph a school dance, check out the theme, the decorations they plan on using.. All of these factors will help you in planning out the type of shots you set up for your story.
3. Find the “real story”: After your research, you can determine the angle you want to take your story.
4. Every dynamic story is built on a set of core values and emotions that touch the heart of its audience. Anger. Joy. Fear. Hurt. Excitement. The best way you can connect your photo essay with its audience is to draw out the emotions within the story and utilize them in your shots.
5.Plan your shots: Whether you decide to sit down and extensively visualize each shot of the story, or simply walk through the venue in your mind, you will want to think about the type of shots that will work best to tell your story. I recommend beginners first start out by creating a “shot list” for the story.