So, one aspect of photography is it is a very powerful tool for storytelling.
A picture can say thousands of words.
As I am practicing my photography, this week yet again I have spent quite a time following various photographers. One thing, I have realized is one drawback of self-driven digital learning; we often get lost or hit a wall without any clear direction. Until 2 days back I wasn’t sure at all what I want to write my blog about this week.
After being lost for a while on “what to learn next”; Next important factor of photography for me is: “Storytelling with photography”
I have been following many wonderful photographers during this journey via Youtube, Instagram, and other social media platforms.
Here are a few of them:
- Starting with, I have already talked about the legend in the first blog Steve McCurry
- Ashlyn ( as known as thelostgirlsguide): Made me fall in love with Saskatchewan and Travel.
- Soumesh Pandey : ( as known as camerawalebhaiya): Have amazing skills to capture emotions.
After being inspired by them, next I am looking to understand this.
Very First thing I stubbled upon is this Tedx talk:
This reminds me, How many times we have shown our stories via pictures. Every time we are sharing a picture on any social media we are telling our stories to others.
Look at any historical picture, it will bring that moment alive in our imagination.
Since it is remembrance day let me start with this picture:
And my story behind this picture: Did you know around 87,000 Indian soldiers and over 3 million civilians lost their lives in World War 2. Also, India was declared at war with Germany by Viceroy Linlithgow, without any consultations with its Politicians. (Without any consent from its people. )
Getting back to the topic, this quick and snapping article has been very informative for quick useful tips: How to Do Storytelling With Your Images: 8 Useful Tips
- Include small details to tell a story in a single frame
- Aim for variety in a series of shots
- Take control of the entire frame
- Plan ahead with a shot list
- Learn to narrow down, trim, and exclude
- Emotions are an important part of storytelling
- Don’t forget about the basics
- Use the narrative structure
And one key learning from this article is :
get out there with your camera, and have fun
Also, in storytelling, one very important is composition. I covered exactly this in my previous blog. <TODO: add link>
Though I am not supposed to use any course, I think I might have found a jewel on this topic in a masterclass by Annie Leibovitz (Just the trailer of this masterclass has so many emotions, maybe sometime in the future I will consider visiting this path. )
Here is another article that more or fewer talks around the same as the previous article, still very useful:
The Power Of Storytelling Through Photography
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Here are my attempts from this last few weeks:
To close off:
Today is Remembrance day. And We must Remember. read more about this day here : Why Remember?
My take is not just thousand of Canadian, but remember millions from world wide all who fought for all of us.
Great article! I really enjoyed reading it, and your photography skills are definitely improving! As a person who believes that storytelling is a very important aspect of life not only photography, I really appreciated some of the things you shared. I will also check out the ted talk when I get time. Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks, Robyn for your appreciation and compliments.
Such beautiful photographs Sunaina! My grandfather was a photographer and I always loved looking at his photos as it was so easy to immerse yourself in them. I absolutely love your photo of the river trail, as it gives that same feeling! Brilliant job and I’m excited to see the rest of your photos this semester!
Thanks, Ava! I am just trying to capture some good pictures.