Olympic Fuel Tip #10: Are Your Photos Telling a Story?
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The Right Way to Travel
August 27, 2008 - "Olympic Fuel" Tip #10
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Shelly Perry here, again, with your "Olympic Fuel" tip of the day.
Last week I heard on NPR's All Things Considered a great piece about Olympic photographers and how they capture a story of wins or losses in pictures and then quickly process and distribute them. (You can read it here.)
I was reminded, as I listened, about how important it really is to not simply "record" an event or a place... but to use your photos to tell a story about it.
That's what editors really want. And there are a few things you can do to ensure you're delivering that kind of visual commentary...
THREE WAYS TO CAPTURE A STORY IN YOUR PHOTOS
** 1. Make sure every photo offers a focus point for your viewer. Don't just take a series of horizontal "snapshots" that show what's there. Instead, compose your shots to call your viewer's attention to something (be it a person or an object) in particular.
** 2. Take close-ups. Get in there and get the details. Sometimes the race is so close, Olympic officials rely on the "photo-finish." Those shots need to be detailed down to the millimeter to show who won the gold in the last split seconds of the race. Train yourself to capture small details in your shots, too, as they can be extremely useful to an editor.
** 3. Make sure to include the human element in your story. Just as you would have virtually no story about the Olympics if you omitted the athletes, most every story has some human element involved. It's up to you to capture it in your photos.
[Ed. Note: You don't have to be an Olympic photographer to take photos you can sell. But it helps to know where to start, how to get the kinds of shots that editors scramble to buy, and how to market your photos so you'll sell more of them, more often.
Find out how to turn your everyday snapshots into paychecks... and break into a life of creativity, freedom, and fun with Turn Your Pictures into Cash: A Comprehensive Program in Taking and Selling Amazing Photographs
Get started now and save $86 plus get FREE shipping during our Summer Olympics Sale, here.
Or browse our Summer Olympics Sale catalog for more photo resources here.]
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The Right Way to Travel
August 27, 2008 - "Olympic Fuel" Tip #10
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Shelly Perry here, again, with your "Olympic Fuel" tip of the day.
Last week I heard on NPR's All Things Considered a great piece about Olympic photographers and how they capture a story of wins or losses in pictures and then quickly process and distribute them. (You can read it here.)
I was reminded, as I listened, about how important it really is to not simply "record" an event or a place... but to use your photos to tell a story about it.
That's what editors really want. And there are a few things you can do to ensure you're delivering that kind of visual commentary...
THREE WAYS TO CAPTURE A STORY IN YOUR PHOTOS
** 1. Make sure every photo offers a focus point for your viewer. Don't just take a series of horizontal "snapshots" that show what's there. Instead, compose your shots to call your viewer's attention to something (be it a person or an object) in particular.
** 2. Take close-ups. Get in there and get the details. Sometimes the race is so close, Olympic officials rely on the "photo-finish." Those shots need to be detailed down to the millimeter to show who won the gold in the last split seconds of the race. Train yourself to capture small details in your shots, too, as they can be extremely useful to an editor.
** 3. Make sure to include the human element in your story. Just as you would have virtually no story about the Olympics if you omitted the athletes, most every story has some human element involved. It's up to you to capture it in your photos.
[Ed. Note: You don't have to be an Olympic photographer to take photos you can sell. But it helps to know where to start, how to get the kinds of shots that editors scramble to buy, and how to market your photos so you'll sell more of them, more often.
Find out how to turn your everyday snapshots into paychecks... and break into a life of creativity, freedom, and fun with Turn Your Pictures into Cash: A Comprehensive Program in Taking and Selling Amazing Photographs
Get started now and save $86 plus get FREE shipping during our Summer Olympics Sale, here.
Or browse our Summer Olympics Sale catalog for more photo resources here.]
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(c) 2008 American Writers & Artists Inc.
245 NE 4th Ave., Ste 102
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Phone (561) 278-5557
Fax (561) 278-5929
memberservices@awaionline.com
To LEARN MORE, visit:
http://www.thetravelwriterslife.com
http://www.thephotographerslife.com