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Learning Photojournalism and Photo Essays

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Photojournalist Paul Taggart outlines the fundamentals of shooting a photo essay, from how to think about telling a story photographically to how to present your final photo story.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. What Goes into a Photo Essay
  • What is a photo essay?
  • Telling a story is not about the gear
  • A little disclaimer about some of the photo content
2. Types of Photo Essays
  • Understanding the various types of photo essays
  • Shooting a photo story for work
  • Shooting a personal photo essay
3. Creating a Photo Essay
  • Picking a subject for a photo story
  • Researching a subject for your photo story
  • Making the cold call
  • Planning the shots for you photo essay
  • Executing the shoot for a photo story
  • Making your subjects comfortable
4. Sequencing and Presenting Images
  • Editing and sequencing images
  • Presenting your images as a story
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Paul Taggart

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