Photographic narratives

photographic narrativesWolfgang Hastert

types of narratives• a series of images builds a visual story

• a photo narrative needs x amount of images

• the variations of approaches to tell stories with images are endless

• still images function different than moving images

story telling- some approaches

one framing / several shots - but something changes within the frame ( time lapse, certain mini action )

a common theme suggests a series of images

( continuity, disjunctive )

an event suggests a traditional sequence from beginning to end

sequence 01

sequence 02• A common theme

a traditional photo narrative

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which image should be added?

2 principles: continuity and unity

• continuity must be achieved within the images and the vocabulary/ style/ of the sequencing

• story unity is achieved by keeping a prevailing element of content and balancing it with a well - chosen variety of images