Monday 10 May 2010

7: Narrative and Illustration

"The aim of 7: Narrative and Illustration is to help you to approach photography from the point of view of the subject and to show how to tell a story both in a set of pictures and within a single picture. This includes learning the techniques of visual analogy, juxtaposition and certain special effects."

Photography isn't just about capturing attractive images. Sometimes the subject is far more important than composition, balance or colour thus meaning that a photograph for a newspaper or magazine is generally used due to how successful it is at informing us about a person or event. However important the subject is, the image will always be improved if it is skilfully handled.

In photography, a Narrative is the way of telling a story through a set of images. This tends to be easier than trying to sum up a story in a single photograph (Illustration). However, Illustration can have much more impact and ultimately be more memorable.