More Storytelling with Images

Novelist Tracy Chevalier, the author of “Girl With a Pearl Earring” has a very interesting talk about how finding the story behind painting can help us enjoy them more. We are constantly telling stories, about our friends, future and past selves, strangers. When we examine images more closely, paying attention to facial expressions, body language, colors, image elements, we can have a richer experience. Here is a link to her entire TED talk (Links to an external site.).
How can you make it easier for the viewer to find the story in your images? David Peterson, a well-known photographer offers these tips:

Isolate your subjects to create a mood
Stories can be fictional. Create a dramatic scene and remove the elements that don’t help tell the story, even if it alters the reality of the situation.
Get your subjects to show more emotion.
Capture candid moments or make it seem you have.

You can read Peterson’s Entire article here (Links to an external site.).

Careers in Photography

Today’s photographers work almost exclusively with digital images. They find work in advertising, fashion, wedding, documentary, newspapers and magazines, and event photography. Photographers need technical skills for configuring equipment, marketing skills, and editing skills amongst others. Editing skills include ability to process and edit digital images in a host of ways which we will examine in our exploration of Adobe Photoshop, the industry-standard tool for photo editing. In 2015, the projected growth in the field of photography as 4 percent, slower than the average of all occupations. This is certainly tied to how digital photography provides the layperson very advanced photography tools.

More Photoshop Exploration

Download exercise files for Story Composition Techniques using Layers and Masks
Observe the demo on Layers and Masks and watch the Layers video below

Preparation for homework 3

Learn how to make tonal corrections with Curves and Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layers
Examine Class Three Homework Examples