Photo Essay Assignment Term 2

Our next assignment for GCT is a Photo Essay.  A photo essay is a story told with images and words.  The content of your photo essay is up to you.  There is a maximum of 20 images for your essay and a minimum of 12.

Here are some How to Photo Essay links

1.  http://digital-photography-school.com/5-photo-essay-tips/
2. http://digital-photography-school.com/5-tips-for-creating-a-photo-essay-with-a-purpose/
3.  http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Photo-Essay
4.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo-essay 
5.  http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/file/GAW_photo_9-12edited922.pdf
6. http://williamwolff.org/courses/wrt-fall-2012/wrt-assignments-f12/wrt-fall-2012-photo-essay-assignmen/ Links at the bottom most important

Examples of Photo Essays
http://www.thephotoessay.com/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/magazine/photo-essays-index.html?_r=0

Student Examples of Photo Essays
http://www.nthurston.k12.wa.us/page/1462

How to Photography from National Geographic
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/photography/photo-tips/storytelling-photo-tips.html

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/portrait-quick-tips.html 
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-tips/digital-photography-article.html

Your topic has to be something YOU are passionate about.  Think about what excites you and can be expressed through photography. 

I recommend that you use your photograph e-book  Mastering Photography by Andrew S Gibson and James Brandon Tack Sharp. Lots of good stuff there.

Marking rubric to follow

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