So you have a great story idea. What next?
Story planning
Telling a story with Instagram
If you’ve been using Instagram for a while, you would be aware of a very successful (and often very beautiful) account called Humans of New York. The Insta account has now grown to include a web page, Facebook page, and a book. It’s also spawned possibly thousands of storytelling sites just like it.
That’s a Good Idea!
What makes great story ideas? Where do we find them, and once we do, what on Earth do we do with them?
Skilful interviewing
An interview is a conversation with a source who has important information.
A bit of history
Read: The photograph and Australia: timeline
Look: 25 of the most iconic photographs and 40 Must-See photos from the past
Today we’ll have a brief look at the history of news photography and the “news” in news photography; we’ll consider photographers as journalists and vice versa (the blurred lines of being multiskilled) – and the importance of knowing the story and recognising the most significant element(s).
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