Whentakingportraitsofchildren,itisoftengoodpractice
to shoot attheirlevel; not only aretheymorelikely to
connectwith thephotographer,but theportrait willbea
more realistic perspective of the child.
Story Telling with Multiple Images
Multiple images such as diptychs (a series of two) and
triptychs (aseries of three)can be awonderful tool for
photographic storytelling, giving the viewer more
information and insight into what the photographer is
tryingtoillustrate.Themoresuccessfulserieswillbethose
wherethephotographerhasthoughtaboutwhattheywant
to emphasize.
With multiples the photographer can create great
atmosphere; for example, with one image showing the
wholesceneandcontrastingthiswithanotherzoomingin
onaparticularsectionoftheimagetodrawtheviewer’s
attention.Anothergoodexampleespeciallyinportraitureis
taking a series of differing expressions. A series where
motionisinvolvedcancreateanimagethatisgraphically
verystrong,wheretheimagesarepiecedtogethertocreate
the whole movement to tell the story.