RANGEFINDER The Photo Workshop | September 30, 2016 | Volume 68, Issue 6

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mophotoworkshop @ Tell a story, plain and simple by Duane Dailey title. They work together. Friday night dares not become an The word story sums up what you all-nighter. Deadest deadline: 10 p.m. learned about your subject this week. This is when MPW68 comes You should’ve had a trial draft early together. You’ll create documentary in the picture making process. Words from your hunting make photo shooting and editing and gathering. easier. We think in words. Now you Fasten your seatbelts we’re ready think in words and photos, As a photographer we are our Flying may not be the metaphor. own worst editor. Listen to what the You’ll get down and dirty as you faculty sees in your photos. You were make life-and-death decisions about there when the photo was made. Your your photos. Some favorites won’t mind holds images that are not in the support your storyline. photo. Listen to reality checks. The story may slip away like the Use simple words. Aim for greased pig Jim Richardson showed reading ease of grade eight, or less. from Cuba, Ks. Your computer gives reading ease If you bagged your limit, you scores. Look for it down near spell have 400 frames. Your story needs check. Click on it and get reading only 10, 12 or eight, David Rees says. Photo by Michael Cali ease on all you write. That means many sweet babies will photos can do the work of three. USA Today brought the concept hit the cull pile. You may be befuddled if this of reading ease to newspapers. It As MPW nears the end, your pays. I used to aim for grade eight. editing education begins. You’ll editors in the business working That’s too high. create documentary photojournalism with you. And, it’s okay to try Reading ease is based on syllable from your hunting and gathering. out your trial sequence on fellow count and sentence length. Shorten Since Sunday night you’ve workshoppers. words and sentences. Edit out useless struggled with words and photos of At the end, you will have a story. adjectives and adverbs. some aspect of Cuba, Mo. Now, make Give equal attention to the Adjectives are opinions. Adverbs a sequence that tells that story. elements of photojournalism: words weaken verbs.

In olden days we made magazine When editing, highlight all FINDER layouts with three spreads. Some passive verbs, the versions of “to boiled it down to one double-pager. “At the end, you will be.” Replace them with action verbs. Most laid out three spreads of three or have a story.” Replace four syllable words with four photos each. - Duane Dailey short words. In this digital age, you have more Always rewrite after copy has options. But, storytelling remains linear. Use a sequence to tell a story. and photos. Words clarify and To bring your writing to life, write You might retain the idea of three support. like real folks talk. Give up your spreads or three chapters. Group your Just as you want a grabber lede, academic words. photos in subsets. Some images work the headline draws in readers. In spite of big words and some together. Headlines are an art. Reinforce complex sentences, this story grades Recall the point made earlier: Two your opening photo with a catchy at reading ease 4.5.

WEATHER SOCIAL MEDIA: #MPW68 RANGEFINDER EDITORS: TOMORROW SUNDAY MONDAY FACEBOOK: Missouri Photo Workshop Nadav Soroker Brian Kratzer 67 ° / 54 ° 73 ° / 52 ° 77 ° / 55 ° TWITTER: @MoPhotoWorkshop Kelsey Walling Duane Dailey INSTAGRAM: @MoPhotoWorkshop Davis Winborne RANGE