Storytelling, if you were to watch a film, you would probably consider it to be a good one if it was
a great story, right?
Well, the same goes for photos.
And this is especially important for photos using people.
So if a picture is worth a thousand words, then let's tell the best story that we can with those words,
whether it's film or photography.
You want to bring the viewer on the adventure with you by composing your shots to convey a story.
Here's a few Common Story types to get you thinking hero versus what lies ahead.
You can use distance and vantage point to portray that you have somewhere to go or an unknown place
lies ahead.
The use of vantage point helps add a lot more depth to the scene and the distance helps separate you
from where you're going.
Euro versus the world, you can use distance and perspective to portray that you were a missed a giant
world or watching it from above objective is to make the world seem as big as possible.
And you're just a small part of it.
When we're children, the world is such a big place and our eyes tend to look skyward.
You can use a low angle in your photography to show how big the world really is.
It makes you seem like an ant in a jungle.
Or you can try high angle to add more depth and give the viewer the perspective that the world is a
big place.
And as I said, you're just a small part of it.
The I'm too cool for the camera.
This is an easy one that you can get almost anywhere.
If your eyes can bear the blinding sun for a minute, you'll end up with an epic shot that looks like
credits are about to start rolling on a movie.
This photo is best taken at Golden Hour, which again is the hour before sunset or the hour after sunrise,
just simply shoot facing into the light and have your subject face into the light as well or yourself.
If you're using a tripod or propping your phone up on something, it pretty much speaks for itself.
This is the follow me shot.
Here's another easy one.
If you have a significant other or don't mind holding hands with a stranger.
It was popularized by a couple on Instagram in twenty fifteen first person POV and a decent scenery
is all you really need to pull off this traveler adventure style photo.