How To Make A Good Photo
Story
Basics of Photo Story
• Photo story helps you create exiting stories
using pictures.
• You can add effects such as panning, zooming,
and music.
• For example, you could create a photo story that
features narrated photographs from a family
vacation
• Remember making a photo story or any project
is supposed to be fun, so be optimistic or your
project will reflect your mood
Step 1: Think of your idea
• Brainstorm with a friend or family member
• Think of the materials you have, how you can
use them and what you cannot do
• Think of the things you are interested in
• Ex. If you like cats then do a story on your cat or
various cats around the world
• If you have a project in another class then make
a photo story for it
• Memorials are very popular for a photo story,
such as a dedication to a deceased family
member or friend or a graduation montage.
Step 2: Plan your story
• Create a story board
• Write your story in words
• Figure out how you will use your pictures and how to
caption them
• Think of the longest or shortest it can be, don’t make it
too long so it will drag on and the viewers will become
uninterested, if it is too short then your story might not be
told properly or it will be seen as unimpressive or not
very well thought out
• Work in steps, if you go in steps then it will be easier to
move smoothly and quickly
Step 3: Pictures
• For a PHOTO story you need pictures
• Make sure your pictures make sense
• Think of your idea before you start, don’t work
from the pictures, people can tell if something is
well thought out and planned or just thrown
together at the last second
• Have good pictures, use your best ones
• If you only have one picture that doesn’t matter,
remember , “A picture is worth a thousand
words.”
Step 4: Creation
• Create your story
• Transition between pictures smoothly with nice
effects (don’t go crazy with effects!, if you add to
many it will make it hard to follow and people will
just pay attention to the nice effects then the
actual story)
• make sure your captions are easy to understand
to everybody don’t put some joke that maybe 3
people will get but no one else will.
• make sure your captions are with the right
pictures don’t jumble them up.
Now lets see if you paid attention
Question #1
Being optimistic is a bad thing, projects are
supposed to be boring.
True
False
(instructions: when you want to answer, click either
true or false, if you are correct click the correct
or incorrect to keep going or try again)
Correct
Incorrect
Keep going!
Question #2
Photo stories are good for class projects.
True
False
Correct good job
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Don’t Stop Now
Question #3
The longer, the better, always.
True
False
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Almost There…
Question #4
You need more than one picture to make a
good photo story.
True
False
correct
incorrect
Last One
Question #5
Lots of effects are great, if you have a lot
of effects your photo story will be better.
True
False
correct
incorrect
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