Earlier this week, we talked about taking three-picture stories. Now, it’s time to share three photos of your own. (If…
Earlier this week, we talked about taking three-picture stories. Now, it’s time to share three photos of your own.
(If you’d prefer to stick with a single image, we’ve got ideas for re-interpreting this theme below.)
In a nutshell, a three-picture story is a way to help you think about storytelling with images. To create a three-picture story, gather:
- An establishing shot: a broad photo of your subject.
- A relationship: two elements interacting with one another.
- A detail: a close-up of one part of your subject.
You don’t necessarily have to take your photos with this in mind — you can simply use it as a guideline for choosing three photos you’ve already taken, or try cropping photos to focus on the key details. Here, I’ve picked three images I took during a show at the Montréal Jazz Fest last year:
In the first, I took in the entire stage, from instruments to lights. In the second, I focused on two of the guitarists, who were soloing together. In the third, I honed in on the face of the lead singer, with the help of a little cropping. You can find many more examples in “Create a Scene with a Three-Picture Story.”
IN A NEW POST PUBLISHED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS CHALLENGE, SHARE “THREE.”
If you want to try a three-picture story, great! If not, try three images of the same subject taken from different perspectives, three images of the same thing at different times, or even a single image inspired by “three” — three flowers blooming in a line, three dogs frolicking at the park, three cars waiting at a stoplight.
If you’d like to post multiple photos using a layout like this, create a gallery and choose the “square tiles” option — here are detailed instructions on making galleries. That’s just one option, though. You can use any of the gallery formats, or none at all; having readers scroll through three full-size images is also a great way to tell a visual story.
Happy shooting!
– Michelle
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New to The Daily Post? Whether you’re a beginner or a professional, you’re invited to get involved in our Weekly Photo Challenge to help you meet your blogging goals and give you another way to take part in Post a Day / Post a Week. Everyone is welcome to participate, even if your blog isn’t about photography.
HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:
- Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced.
- To make it easy for others to check out your photos, title your blog post “Weekly Photo Challenge: (theme of the week)” and be sure to use the “postaday″ tag.
- Follow The Daily Post so that you don’t miss out on weekly challenge announcements, and subscribe to our quarterly newsletter — we’ll highlight great photos from the most popular challenge.
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All photos by Michelle Weber, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
hi Michelle, thank you for inspiring us again!
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my storytelling triptych:
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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Great idea! I like it. 🙂
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The playground story: http://zainabjavid.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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I’m excited to give this challenge a try! I’ve been getting into photography more lately, and I’ve been wanting to incorporate it in some of my posts.
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I love threes. This will be fun!
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Enjoy my four three-picture stories depicting life on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua. http://retirenicaragua.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-four-three-picture-stories-from-ometepe/
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Here’s my contribution while I was in mount Fuji, Japan:
http://agent909.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-three-mount-fuji/
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Posted a response to this challenge! Here’s my response: http://basicallybeyondbasic.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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a three-way challenge! will be right back with three perspectives 🙂
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes
Sunbeams on misty trees
To the tune of misty…
mistily
pls click the link:
http://marichulambino.com/2014/02/22/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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My other contribution when i was in Niagara Falls, American side:
http://agent909.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes-niagara-falls/
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Great idea! Starting to take some shoots..
stay tuned on http://jasysophie.wordpress.com
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Fun!!
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Well, entry #1 is not entirely fun, and is a bit of a cheat, but… here goes – http://followyournose.me/2014/02/21/three-hawks-without-photos-of-hawks-oops/
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What a great idea! I love your photos. Here are mine. If you like dark chocolate, you’ll want to visit.
http://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
janet
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My go this week…
http://unclespikes.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes-i/
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes – Peafowl http://myvividvisions.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes-peafowl/
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Mine is both a recipe and pictures for the photo challenge :)http://eatlesssugaryouresweetenough.com/2014/02/21/prego-vs-oreo/
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http://eatlesssugaryouresweetenough.com/2014/02/21/prego-vs-oreo/
😉
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Seating at Gaudi’s Park Guell:
http://bumblepuppies.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/uncomfortable-seating-insults-my-intelligence/
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http://chittlechattle.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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What a cool three picture story!
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An African evening in three photos…..
http://scottseyephotos.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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Fun challenge. Thanks! http://nadiamerrillphotography.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-three/
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http://thirdeyemom.com/2014/02/21/african-paper-beads/
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My entry for this weeks challenge http://roastbeefandrakija.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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http://justsnaps.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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Yet again, our entry comes from the wilds of South Africa:
http://dewetswild.com/2014/02/21/three/
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I played around with helicopters for this one… I hope it is in the ballpark, otherwise… I just had some fun! http://vosperdruiter.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/threes-weekly-photo-challenge/
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Stripping and Dancing… http://filimages.wordpress.com/weekly-photo-challenge/wpc-threes/
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Wonderful challenge! Here’s mine: http://drieskewrites.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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Great idea.
Here is my entry for this week! ENJOY!
http://ceenphotography.com/2014/02/21/tail-of-three-geese/
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Seems appropriate for the weather… a light in the storm
http://justanothernatureenthusiast.org/2014/02/21/threes-weekly-photo-challenge/
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http://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/weekly-photo-challenge-threes/
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