Telling a Visual Story

Image © Robert Harris Photography
A successful story should engage the reader from the beginning of the book until the last page is turned. A successful visual story is no different when photographs are captured and designed in a compelling way. The images featured above are designed as a visual chapter (2 page spread) of a wedding story. Just as words are composed in a novel; photographs are designed in a story for the viewer to appreciate the many facets and fleeting moments of a day filled with activity. A design that allows the photographs to "speak" as a group is critical. Of course, each photograph must be allowed to"speak" individually as well. The resulting story should leave the viewer with a sense of "reliving the day" until the last page is turned.