Narrative Photography

Narrative Photography

What is Narrative Photography?

     

Narrative Photography is where a photo is used to tell a story. Most scenes in narrative photos are set up and produced for the photo itself. There are many different photographers who base their work around narrative photography.

What is Staged Photography?

Stages photography is like an art form. Places are set up solely for a picture to be taken. Most photographer don't even take the picture themselves. However, they do set up the scenes and 'direct' the image, this is what makes it their photo. It involves a performance enacted before the camera. It embraces studio portraiture and character driven scenarios directed by or manipulated by the                  photographer.

3 Examples!

This is a photograph called 'The Drowning Man' who was produced by Hippolyte Bayard. This is a stage and narrative photograph as Bayard set this up to tell a story about a drowning man. This is a self Portrait of the photographer himself.

This is also another self portrait by Hippolyte Bayard. It shows him in the garden by his gardening gear. This is eye catching as it is an old photograph. It'll also suggests to the viewer that he liked to garden.

This is a self portrait of Cindy Sherman. It is narrative because it could be expressing the stereotype of women working in the kitchen. Although she is also glamoured up and looks like ready to go out which is another stereotype for women to always be looking their best.

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