DP - Create Documentary Photographs (Lesson)

Create Documentary Photographs

Deanne Fitzmaurice says “[I]t’s not about directing. It is just letting real life unfold.”  Your goal as a documentary photographer is to capture the subject and accurately represent it without staging, directing, or editing. Documentary photography becomes its most powerful when it not only captures and records a subject, but also sheds light on an underlying issue. 

Click the plus signs below to learn more about four things to consider before you start creating documentary photographs. 

Now it’s time for you to plan and photograph your own documentary series.  What story will you tell?

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