Here are some ideas: |
There are many ways to tell a story. Here are some of them, with one detailed, commented example. |
Cropping can be used to minimize page load time, show details, and improve the composition. |
The speed of the web and the small size of most computer screens biases designs to smaller pictures. |
Computer images can often be improved by resizing slightly due to the use of approximations. |
Even though the photographs are static, blurring caused by motion can provide information about what was happening. |
GIF and JPEG (JPG) image formats are different. You should know which to use when. Here are some examples. |
You may want to break your journal up into sections, one web page per section. |
Several small, cropped pictures per web page is often good for a journal. |
Take pictures of things that show what happened, convey the ambiance, etc. |
The small images you usually get on the computer screen mean a combination of head and shoulders shots as well as small groups. |
Digital cameras, photofinisher scanning, and personal scanning. |
Digital cameras have advantages for taking pictures for web photo journals. |
Dana Atchley's digital storytelling can teach us about communicating with emotion. |
Link to web sites that give more information about people and places you show. |
Sometimes we are the subject of the picture, sometimes we are just in it to show we were there. |