The Photography Storytelling Workshop: Compose for impact. Stand out through story.
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Summary
If you want to make it beyond Instagram as a photographer you have to give a solid listen to the ideas， tips and overall mindset that Finn shares in this workshop。 @alexstrohl
Don’t just take a picture， make photos that move people。
Storytelling is a gift to photographers， letting you weave together characters， events， locations and subjects into a work of beauty greater than the sum of its parts。 There are as many stories to tell as pictures to take， but there are also tried-and-tested methods you can adopt to help improve your photography and streamline your workflow。
In this beginner-to-pro workshop， award-winning photographer and influencer Finn Beales teaches enthusiasts and aspiring professionals how to master every element of the photographer's process。 By following his five-step course – Pitch， Prepare， Shoot， Edit and Deliver – you will develop the same successful， reliable working methods that earn influence and delight audiences， regardless of what genre you're working in。 Create intrigue， pull in your audience and tell richer， more rounded stories using your DSLR camera。
Want to craft a shoot from start to finish？ All the essentials are covered， from building a story into your creative， shoot preparation， the necessary gear and props， working with mood-boards and call sheets， compositional balance， and directing models， right through to post production， editing and file delivery。
Discover within:
What equipment you’ll need， when and why;
The secret to key shots and essential techniques;
Plot devices to help you craft your narrative;
Step-by-step DSLR projects to perfect your skills;
Effortlessly capture events， landscapes， portraits， interiors and experiences;
How to edit better and be different;
Extra exercises to improve your smartphone photography。
Compose for impact。 Stand out through story。
Don’t just take a picture， make photos that move people。
Storytelling is a gift to photographers， letting you weave together characters， events， locations and subjects into a work of beauty greater than the sum of its parts。 There are as many stories to tell as pictures to take， but there are also tried-and-tested methods you can adopt to help improve your photography and streamline your workflow。
In this beginner-to-pro workshop， award-winning photographer and influencer Finn Beales teaches enthusiasts and aspiring professionals how to master every element of the photographer's process。 By following his five-step course – Pitch， Prepare， Shoot， Edit and Deliver – you will develop the same successful， reliable working methods that earn influence and delight audiences， regardless of what genre you're working in。 Create intrigue， pull in your audience and tell richer， more rounded stories using your DSLR camera。
Want to craft a shoot from start to finish？ All the essentials are covered， from building a story into your creative， shoot preparation， the necessary gear and props， working with mood-boards and call sheets， compositional balance， and directing models， right through to post production， editing and file delivery。
Discover within:
What equipment you’ll need， when and why;
The secret to key shots and essential techniques;
Plot devices to help you craft your narrative;
Step-by-step DSLR projects to perfect your skills;
Effortlessly capture events， landscapes， portraits， interiors and experiences;
How to edit better and be different;
Extra exercises to improve your smartphone photography。
Compose for impact。 Stand out through story。
Reviews
Maggienelcaos
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L'ho preso per la parola storytelling， in quanto ero interessata ad approfondire l'argomento。 Mi aspettavo un qualcosa di diverso。 Inizialmente è interessante e dà la carica per fare delle foto migliori。Proseguendo dà consigli su come approcciarsi al lavoro， il che va anche bene， ma per quel che mi riguarda， l'ho trovato frettoloso。 Comunque per chi fosse interessato a lavorare come fotografo di storytelling， consiglio di leggerlo。 L'ho preso per la parola storytelling， in quanto ero interessata ad approfondire l'argomento。 Mi aspettavo un qualcosa di diverso。 Inizialmente è interessante e dà la carica per fare delle foto migliori。Proseguendo dà consigli su come approcciarsi al lavoro， il che va anche bene， ma per quel che mi riguarda， l'ho trovato frettoloso。 Comunque per chi fosse interessato a lavorare come fotografo di storytelling， consiglio di leggerlo。 。。。more
Grant Klinefelter
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This is such a fun read for anyone into photography—especially if you hope to turn photography into a business。 Having read a lot of articles， watched a lot of YouTube videos， and been a photographer for years， I still found tons of helpful tips in here and will come back to it frequently as a reference。 Oh， and the images within are beautiful。 Great as a coffee table book。
Marie Raymond
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--Uplevel Your Photography Business and Craft--I received a digital review copy from the publisher through NetGalley， and here are my thoughts。First of all， this book "had me" at the Table of Contents。 The superb description and organization of the workshop contents had me really excited。。。finally， a photography book that I will actually use！！！I actually did pause at about page 30， to stop and order a copy for myself。 It was already clearly evident by then that this book is just want I need， and --Uplevel Your Photography Business and Craft--I received a digital review copy from the publisher through NetGalley， and here are my thoughts。First of all， this book "had me" at the Table of Contents。 The superb description and organization of the workshop contents had me really excited。。。finally， a photography book that I will actually use！！！I actually did pause at about page 30， to stop and order a copy for myself。 It was already clearly evident by then that this book is just want I need， and I would prefer a physical copy， The Workshop is laid out in this order:--Storytelling 101--Step 1: Pitch--Step 2: Prep--Step 3: Shoot--Step 4: Edit--Step 5: DeliverAnd this Workshop really does tell you， step by step， how to deliver a product that your clients will love you for。Each step has many sub-steps and everything is spelled out super clearly。 If you're still wondering if this is the book for you， I suggest to view the author's website and have a look at the course page， because the contents of this book are based on Finn's very popular and highly recommended live workshop。Although the author Finn Beales does a completely different kind of photography from me， the information in here will be extremely useful to many types of photographers， and not only those who do a lot of outdoor shooting。Lastly， one of the most valuable things I'm getting from this book， beyond the techniques and strategies， is the languaging。 I already do many of the things Finn Beales advises you to do， but I don't necessarily always know what to say to clients about "WHY" we're doing something one way instead of another。 I do it naturally and instinctively， and forget that my methods and reasons are not always clear to everyone else。 So a big thanks for the tremendous amount of knowledge in this book。 And a huge round of applause for the design team that put the book together， so that the gems of information are so easily accessed。I see great value in this book for all levels of readers who either have a photography business or an Instagram etc，， user that wants to know concrete ways to improve their message through the power of photographs。 。。。more
D L
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Late last year I received a pdf of this book from Netgalley and the book's publishers to review。 Following a quick read， I immediately purchased it knowing it will be a book I will be turning to time and again。Finn Beales provides a fantastic guide on how to improve your photography with a camera or even a phone， the process you can incorporate and practical exercises to help develop as a photographer。 Just brilliant。 Late last year I received a pdf of this book from Netgalley and the book's publishers to review。 Following a quick read， I immediately purchased it knowing it will be a book I will be turning to time and again。Finn Beales provides a fantastic guide on how to improve your photography with a camera or even a phone， the process you can incorporate and practical exercises to help develop as a photographer。 Just brilliant。 。。。more
AIC Stories
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Excellent look into bringing more visual storytelling to your photography work。 It really is a workshop in a book that photographers of all skill levels can learn some new tools for their visual toolbox。 More experienced photographers may find some of the technical advice/techniques to be things they already know， however the reminder and explanation of WHY things would be used is enough to have you thinking deeper about your own processes。 Highly recommended。
Vippi
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The Photography Storytelling Workshop by Finn Beales is a not-to-be-missed book for those of you who dabble in photography and love to document lives and tell stories using images。The exercises to try and all the recommendations for gear and enhancing storytelling make this book a sort of pocket-photography workshop。Absolutely recommended！Thank you to Netgalley and White Lion Publishing for sharing an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review。
Laurence Saunders
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Great book full of tips
Lan
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Love this！ My copy is full of sticky notes so I can retry all the challenges and refer back to it。 Will be going back to this over and over！
Jamie Bloomquist
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An excellent peek into the process of an outdoor/brand photographer from pitch to delivery。 It's not all about Instagram followers and hitting up brands， you have to put in the work， and this book shows you where to start。 An excellent peek into the process of an outdoor/brand photographer from pitch to delivery。 It's not all about Instagram followers and hitting up brands， you have to put in the work， and this book shows you where to start。 。。。more
Johnny Toledo
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One of the best books if your just getting into photography！ Even advanced users will get something useful reading this book。Going into it at first I thought that it would be like any other workshop just giving you raw imformation about photography like ISO， Apeture， Rule Of Thirds and so on stuff that is important to photography but is also boring to learn about and can have a learning curve to it。 But boy let me tell you this book teaches it in a way that is engaging and easy to learn。 with th One of the best books if your just getting into photography！ Even advanced users will get something useful reading this book。Going into it at first I thought that it would be like any other workshop just giving you raw imformation about photography like ISO， Apeture， Rule Of Thirds and so on stuff that is important to photography but is also boring to learn about and can have a learning curve to it。 But boy let me tell you this book teaches it in a way that is engaging and easy to learn。 with the examples provided and the well written lessons it made learning all these things easy as compared to other workshops ive gone to and read。Being a amateur photographer myself for about 4 years now I didn't think I'd pick up much from this book。 But then I got to the section about telling a story in your images and instantly it was something that I knew that I had to work on reading that section in particular has actually helped me get better at composing my shots and not just doing the simple cookie cutter portraits I was doing before。 I actually wanted to focus more on compelling images that have a story and not just doing what everyone else is doing。Overall I think this is an amazing book for all photographers a like， for beginners they will definitely pick up all they basics they will need to get into photography and much more。 And as for veterans I feel will also benifit from reading this not only as a refresher but they will also pick up something new just as I did so I definitely say give this workshop a read。 。。。more
J Earl
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The Photography Storytelling Workshop by Finn Beales is a wonderful guide for new to less experienced photographers and reference book for those more experienced to help them remember key ideas。When I started the book I was concerned that it might be too focused on professional photographers and their business。 As I started reading and working through it I realized that the concepts are valid no matter who you're taking pictures for。 In a manner of speaking we are proposing an idea to ourselves The Photography Storytelling Workshop by Finn Beales is a wonderful guide for new to less experienced photographers and reference book for those more experienced to help them remember key ideas。When I started the book I was concerned that it might be too focused on professional photographers and their business。 As I started reading and working through it I realized that the concepts are valid no matter who you're taking pictures for。 In a manner of speaking we are proposing an idea to ourselves when we think about taking a photograph， especially when we are hoping to have it be more than， say， a picture of a building or person。 If nothing else we want to capture whatever we are feeling that compels us to want to take that particular shot。 And that is， in a broad sense， a story。Between technical help and a conceptual framework for working with your ideas and models or surroundings， this book will make both your photographs better and your confidence in taking them higher。 Highly recommend this to photographers of every level， we can never stop learning and relearning about what we love。 I am a relative newbie and gained a lot， even as someone who will likely never even try to sell a photograph。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Ilana
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I practice photography - landscape and food， especially - for a couple of years already， but in photography it is always something to learn。 This book helps you to better organise your image in order to tell unforgettable stories。 We hear ad nausea that a photography must tell a story， but how exactly to create this story without words is not always obvious， especially if you are active in this domain without a previous visual training。 In this book the words are sparse but clear， accompanied by I practice photography - landscape and food， especially - for a couple of years already， but in photography it is always something to learn。 This book helps you to better organise your image in order to tell unforgettable stories。 We hear ad nausea that a photography must tell a story， but how exactly to create this story without words is not always obvious， especially if you are active in this domain without a previous visual training。 In this book the words are sparse but clear， accompanied by extensive visual documentation of various cases and circumstances。 It helps to document and re-create the space on your own terms， while maintaining a genuine presence in the specific location and moment。 It suits both the Instagrammer looking for a more professional photography touch to his/her shoots， as well as to the beginner professional photographer searching for his/her own visual voice。Disclaimer: Book offered by the publisher in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Luisa
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I thoroughly enjoyed this photography workshop and I’ve learned so much。 Finn Beales takes you on a trip through the art of photography， sharing the secrets of the trade and behind-the-scenes insights。 Even though there is of course an abundance of technical terms and technicalities， the book constantly kept me interested， which is mostly due to the great pictures that illustrate the points the author makes as well as the many small projects and exercises that are included in the workshop。 I esp I thoroughly enjoyed this photography workshop and I’ve learned so much。 Finn Beales takes you on a trip through the art of photography， sharing the secrets of the trade and behind-the-scenes insights。 Even though there is of course an abundance of technical terms and technicalities， the book constantly kept me interested， which is mostly due to the great pictures that illustrate the points the author makes as well as the many small projects and exercises that are included in the workshop。 I especially appreciate that the tasks are very precise， hands-on and easy to follow and try， so that you can really benefit from the attempt and the different techniques and improve your own photography。 My favourite part are the explanations about colour theory and the moods and effects that can be created by complementing certain colours。 The structure of the whole workshop is remarkably clear and definitely doable for beginners as well as， I believe， more advanced photographers。 I highly recommend the workshop to everyone who wants to take and create better pictures。 。。。more
Purple Lorikeet
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This was quite an engaging book， aimed mostly at beginning to intermediate photographers and focused on the storytelling aspect of the art。 This makes it quite a bit different from many books which focus on the more technical aspects。 What was good about this book was the way it laid out different aspects and then had activities to practice， which is always good in a photography book。 Included within the context of storytelling is also a lot of the technical part which helps to round out the way This was quite an engaging book， aimed mostly at beginning to intermediate photographers and focused on the storytelling aspect of the art。 This makes it quite a bit different from many books which focus on the more technical aspects。 What was good about this book was the way it laid out different aspects and then had activities to practice， which is always good in a photography book。 Included within the context of storytelling is also a lot of the technical part which helps to round out the way to approach your work。 There's plenty here that will benefit even more experienced photographers， especially those looking to market their own work。 What's particularly nice here， is that there's no expectation that the reader is going to have or be able to easily get a lot of extra equipment。 Much of the work relies on just the basic camera or even one on a smartphone。 Overall， a really nice read and should be great for up and coming photographers， amateur and professional。 I give this 4。5 stars overall。 Thank you to Netgalley and White Lion Publishing for sharing an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Diane
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The Photography Storytelling Workshop A Five-Step Guide To Creating Unforgettable Photographs by Finn Beales is a wonderful guide for any photographer！ You may have several cameras， lots of gear， and knowledge of photography but this workshop will inspire you to use your imagination as you capture memories。 As I read this book and looked at the images， I felt the need to become a storyteller with my photographs。There is information to explain the difference in types of cameras， lenses， and other The Photography Storytelling Workshop A Five-Step Guide To Creating Unforgettable Photographs by Finn Beales is a wonderful guide for any photographer！ You may have several cameras， lots of gear， and knowledge of photography but this workshop will inspire you to use your imagination as you capture memories。 As I read this book and looked at the images， I felt the need to become a storyteller with my photographs。There is information to explain the difference in types of cameras， lenses， and other gear。 You can also learn a bit about editing software to help with post-processing your images。This workshop reminds the photographer to set a scene or decide if you want to portray drama， suspense， mood， or surprise。 The images that are used in this book set a scene and help to tell a story。 Be creative as you tell stories with your camera。 This book is beautifully illustrated and written。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book。 。。。more
Online Eccentric Librarian
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More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is exactly what you want in a workshop book - instruction， inspiration， and assignments。 Everything is clearly laid out， there are great examples that really highlight the assignments， and the author is thoroughly modern and up-to-date （a failing so many photography books have）。 I highly recommend this for all photographers， whether amateur or professional， with thousands of dollars in camera equipment or just a More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/This is exactly what you want in a workshop book - instruction， inspiration， and assignments。 Everything is clearly laid out， there are great examples that really highlight the assignments， and the author is thoroughly modern and up-to-date （a failing so many photography books have）。 I highly recommend this for all photographers， whether amateur or professional， with thousands of dollars in camera equipment or just a simple prosumer。 The book does an excellent job of teaching you the difference between clicking a shutter button and being a photographer。 And most importantly， it teaches you everything you need to know about securing jobs with commercial entities。The book starts with the basics， including what equipment you need and explains the essence of a great photographer。 Storytelling is explored through text and images with great explanations of how to make a photograph that creates 'a second look' by the viewer。 Since the book has a focus on being a professional and working with corporate clients， the author goes through the process of creating a photo story。 Also included are how to pitch for work， doing prep work， expenses， editing and final selection of images。 I liked that there are tips， creative briefs and many real world examples。 A company even allowed the author to use their product shoot in the book so we have an actual example of the process。 This includes mood boards， call sheets， directing models and post production。 I especially appreciate that pricing is included。The Workshop section was especially good。 The author goes into how to build a story around a product and entertain the audience at the same time。 But the projects/assignments are not necessarily commercial in nature。 A sample project would be to e。g。， capture an environmental portrait。 There is a brief （capture an intriguing environmental portrait of someone close to you）， requirements （frame your subject， use props for context， keep things natural）， and objective （tell a simple story about the character of your subject/the viewer should be able to comprehend the scene and character）。 These are all cleanly laid out and easy to follow。 The brief， requirements and objective are further explained with examples given of a finished project。Storytelling photography is often about several images （just as a novel is about several words）。 To that extent， establishing shots， transition shots， cutaways/details， and reveals are all explained。 But also long shots， close ups and cutaways， and medium distance shots。What really sets this book apart is that it is thoroughly modern。 It tells how to use social media and phone aps - and is set in the digital age。 No old school cinema verite type of street photography in black and white cliches being shown as the only 'true' photography storytelling style。 Yet at the same time， this is a photographer who has experience with film and understands the medium。 He's not a modern flash-in-the-pan type of visual photographer but clearly thinks deeply about every session。As with any written workshop book， there is no teacher to fine tune or personalize what you do as with an in-person workshop; but then again， the cost differential between hundreds to thousands of dollars and the price of a book more than compensates for that lack。 The one criticism I have of this book is that the author begins by saying location doesn't matter; yet all the photographs he shows are from exotic locations around the globe。 It felt disingenuous。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Red
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This book is full of colorful pictures。 I’m an amateur photo-ist。 So amateur that I don’t think I can use the term photographer。 I loved this book。 Finn talks some about the equipment that you could use…but concentrates mostly on how to take a great picture， discussing things like location， sun， character， story， event…things to make your photos turn into a story when they are viewed…not just flat pictures on a page。 To do this he gives lessons…telling you what to do to practice and improve in o This book is full of colorful pictures。 I’m an amateur photo-ist。 So amateur that I don’t think I can use the term photographer。 I loved this book。 Finn talks some about the equipment that you could use…but concentrates mostly on how to take a great picture， discussing things like location， sun， character， story， event…things to make your photos turn into a story when they are viewed…not just flat pictures on a page。 To do this he gives lessons…telling you what to do to practice and improve in one of the topics。 He also goes into some technical stuff…for those of you who are ready for it。 I cannot wait to start practicing， and improving enough to turn my photos into stories。 。。。more
Amanda Karsh
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This is a great book for new and experienced photographers。 Great sample photos with lots of character。 Lots of fun photo experiments to try even includes smartphone photography。
Sunni C。 | vanreads
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Wow， I love love love this book。 This photography book details everything from crafting a photoset， to basic light techniques， to selling your work。 I love how it covers the storytelling aspect of photography， the practical shooting techniques， and the logistics that involve selling and marketing your work。 It's very practical information for someone who is a beginner photographer， to good photographers who are interested in getting more serious about their work。 I love that it's very straightfo Wow， I love love love this book。 This photography book details everything from crafting a photoset， to basic light techniques， to selling your work。 I love how it covers the storytelling aspect of photography， the practical shooting techniques， and the logistics that involve selling and marketing your work。 It's very practical information for someone who is a beginner photographer， to good photographers who are interested in getting more serious about their work。 I love that it's very straightforward， so that I can refer to it and find what I'm looking for easily。 There are no lengthy stories or tangents。My work often includes some photography， and I find this to have a lot of good reminders of tips and storytelling concepts that I sometimes forget。 Personally， I'd love to own a physical copy of this book， and would highly recommend it to photographer friends。Thank you NetGalley for letting me read and review this book。 。。。more
Tove R。
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