![]() For example, instead of asking “Do you have a proudest accomplishment,” you could say “What is your proudest accomplishment?” For even more detail, you could ask “What is your proudest accomplishment and why?” Avoid questions that result in short yes or no answers.From that, create a set of 5-10 questions to ask your subject (depending on how long you want your caption to be.) Here are a few things to consider when asking questions for long-form captions: Think about what information you want your viewers to find out or take away from your story. Next, you’ll need to collect some information and quotes that will be used to create a long-form caption (in other words, a short biography on your subject). With these tips in mind, photograph your subject in a place that is meaningful to their story. The tips are demonstrated using a mobile phone. Below is a short video showing some simple composition and lighting tips that can help you make your photographs more dynamic. You don’t need expensive equipment to take great photographs! A smartphone or an entry-level camera can be a great starting point. Step 2: Take Your Photo (using tools you already have!) ![]() By discussing these things up front, you have their informed consent when they agree to participate. *Remember: When asking someone to participate in your visual story, be transparent with what the photo will look like, the time involved, the types of questions you will ask, and where you hope to share the photo. Once you’ve made those decisions together, you are ready to take their photo. These might include: location, clothes, props, pose, etc. Now that you’ve chosen the person you would like to photograph, discuss with them what elements are important to the visual story. You can share your own story, the story of a family member, or someone in your community. Is there someone whose story you would like to highlight? Perhaps you are part of a community that had been underrepresented or misrepresented in the media?Ĭonsider these questions as you think of what story you would like to share. When you are done, you can share your story on social media using #VisualizeYourStoryMOCAToronto. Your visual story will combine photographs and text, and you are welcome to use a mobile phone or camera. You may choose to feature someone you look up to or care about, or someone whose story you feel should be remembered. ![]() In this activity inspired by Acts of Erasure, you are invited to create a visual story that is important to you, and that you want to be remembered. For most of history, only a narrow perspective has circulated mainstream media – one which has often erased the stories of women and marginalized communities. While we may not all have experienced erasure personally or in our communities, it’s important for us to share our perspectives. Through their artwork, Bucak and Stewart confront the erasure of their cultural and political identities. In Fatma Bucak and Krista Belle Stewart’s MOCA exhibition Acts of Erasure, the term means removing some or all of a person or community’s identity, history, or stories from memory, consciousness, archives, or media. ![]()
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