Photo
Essay Design Plan
Purpose: I want my photo essay to illustrate that healthy food does
not have to taste bad. I want to
show pictures of healthy food that looks like it tastes good. The purpose of my essay is to combat
the common belief that all healthy food tastes bad. I want the focus of my essay to be on fruits and
vegetables. I want to also briefly
touch on the fact that what a lot of people think may be healthy food is not as
healthy as they think. I want to
create a spark for my audience to get them interested in eating healthier.
Medium & Production:
My medium will be photos that I will take myself. I do not have a lot of experience on
taking good photos, so I am a little concerned on how it will turn out. For my photos I will take pictures of
healthy food that looks like it tastes good. I want to take pictures of food that has rich color,
especially greens. The color used
in the pictures will send a message that the food is full of life, health, and
vitality.
Ethos: I want my
pictures to have an inviting tone.
I do not want my essay to look down on the way the average American
eats. I just want it to convey an
emotion that inspires, and shows how easy it can be to have a healthy diet.
Pathos: I want my
audience to agree with my essay. I
do not want it to be too serious so that it does not shut the audience
out. I know my audience would
rather see interesting photos than pictures of nutritional facts.
Logos: My argument is
based on appeal. I have to take
pictures that make the food look really good. I will include the ingredients of the food in captions below
the photos. I may also take a
photo of unhealthy food to show the comparison and the relation to how the food
looks and how it makes us feel.
Arrangement: While
preparing the arrangement for my essay it is important to consider the
requirements set in place by the professor. The essay has to be 8 to 10 slides. My essay will probably be 8 or 9 slides
composed of two photos per slide.
I will use about 16-20 photos in my essay. It is important to take a lot of good pictures so that I
have many options to choose from.
The photos on some slides will be side by side, and in opposite corners
on other slides.
Testing: My testing
will take place during the peer review in class on March 20th. I will ask my classmates what they
think and see what they would have done differently.
Closing Comments
I believe that I accomplished the overall goal that I set in my design plan. I wanted to inspire others to have a healthy diet, by showing pictures that looked appealing. In my design plan I had originally planned on showing different types of healthy foods, however once I started on the project I thought that it would be better if I focused on the benefits of juicing. I chose to put the captions at the top because of the template that I picked. I thought that the template was a good color to express health and vitality and would serve as a great background for my photos. My overall purpose stayed the same, I just changed my means in order to more effectively accomplish my purpose.