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Let’s do some writing . . .

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  • Start off by describing WHY you took the pictures you did. How did your chosen angle or focus inform your decisions? Just try writing about that for a bit.
  • Is there a way for you to describe what your point is with all of this? What’s your photo essay going to say to readers, given the angle you chose?

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  • Imagine writing an essay about this subject instead of making a photo essay.
    • Sketch out ideas: how would you start it? how would you organize the middle? how would you end it?
  • Take a look at your photos, and start bringing the ones in that work with your ideas—see if you can organize the photos logically, given your purpose.

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  • Look at an image. Think of the caption as a way to explain what we should notice or understand from the photograph, especially as it pertains to your focus/angle.

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Colorful Showcase

Cuts of meat at Whole Foods are artfully arranged, but it’s the presentation of foods that are half-prepared with brightly-colored vegetables, spice rubs, and herbs that makes the cases aesthetically enticing to shoppers.

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Personal Touch

Whole Foods’ business model seems to emphasize customer service. Rather than merely fulfill patron’s requests, employees at the store are more likely to engage in chit chat with customers, which likely increases their loyalty to and satisfaction with the chain.

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“Pillars of Healthy Eating”

Whole Foods’ offerings are centered around what their official website calls the “four pillars of healthy eating.” The recipes used in the deli and meat counter, for instance, focus on those pillars, which means the foods are not processed, and that they are nutrient-dense and often, plant-based. They’re also reliant on healthier fats.

Courtesy Whole Foods