This document provides advice for taking field photos that can be used by various stakeholders of the National Area Based Development Program (NABDP) in Afghanistan. It recommends taking many photos of people participating in activities, close-ups with faces and expressions, and photos that show local culture and circumstances. It also advises labeling photos properly with location and project details, sharing photos promptly with communications staff, and obtaining permissions before taking photos. The goal is to document NABDP's work through photos that tell a story and can be used for reporting to donors, government, and partner organizations.
10. The best photos donât completely rely on text to explain them in order for you to âhearâ at least part of the overall story.
11. NABDP needs photos for many different reasons, to serve many different audiences
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18. Donât wait for the perfect shot! Take lots of photos , and the ârightâ photo will show up when you review the pictures later.
19. Photo Advice in Action Bored? Not participating? Not included? No expression. Participating. Thoughtful. Included.
20. Photo Advice in Action Who? Too dark. No faces Participating. Thoughtful. Included. Better photo even though it is out-of-focus
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23. Most Important Things to Keep in Mind: (1) Take lots of photos & (2) Share them with communications unit (Jayne, Gunda or Fariba) via a memory stick (never via email!) THANK YOU http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/
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This presentation is meant to help NABDP staff regarding taking photos in the field and at important events. It is shared with MRRD and via various channels outside NABDP and MRRD, in the interest of sharing knowledge with others. It was written by Jayne Cravens of the National Area-Based Development Programme, which supports the Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) and is administered by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). More information: http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp
The Communications Unit at NABDP has an excellent and very, very large library of photos through July 2007 from a variety of events and site visits. If there is a particular photo you need, let the unit know!
Why are photos important? Because every picture tells a story. The better the photo, the more clear and interesting the story. Pictures, if they are good, donât need much accompanying text to represent a place and time, evoke an emotion or create understanding.
Discuss what this picture says: What do you know from looking at this photo? What emotions do you feel when you look at it? Is this photo âimportantâ? This photo, FYI, is âNEEPâ Gabion Wave by widows Samangan, Kharam, Sarbaghâ
Discuss what this picture says: What do you know from looking at this photo? What emotions do you feel when you look at it? Is this photo âimportantâ? This is NSP Radio Production.
Discuss what this picture says: What do you know from looking at this photo? What emotions do you feel when you look at it? Is this photo âimportantâ? This is the former MRRD Minister in Herat, 2005.
Discuss what this picture says: What do you know from looking at this photo? What emotions do you feel when you look at it? Is this photo âimportantâ? This is the former MRRD Minister in Herat, 2005.
Discuss what this picture says: What do you know from looking at this photo? What emotions do you feel when you look at it? Is this photo âimportantâ? How does this picture compare with the next photo?
Discuss what this picture says: What do you know from looking at this photo? What emotions do you feel when you look at it? Is this photo âimportantâ? How does this picture compare with the previous photo? Do you think the addition of a person actually using the pump makes the photo tell a better story? Would the previous picture of just the pump be something you might need as well?
Examples of photo requests
Discuss who the photos are for â ask the group to brainstorm a list
Example of why one group needs photos
Examples of two other groups and why they need photos
There were a LOT of photos taken at this particular meeting; most of them looked like the photo at the left, but there were also some excellent shots, such as the one at the right. The more photos you take, the more likely you will get great shots.
Thanks! (Leave this slide up during post presentation discussion, as itâs the summary of the entire presentation).