Story-telling with six photos

Yesterday I ran experiment on how to tell a story by using only six photos at my Facebook timeline,Perantau Bachok Group and my Putrajaya Photowalk group.I have uploaded two stories related to the beauty of my beloved Pantai Irama.To-date,I have seen one friend uploaded a story about his visit to Oxford ,England.So far, only at Perantau Bachok that I received more than 100 likes in less in 6 hours.

The saying -a picture paints a thousand words.In reality,from my POV,we need more than one photo.That is why,I proposed six photos .Why six?I use a cube as an idealised model of object.It has six sides-top,bottom,front,back,left and right.

From my observation,at least one photo must have a good story with strong emotional appeal.Just like a hero in a movie.The rest are supporting actors.

If my experiment receives support from fellow photographers,I plan to produce and print our group photobook,InsyaAllah .

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