11:15 Images in Web Essays by Traci Gardner

How can you ensure that your images serve a purpose beyond decorative illustrations?

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How can you make sure that readers understand the purpose of the images you use?

What images can you use to show information about your story source?

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What might you take photos/screenshots of (generally) and what would they show about how the source was made or why it was made in that way?

Photo of the thickness of the pages

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Pictures of the different covers used from the first publication to the present. It would show how the reception of the story changed over time.

Insert a caption

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That relates to the meaning of what you want to say

Take your own pictures

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Take pictures that are specific to your project.

Use captions

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direct references to an image or figure within the text

allow the pictures to narrate the story

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Any art involved

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Chapter heading often feature relevant artwork

Get creative

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Then use a caption to tie the picture to what you're saying

video of how the pages turn in an online book

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Creativity is key

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photo of the main characters

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descriptions

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Don't use images that everyone else is using

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Certain photos describe certain stories (action shots, landscape, etc.)

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Unique photos work best

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don't use images of people kissing their books

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Mention how it is relevant by referencing the picture in the actual text

have a point for each picture

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don't just make it a decoration

enhances readers experience

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Use pictures to show different adaptions of the story

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Explain how your image relates to the content

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use relevant images

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don't put something random in; also include a caption if it isn't obviously relevant

photos describe what you are talking about

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Use images for examples of things you write about.

Use placement to help the reader intuit what part of the text the image applies to.

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use images and figures that add deeper or wider meaning to the text

"Show, don't tell"

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Gifs from a film

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Use images that aren't confusing

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"Why can't I hold all these limes?"

Give a title

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