This is a PowerPoint presentationcreated for internal staff at NABDP (part of UNDP and the Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development) on taking photos in the field. The communications office here relies heavily on all staff, no matter what their job titles, to take photos whenever possible at events and workshops, as so many of us aren’t allowed to leave Kabul. You can adapt this presentation by replacing photos with your own and adjusting the text as needed.

1. Advice for Field Photos By Jayne Cravens Communications & Reporting Advisor August 12, 2007

2. Firstly: THANK YOU for sharing your photos already!

3. Every Picture Tells A Story

4. What Does This Photo Say?

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10. The best photos don’t completely rely on text to explain them in order for you to “hear” at least part of the overall story.

11. NABDP needs photos for many different reasons, to serve many different audiences

18. Don’t wait for the perfect shot! Take lots of photos , and the “right” 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

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/