Narrative by Design with Aaron Anderson, Session 1: Designing the Story

09/08/2026

Photographer Aaron Anderson brings his three-part presentation on Cinematic Commercial Photography to the B&H Event Space. In part 1, Aaron goes over planning, concept, and finding the story you want to tell.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 1:38 - Creating a concept
  • 3:45 - Developing characters
  • 5:40 - Your character is a real human being
  • 9:32 - Finding talent
  • 16:02 - Location supports the story / Scotting
  • 26:55 - Color
  • 31:48 - Working with talent
  • 32:55 - Composing with purpose
  • 35:34 - You are the director
  • 38:22 - Gear
  • 42:31 - Q&A

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