essential if photography is to be used effectively. In  addition  to  the  common  single  photocaption, there are four other basic types of picture stories which   may   be   requested.   They   are   generally classified as: Illustrated   text Picture-text   combination Pure picture story Picture story within the text ILLUSTRATED   TEXT.—The   text,   or story,   is   usually   written   first   by   the   chap- lain,  then  one  or  more  photographs  are  used  to illustrate,  or  dramatize  its  content.  In  reality, this is not a true picture story, since the pictures are incidental to the story rather than being an integral  part  of  the  text.  The  photographs  are used  to  dress  up  the  page,  make  it  attractive, give  it  character,  or  establish  a  mood.  Many magazines  use  the  illustrated  text  format.  They frequently  introduce  each  story  with  a  single illustration,   full   page   size,   which   serves   to attract the reader’s attention and encourage the reading of that particular story. PICTURE-TEXT  COMBINATION.—As the name indicates, the picture-text combination employs  both  pictures  and  text.  The  pictures, however, carry the weight of the story. The text is  important  and  provides  worthwhile  informa- tion relative to the pictures, but it is secondary to the  pictures.  This  is  the  easiest  type  of  picture story  to  develop,  and  the  one  most  commonly used in the Navy. PURE  PICTURE  STORY.—In  the  pure  pic- ture  story  there  is  no  text,  except  for  a  brief introduction.  Of  the  four  basic  picture  story types,  this  is  the  most  difficult  to  develop. Pure   picture   stories   frequently   are   presented in sequences of pictures taken at brief intervals. For  example,  a  pure  picture  story  of  a  VIP’s arrival  might  show  the  person  deplaning,  shak- ing hands with a member of the greeting party, inspecting   an   honor   guard,   and   entering   a limousine. Pure picture stories normally are used only   when   the   action   is   simple   and   familiar enough to the average reader to require no word description. PICTURE   STORY   WITHIN   THE   TEXT.— A picture story within the text actually presents two  separate  but  related  stories.  One  story  is told  in  words,  the  other  in  pictures.  Both  are complete  in  themselves.  The  text  may  be  used without  the  picture  story,  or  the  picture  story may  be  used  without  the  text.  The  combination of the two in a single layout, however, makes the spread much more effective than either would be alone. THE   SINGLE   PICTURE.—The   single   pic- ture  story  is  the  most  basic  form  of  photo- journalism.  The  objective  is  to  allow  the  viewer to  “feel”  the  action  and  thus  become  involved with the subject. It sums up the subject, evokes some emotion, or keys the action or the setting. Every  photographic  situation  is  different  so there  is  no  magic  formula  for  the  photographer to use in order to put impact or strength into a picture. Occasionally, the single meaningful pic- ture  is  simply  a  matter  of  luck—being  at  the right  place  at  the  right  time.  More  often  the picture is the result of careful planning. In either case,  the  event  is  only  captured  because  of  the timing  of  the  photographer. Timing   means   capturing   the   moment   of greatest  significance.  There  is  no  exact  way of   predicting   that   moment.   To   be   successful, the   photographer   must   anticipate   what   is coming  and  be  ready  when  it  arrives.  Prior  to the  actual  photo  session,  the  RP  should  brief the  photographer  as  fully  as  possible  about  the activity  or  event  which  is  to  occur,  so  that  the photographer can plan the shots that will be the most  effective. THE  PHOTO  SESSION.—Once  it  has  been determined  what  photographs  are  desired,  the Religious Program Specialist should defer to the photographer. Suggestions for the photo session which  the  RP  should  keep  in  mind  include: Establish  a  firm  time  for  the  photo  ses- sion  and  notify  everyone  concerned.  A  call  on the day of the event or the day before the event might avoid an embarrassing situation. 6-20