How To Write A Photo Story . Photo captions should be written in complete sentences and in the present tense. Needing an opening photo that introduces the palio to the reader we wanted to use a strong dynamic photo with enough photographic tension (see chapter 6 for a discussion of tension) to stop and draw the viewer into the image. How to make a good photo story from www.slideshare.net It is their objective to produce direct, truthful and bold images that tell the stories for those who have no voice. A day in luke's life. This is an overview of how i shot the story and how it was constructed as a finished piece.