After looking a round a little bit on sequential images, I found this article on telling a story with only 3 images. They suggested this formula:
Picture One: The Establishing Shot
This is the big picture — where are we? For this shot, step back from the subject and put it in context. Think wide-angle.
Picture Two: The Relationship
This shot starts to get at what it’s like to be in the place you’re shooting by showing subjects interacting. Often, this means people connecting with one another — talking, involved in an activity together, or just looking at the same thing — but it doesn’t need to be. Inanimate items and scenery elements can interact, too (as we’ll see below).
Picture Three: The Details
The third image completes the scene by zeroing in on a detail, something you might not notice (or even be able to see) in the broader photos.
This does actually sound like an interesting way to go about the project - a story could maybe be told about a city from what the people do, what they look like and the sort of details, objects and architecture and tiny little things that could give you more of an idea of what the place is like. It could show if a city is young or old, what the climate is like, how industrial it is, how wealthy it is. Does this tell a tale of the city enough? I would be tempted to do a few sets of these if time allowed just to really make sure I am telling a full story, but I don't think that is really too practical. I do like the idea of these three images though, so that is one idea to consider.
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