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Kara Powell Photography

Kara Powell Photography

• 1.5 years in service• 50+ clients• Changing business model in 2010

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Equipment Needed

• Camera• You and a

good eye!

Creating mood

• Overall feel of a picture• Created by

– Perspective – Color – Focus (isolation and distance) – Weather and light

• Sunrise/sunset• Misty, rainy days• Sun vs. overcast

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Line

• Lines create – Shape – Pattern – Depth – Perspective

• Line leads the eye – Focal point/subject – Diagonals – S-curves

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Pattern

• Orderly combination of shape, line, orcolor

• Pattern can help echo the character of aphoto

• Catching attention – Random patterns

– Slight variation in a pattern – Pattern in common places

Insert pattern photo

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Texture

• Adds realism (sense of touch) to a photo• Sharp (hard) light highlights texture• Especially important for close-up and b/w

shots• Side lighting highlights texture• Most portraits use front lighting to

decrease texture on skin

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Size and space

2D pictures distort depth, relative size, anddistances – Include reference item – Include parts of the fore- or background – Use a frame – Be creative—maybe you want to distort

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Giving perspective

• Linear—Lines which converge into thedistance

• Diminishing size—objects further away aresmaller

• Aerial perspective—atmosphere createshaze, which lightens objects farther away

Insert shape photo

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Depth and perspective

• Overlapping forms—overlapping objects ina picture create depth and distance

• Selective focusing—focusing on theforeground and blurring the background

Improving composition

• Rule of thirds• Simplicity• Framing

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Have a strong center ofinterest

• Take pictures at different angles withdifferent compositions

• Work around the rule of thirds

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1/3 Landand 2/3 Sky

Castle is offcentered

Simplicity

One strong center of interest – Foreground or background should be simple

or complimentary to center of interest – Include foreground or background for sense

of isolation, distance, depth, etc.

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Cut offs

• Avoiding cutting out parts or wholes ofpeople or main subjects – Like cutting people off at the elbows, knees,

etc.

• Avoiding cutting out the path of a movingobject

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Framing

• Adds depth• Should fit theme• Helps subject fill the frame• Can block unwanted subjects from view• Watch focus on foreground

– Focus on foreground in landscape

– Focus on subject in portraits – Auto-focus should be centered on main topic – Overall—DEPENDS ON CAMERA

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Fill the frame

• Would this picture look better if I was closer? – Focus on subject – Detail

• Fill the frame with objects that “fit”• Long range shots provide depth and

perspective

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Tips for Halloween• Don’t forget the little things• Get close and on their level• Get far away, shoot them walking down the street• Think like a journalist• Shoot up and then down• Go at crazy angles• Have fun and they will too• Don’t try to get the perfect

shot, they will get cranky andyou will too

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Homework!

1. You have 2 weeks - I will send you the PDF ofthis presentation on Monday

2. Send me your best photo from the next twoweeks that shows one of the 10 things wespoke of tonight - due Oct 14

3. I will pick the top 5 and post them on the blog4. Everyone (including other clients) will vote for

the winner!5. The winner will receive the next workshop free!

– The WoodlandsWhere the Woodland’s learns Photography

Introducing a new community resource for all of youphotography buffs! Check out our blog to get daily tips,weekly photo contests and links to the Woodlands FotoForum.

For an updated schedule an d more informationsee the website below.

The official website launches Jan. 2010, for updates on ourprogress and pre-launch webinars , see the blog off ofwww.karapowellphotography.com

• Workshops andWebinars for adults

• Children’s workshops

• Photo Safari’s

Oct-DecSessions• Oct 16th, Scream onthe Green at theWoodlands UMC.

• Oct 27th - Halloweenwebinar - 7pm- how toshoot, what to shoot andwhat to look for!

• Nov. 18 th 7pm -Holiday ideas – come

and share• Dec. 2 nd 7pm–Christmas coffee tablebooks webinar

• Photography blog with tips,contests and educationalinformation• Community PhotographyForum• Mentor series

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The official website launches Jan. 2010, for updates on our progress andpre-launch webinars, see the blog off of www.karapowellphotography.com

Workflow – shooting isn’t allthat you should be doing

What you need to know aboutphotography and the Internet

Photoshop IIRetouching, resolution andprinting

You, Your camera and YourComputer

Christmas Coffee Table books

Blogging and documenting myfamily

How can I take better photosof my kids?

Mom/daughter photographyclass or Father/sonphotograph class

What can I do with all of thesedigital files? Books, cards,and more!

Photo crafts – jewelry,coasters and art

Creative Sessions AdvancedIntermediateBeginner Sessions

Learning from MasterPhotographers – Possibleseries

Exposure and meteringPoint and Shoot Practicesession with models

Printing for PerfectionThe Aperture/ShutterRelationship

What the heck are all of thesebuttons? (Modes on mycamera)

What the heck do I do with allof these digital files?

Why don’t my pictures comeout like that?

Introduction to Photography -Webinar

Introduction to Photography

I don’t need those modes! -Shootin’ Manual

What equipment do I need?

Photoshop IA real shoot with models

Light Metering and shadowsLearning your DSLR andlenses

Full day workshop withmodels and critiques

Getting off of Auto Mode,using creative modes

Sample 2010 Sessions, see the website for times and information

– The WoodlandsWhere the Woodland’s learns Photography

Resources

Me• Woodlands Mom Photo group• Photographing Your Family: And All the

Kids and Friends and Animals WhoWander Through Too (Amazon, NationalGeographic, $16.47)

• Clickin' Moms -• The Internet is a fabulous place to learn


http://digitalphotographyformoms.net/




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Contact Information

• Kara Powell• [email protected] m• www.karapowellphotography.co m• 832-573-3731

• Call me or email me anytime withquestions or comments.

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