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Suggestions:
• This would be an excellent lecture for the first couple of weeks of school.
• Depending on your class time, you could do the first 5 one day and the last 5 the next day. I like to do it that way and get down old yearbooks and have the students find good and bad examples of each.
• I take the quiz included here for a grade. • After we have done the notes, looked for examples, and taken the
quiz, we get the cameras, and I give them the photo challenge with the included task cards! Then we upload the images and find their strengths and struggles.
*The images included here are copyrighted by my staff and myself. They are NOT to be removed from this file, posted online, printed, transformed, or reused in any way. They are ONLY to be used with this presentation.
#1) Focus and Hold Still
Photog’s Tips:
• Be sure your camera is set to automatic focus
• Hold the shutter button half way down to let the focus adjust and then press the rest of the way
• Brace yourself
• Slow Down
Focus and Hold Still
Automatic Focus on the Lens
Shutter Button
Focus and Hold Still
Elbows In
Both hands on camera; One on shutter; One on base of camera
Neck Strap on Neck
Focus and Hold Still
EPIC FAIL
Focus and Hold Still
Brace Yourself
Focus and Hold Still
EPIC FAIL
#2) Lighting and Color
Photog’s Tips: • Look for good lighting situations • Avoid bad or low lighting situations • Avoid over-exposing an image with too much
light • Interesting lighting can tell a great story • Bright colors • Use variation in colors • Look for repeated colors • Use school colors as often as possible
Lighting & Color
Underexposed
Adjust the
settings or add flash
Lighting & Color
Overexposed
Adjust the
settings or turn
off flash
Lighting and Color
Good Lighting And Natural Color
Lighting and Color
Interesting natural lighting
Lighting and Color
Interesting Lighting and
Color
While this image has been post-processed, the intent of the
flame as lighting and color is thoughtful.
#3) Rule of Thirds
Photog’s Tips: • The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to
imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts.
• Some images make sense centered; Others make a bigger impact “off center.”
• The rule of thirds states than an image is most pleasing when its subjects or regions are composed along imaginary lines which divide the image into thirds
• The theory is that if you place points of interest in the intersections or along the lines that your photo becomes more balanced and will enable a viewer of the image to interact with it more naturally.
Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds
Some images need to
be centered
Rule of Thirds
Other images intersect one of lines rather
than being centered in
between them – known as
“Rule of Thirds”
Rule of Thirds
“Off Centered” captures
the whole scene and
tells an amazing
story
Rule of Thirds
#4) Leading Lines
Photog’s Tips:
• Look for repetition to help tell the story
• Lines lead into the image or into a key point in the image
Leading Lines
Leading Lines
#5) Fill the Frame
Photog’s Tips:
• Get close
• Zoom in
• Focus on the main subject
• Eliminates distracting background
Fill the Frame
Fill the Frame
#6) Backgrounds
Photog’s Tips:
• Backgrounds can be busy and distract from your focal point
• Use creative backgrounds to your advantage
Backgrounds
EPIC FAIL
Backgrounds
Captures action and
tells the story of a
huge crowd
#7) Perspective and Camera Rotation
Photog’s Tips:
• Images can be taken horizontally and vertically
• They can even be taken in “tilt” mode
• Look for the unexpected to tell the story
• Move your body
• Move your position
Perspective and Camera Rotation
Perspective and Camera Rotation
Perspective and Camera Rotation
Perspective and Camera Rotation
#8) Natural Framing
Photog’s Tips: • Natural framing is a photography technique
where items being photographed are used as internal frames.
• These photographed frames can be natural such as trees, doorways, windows, or actual picture frames.
• What is used as a frame does not matter with this composition technique. What matters is that the item in your photograph frames the real subject of the image.
Natural Framing
Framing in the
foreground with nice in-focus subject
Natural Framing
Framing in the
foreground with
foreground in focus
Natural Framing
Framing in the entire
images tells the story
and focuses on the face.
#9) Objects tell a story, too!
Photog’s Tips: • Look for objects that represent a whole story
where your caption or copy can still cover students.
• Avoid random objects or clip art that distracts from the purpose of the page and takes up valuable real-estate.
• Can bring beautiful color to a page • Still use creative composition when shooting still-
life.
Objects tell a story, too!
This image went in a package that
had copy and coverage about
a Veteran’s banquet. The
food was prepared by
students.
Objects tell a story, too!
#10) Have fun and be safe!
Photog’s Tips:
• Enjoy the experience!
• Make your subjects laugh, if possible.
• Look for people in their natural element so they will feel comfortable.
• Sometimes your subjects will have fun ideas, too!
Have fun!
Safety First
Be aware of your surroundings. Know your boundaries. If possible, shoot with a partner.
Photography is dangerous, if you’re too “focused in” on your job!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEazTKXA418 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cs-NqgU7NM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuVCSYPukDU
QUIZ TIME!
• The following images would all be excellent for placing in a yearbook.
• Write what “rules” of composition you think they follow and why.
• Some may have more than one answer, so be sure to defend your answers thoughtfully and completely!
Quiz Time - #1
Quiz Time - #2
Quiz Time - #3
Quiz Time - #4
Quiz Time - #5
Quiz Time - #1
Suggested Answers: Rule of Thirds, Good Color, Lighting, Backgrounds
Quiz Time - #2
Suggested Answers: Leading Lines,
Natural frame, Fill the Frame, Perspective
Quiz Time - #3
Suggested Answers: Rule of Thirds, Good Color, Lighting, Backgrounds
Quiz Time - #4
Suggested Answers: Fill the Frame, Rule of Thirds, Good Color, Lighting, Backgrounds, Perspective
Quiz Time - #5
Suggested Answers: Leading Lines, Good Color, Lighting, Objects tell a story
Remember…
The best camera is the one you have with you!
Be Prepared!
•Yearbook Advisor’s Manual •Sports Photography Lesson •How to Write Captions Lesson