A Quick guide on photography

Composition and angle

composition

Examples

Keep it in mind! Imagine the grid in your viewfinder Think of eye flow If it feels cluttered it is cluttered Change your angle Don’t be afraid to tilt your camera! Change the field of view(wide narrow) Think of photos you’ve seen before Move fast so you don’t miss the shot!

Dark enviroment Sometimes flash can come out very

ugly

What do you do? Find something to set or hold camera

to stabilize it Hold your breath Hold your arms closeto your body Strike a pose Adjust the way youhold your camera Use flash diffuse filter(see later slide)

Move! Scan with your eyes for a target, always look for

shots Find one? No time to think? Snap it fast! You (I)

can still edit it later! Don’t be shy or formal, take it! The best photos

are the ones that are taken completely off guard If you are too shy to get closer distance is fine,

keep the rules in mind we can edit it later. Tilt the camera, sometimes hitting an angle can

be very effective. Crouch, stand on your tippy toes, even blind shot

it!

Other examples

Don’ts when in public events/places

Don’t Ask! Especially don’t ask! Don’t wait Don’t fear Don’t disturb Don’t worry Don’t waste your battery Don’t skimp on the photos Don’t be afraid of manual actions Don’t invade personal space

Photo journalism The point is to get the event as if someone else was

there Take it faster than they can react! If you feel emotional try to make the photo

emotional Purity with attention to artistic methods Never stage! Keep your camera on hand at all times Bring extra batteries if possible Don’t forget what the main event is Sometimes the people can be beneficial to the

subject Keep moving, people don’t need to talk to you

Major Photography No-No’s

Painful cropping

Forced scene

Pointless

Cheap-o methods Use a plastic spoon as a flash

reducer/reflector (you might want to close your eyes)

Other objects work aswell More to come…

Resources http://www.petapixel.com/2009/11/09

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