Great Photographers NOT Great Photographers NOT expensive camera take great expensive camera take great

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Laura MooreLaura Moore

Yearbook and Newspaper AdviserYearbook and Newspaper Adviser

New Palestine High SchoolNew Palestine High School

lmoore@newpal.k12.in.uslmoore@newpal.k12.in.us

Types of PhotosAction

Candids capturing peak of action

ReactionCandids illuminating emotional responses

Environmental portraitsPosed photos featuring unique personalities

IllustrationIcons adding dimensions to verbal content

Digitally altered and/or posed photos symbolizing visual content

Action

Reaction

Environmental Portraits

Photo Illustrations

Face ValueFace Value

Each of your photos must have good Each of your photos must have good face value.face value.

5-Two eyeballs, a whole face, 5-Two eyeballs, a whole face, emotionemotion

4-Two eyeballs, a whole face4-Two eyeballs, a whole face3-One eyeball, half a face3-One eyeball, half a face2-Two eyelids, a whole face2-Two eyelids, a whole face1-One eyelid, half a face1-One eyelid, half a face0-No Face0-No Face

Face Value 5Face Value 5

Face Value 4Face Value 4

Face Value 3Face Value 3

Face Value 2Face Value 2

Face Value 1Face Value 1

Face Value 0Face Value 0

Composition PrinciplesComposition Principles

Using a few simple Using a few simple composition principles composition principles will drastically increase will drastically increase the quality of your the quality of your photos!photos!

Center of Visual InterestCenter of Visual Interest

Simplicity Simplicity

Clean Background Clean Background

No Wasted SpaceNo Wasted Space

Get CloseGet Close

FramingFraming

Rule of ThirdsRule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Camera Angles- Bugs EyeCamera Angles- Bugs Eye

Camera Angles- Bird’s Eye Camera Angles- Bird’s Eye

RepetitionRepetition

This is a merger! How many legs and This is a merger! How many legs and arms do you see?arms do you see?

Don’t Embarrass people

photo no-no’s // just wrong

Good Luck ShootingGood Luck Shooting

Laura MooreLaura Moore

Newspaper and Yearbook AdviserNewspaper and Yearbook Adviser

New Palestine High SchoolNew Palestine High School

lmoore@newpal.k12.in.uslmoore@newpal.k12.in.us