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• Do you hate the feel of taking plain old pictures? Tired of just smiling? Not enough fun in your life?

• Spice up your pictures with photo booth props such as mustaches, glasses, top hats, beards and much, much more!

INTRODUCTION

THESIS

• Accessories and props can make your pictures exciting and funny.

• Today you’ll learn the benefits of using props and how to make one yourself.

PREVIEW OF POINTS

• First I’ll talk about the brief history of photography

• Secondly, I’ll explain why I like them so much and why you should use it too

• Lastly, I’ll show how to make your very own prop for the future.

• Transition: Now onto my first point which includes the history of photography.

• Sub Point 1: The camera obscura was invented

• Factual: “Camera obscuras used to form images on walls in darkened rooms; image formation via a pinhole”(Greenspun)

• Sub Point 2: Compare how people took pictures back then vs. now

• Compare/Contrast: People back in the Victorian era had to wait for a long time to take pictures. But now people can take 20 pictures in the time that it takes to have 1 picture back then. (The San Francisco Globe)

ORIGINS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

• Sub Point 1: The props makes everything a lot more fun and silly

Narrative :One time I went to this party for my little cousin and his parents rented a photo booth. So me and my family decided to use the photo booth and had a lot of fun. There were so many accessories to choose from, it was amazing. Sub Point 2: It is easy

to make and is cheap. Statistics :On average,

props cost about $16.32 a set piece. (Etsy)

THE EXPERIENCE

• Sub Point 1: Materials are needed

• Examples: Paper, Glue, Scissors, Wooden stick, Color Pencils, Markers, Glitter, etc. (Pinterest)

• Sub Point 2: How to do it

• Testimony: My mom makes the best props ever; here’s how to do it.

THE PROCESS

CONCLUSION

Restate Thesis: As I said, accessories and props can make your pictures funny and silly.

• Restate Points: So I went over the brief history of photography, why you should use it and how to make your very own prop for the future.

• Starting Reference: Now you know props are funny and can actually spice up your pictures.

QUOTE

“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” (Karl Lagerfeld)

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http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/photography.