JOURNAL I SM TR IGONOMETRYTRY-ANGLES TO REMEMBER WHEN TELL ING A STORY

T H E R U L E O F T H I R D S

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T H E R U L E O F T H I R D S“ “

– G E N E R A L D O U G L A S M A C A R T H U R

“Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.”

T E L L A S T O R Y

“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.

NIKON D7000

1/400

F5

70MM

ISO400

T E L L A S T O R Y

• All photos have a cutline or caption.

“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.

NIKON D7000

1/400

F5

70MM

ISO400

T E L L A S T O R Y

• All photos have a cutline or caption.

• Captions give context, not meaning.

“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.

NIKON D7000

1/400

F5

70MM

ISO400

WITHOUT A PROTRACTORCOMPOS ING THE SHOT WITH WHAT YOU ’VE GOT

NIKON D90

1/250

F5.3

320MM

ISO3200

– C H A S E J A R V I S

“The best camera is the one you have with you.”

NIKON D600

1/250

F2.8

24MM

ISO4000

NIKON D600

1/250

F2.8

24MM

ISO4000

Fibonacci Sequence

Fibonacci Sequence

12

3

1

5

8

13

21

39

Golden Spiral

NIKON D600

1/160

F2.8

32MM

ISO160

NIKON D600

1/160

F3.5

24MM

ISO4000

NIKON D600

1/800

F2

50MM

ISO500

NIKON D600

1/160

F2.8

32MM

ISO160

NIKON D600

1/160

F3.5

24MM

ISO4000

NIKON D600

1/800

F2

50MM

ISO500

NIKON D600

1/100

F4

27MM

ISO5000

SMARTPHONE

SMARTPHONE

SMARTPHONE

SMARTPHONE

F I N D T H E S T O R Y

NIKON D7000

1/320

F5.6

105MM

ISO250

F I N D T H E S T O R Y

• Photos don’t tell stories – you do.

NIKON D7000

1/320

F5.6

105MM

ISO250

F I N D T H E S T O R Y

• Photos don’t tell stories – you do.

• Do you know everything about your subject? Does your audience?

NIKON D7000

1/320

F5.6

105MM

ISO250

REC IPROCAL ANGLESUSING YOUR GREATEST TOOL

NIKON D600

1/400

F2.8

105MM

ISO160

– A L F R E D E I S E N S TA E D T

“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.”

NIKON D600

1/200

F2.8

24MM

ISO3200

NIKON D600

1/160

F4.5

35MM

ISO320

NIKON D600

1/200

F2.8

55MM

ISO2000

NIKON D600

1/100

F4

24MM

ISO800

NIKON D600

1/60

F2.8

175MM

ISO5000

NIKON D600

1/200

F2.8

55MM

ISO2000

NIKON D600

1/100

F4

24MM

ISO800

NIKON D600

1/60

F2.8

175MM

ISO5000

Triangle

NIKON D600

1/60

F5

135MM

ISO500

NIKON D600

1/60

F5

45MM

ISO800

NIKON D600

1/60

F5

135MM

ISO500

NIKON D600

1/60

F5

45MM

ISO800

Golden Ratio

C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y

NIKON D600

1/2500

F1.4

50MM

ISO4000

C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y

• Good photos tell a complete story.

NIKON D600

1/2500

F1.4

50MM

ISO4000

C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y

• Good photos tell a complete story.

• Great photos tell new perspectives.

NIKON D600

1/2500

F1.4

50MM

ISO4000

SUM OF ANGLESINCOMPLETE STOR I E S ARE BOR ING

NIKON D7000

1/400

F5

62MM

ISO200

– D O N M C C U L L I N

“To know ahead of time what you’re looking for means you’re then only photographing your own

preconceptions, which is very limiting, and often false.”

NIKON D7000

1/640

F1.4

50MM

ISO5000

NIKON D600

1/60

F2.8

27MM

ISO5000

NIKON D600

1/125

F4

60MM

ISO5000

NIKON D600

1/125

F4

60MM

ISO5000

Diagonal

F E E L T H E S T O R Y

NIKON D7000

1/800

F3.5

70MM

ISO4000

F E E L T H E S T O R Y

• Put yourself in different shoes, bring your camera with you.

NIKON D7000

1/800

F3.5

70MM

ISO4000

F E E L T H E S T O R Y

• Put yourself in different shoes, bring your camera with you.

• Photos you create bring the shoes to your audience.

NIKON D7000

1/800

F3.5

70MM

ISO4000

LAW OF TANGENTSSEEK ING OUT (OF-THE-BOX ) P ERSPECT IVES

NIKON D600

1/500

F5

50MM

ISO200

LAW OF TANGENTSSEEK ING OUT (OF-THE-BOX ) P ERSPECT IVES

NIKON D600

1/500

F5

50MM

ISO200

– A N S E L A D A M S

“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.”

NIKON D600

1/100

F2.8

35MM

ISO1600

NIKON D600

1/100

F2.8

35MM

ISO1600

NIKON D810

1/2”

F4

24MM

ISO5000

NIKON D600

2”

F5

45MM

ISO500

O W N T H E S T O R YNIKON D90

1/200

F16

50MM

ISO500

O W N T H E S T O R Y

• Use your experience to help you find the story.

NIKON D90

1/200

F16

50MM

ISO500

O W N T H E S T O R Y

• Use your experience to help you find the story.

• Use your perspective to help you connect with people.

NIKON D90

1/200

F16

50MM

ISO500

NIKON D600

1/200

F5

50MM

ISO100

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NIKON D600

1/1000

F3.5

24MM

ISO100

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

NIKON D600

1/60

F4

38MM

ISO5000

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

NIKON D600

1/200

F8

50MM

ISO125

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

NIKON D600

1/400

F5

180MM

ISO320

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

NIKON D600

1/160

F5

44MM

ISO400

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

QUEST IONS?THANK YOU !

NIKON D600

4”

F2.8

24MM

ISO5000

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