How to take great photos

How to take great photos

How to take great photos

How to take great photos

READ THE MANUAL Play with all the

buttons - know what they are for - identify photography and playback mode

Find the apertures for power and cables

Always detach the battery if the camera is left for long periods

Keep away from moisture and moving within different climates

Getting to know the Camera

Select a theme

Build up a series of related photos on a theme

Tell a Story

Before shooting determine where the light is

Shoot with sun behind you not in front (backlight)

If filming inside, turn all the lights on

Use flash outdoors

Know the distance of your flash

Lighting

Orientation to suit the subject

Look your subject in the eye

Move in close

Now move in closer or use macro

Get in close

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Hold shutter half way down

Reframe while holding the button halfway down

Focus

Turn on the lights in the room so that your subject’s pupils will decrease in size.

Ask them to look to the side of your camera rather than straight at the camera when you snap the picture.

Prevent red eye

Use the rule of thirds

Use the open space

Composition

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Use a tripod

Hold camera still

Stabilise

Let subject fill the scene

Plain background to emphasise subject

Consider what is in the background

Framing

Add foreground interest

Creates personal and inviting feeling

Eye level

Low angle

High angle

Leading lines

Angles and perspectives

Be ruthless about removing parts of the photograph that don’t really add to the overall picture.

Try rotating the crop, and then re-aligning the photograph behind. This can make a really dramatic difference to the picture.

Crop to suit the picture, don’t crop to suit the print size.

Don’t be afraid to crop

Bleeding from the frame

Add props

Rearrange subjects

Try a different viewpoint

Creativity

Add props

Rearrange subjects

Try a different viewpoint

Creativity

Take multiple shots on a theme Keep the subject in focus Rule of thirds Eliminate distractions Get close Consider the background, colour and light Hold still Get creative

Review

Parts of a camera

Applying it in the classroom

Brainstorm safety in groups Whole class share to make a safety

poster

Safety First

Roster children in pairs as class photographers for the week to record learning, items of interest for their class blog/newsletter etc

Students select the best - use success criteria cards

Add caption/sentence to their photo

Continue the learning

Study of line