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Rachel

Mishelle

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Learn how to take better pictures…

…with your DSLR…

…or your Point and Shoot!

We Are Story Tellers

We Are Modern Day Pictographers

Through Blogging and Photography We Tell Our Stories

Composition Is Essential

The Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds

Look for Lines in Life

Pay Attention to Lines

They can be obvious…

They can be subtle...

They lead the eye to another point…

Other Rules of Composition:

SimplicityFramingSymmetryRule of Odds

……..and

Dutch Angles (aka Tilt)

How to fix bothersome tilt:

Oh No, Photo Faux Pas:Don’t over prop; simplicity is keyAvoid sleeping babies in boxes; it’s morbidKeep the babies/kids off the tracks; be safeWatch your backgrounds; avoid showing mess

Don’t over edit; you CAN go to far

Instead, learn how to take good pictures…

Improve Your Technique with Skill

ISO is the way the camera reacts to the

amount of available light.

Smooth at ISO 100

Grainy at ISO 1600

Shutter Speed is the duration

of time at which the shutter opens up and closes during

an exposure process.

Capture Action with Fast Shutter Speed

Show Motion Through Blur…

Slow Shutter Speed

Slow Shutter Speed

Aperture is measured in f-stops, and is the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken.

Aperture: Shallow Depth of Field

Aperture: Wide Depth of Field

Exposure is the process of capturing light with your camera to produce

an image on film or a digital sensor.

Achieving Proper ExposureOverexposed by +1.5 Underexposed by +1.5

The focal length of a lens determines its angle of view, and thus also how much the subject will be magnified for

a given position. 

Different Focal Lengths

Focal Lengths

Love the LightFront Light

Look for the LightBack Light

You Can Find The LightSide Light

Sometimes You Must Add Light

Flash Modified Light

Be Creative: All the Time!Take Self PortraitsCreate Bokeh MagicHave a Macro AddictionLook for Reflections; They’re Everywhere

Have fun with ShadowsFlare it UpExperiment with AnglesUse Lens Attachments or a Lensbaby

Capture Yourself

Do the” Selfy Pee” Dance

Photograph the Photographer

All the Lovely Bokeh

Macro Fun!

Reflections and Shadow Play

Exude Flair with Flare

Take Your Camera Everywhere

Shoot High and Low

Lensbaby and More

The Best Camera? Is the one you have on you!

Now it’s your turn…..

Any Questions?