Photography Adding colour and movement

Why add images? Illustrate – some stories need illustration Sometimes image is the story Emote – add visual emotion Balance – overall look of page Keep your audience

Illustrate – some stories need illustration

Sometimes image is the story

Emote – add visual emotion

Balance – overall look of page

Keep your audience

Elements Story Subject Location Composition Perspective

Story

Subject

Location

Composition

Perspective

Story Plan your photos as you would plan the story Plan to relate the photo to the story Be flexible – if the photo suggests a different hook for the web story - go with it.

Plan your photos as you would plan the story

Plan to relate the photo to the story

Be flexible – if the photo suggests a different hook for the web story - go with it.

Location How will location affect your shots How will time of day add or detract How much time to take your shots

How will location affect your shots

How will time of day add or detract

How much time to take your shots

Subject What is the subject of the story Does the subject make a good photo People make better photos than things

What is the subject of the story

Does the subject make a good photo

People make better photos than things

Composition The rule of thirds Framing and framing Close and wide – long and tight

The rule of thirds

Framing and framing

Close and wide – long and tight

Perspective “ If your photo isn’t good enough you probably aren’t close enough” Use different angles Think of eye lines – the talents not yours

“ If your photo isn’t good enough you probably aren’t close enough”

Use different angles

Think of eye lines – the talents not yours

Portraits Want 3-d no distractions Plain clothes Backgrounds Even Light Angle bodies Angled shots No studios, headphones!

Want 3-d

no distractions

Plain clothes

Backgrounds

Even Light

Angle bodies

Angled shots

No studios, headphones!