Introduction to Photography

Slide 1: Photography Adding colour and movement

Slide 2: 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

Slide 3: Elements • Story • Subject • Location • Composition • Perspective

Slide 4: 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.

Slide 5: Location • How will location affect your shots • How will time of day add or detract • How much time to take your shots

Slide 6: Subject • What is the subject of the story • Does the subject make a good photo • People make better photos than things

Slide 7: Composition • The rule of thirds • Framing and framing • Close and wide – long and tight

Slide 8: 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

Slide 9: Portraits • Want 3-d • no distractions • Plain clothes • Backgrounds • Even Light • Angle bodies • Angled shots • No studios, headphones!