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The document provides tips for taking better smartphone photos to capture Rotary events and stories, including cleaning the lens, using natural lighting, being patient, adjusting settings, using portrait mode, including props and hashtags to tell the story, and watching out for reflections or distracting backgrounds. It encourages using high-quality photos for social media, publications, websites, and Rotary's "People of Action" story-sharing site.
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- 1. SMARTPHONE PHOTOS THAT DON’T SUCK
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- 3. 3 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? PDG Marshall Butler Rotary Club of West Jacksonville Rotary District 6970 Zone 34 Assistant Public Image Coordinator Vice President, Web Solutions DiscoverTec marshall@rotary6970.org 904-382-7028
- 4. 4 WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? Susan Courter Rotary Club of Lakewood Ranch Rotary District 6960 Zone 34 Assistant Public Image Coordinator Director of Business Development R.E. Crawford Construction susan.r.courter@gmail.com 941-545-0650
- 6. 6 BASIC TIPS • Clean your dirty lens! • Be mindful of lighting and use natural light if possible • Take your time and setup the perfect shot (or at least steady your shot) • If time is limited take a lot of images and edit later • Try not to use zoom unless unavoidable • Don’t get your thumb in the shot
- 7. 7 ADVANCED TIPS • Adjust focus and exposure • Use the filters and editing tools in your camera app • Use HDR mode (High Dynamic Range) • Try not to use zoom unless unavoidable • Use the right shooting mode • Use a photo editor and experiment with 3rd party apps • Patience is key - Wait for the image you want to capture the message or emotion you want to share • Follow the rule of thirds • Turn off your flash unless necessary • Empty space is ok • SAVE THOSE FULL RESOLUTION PHOTOS!
- 14. 14 TAKE TIPS FROM OTHERS
- 16. 16 SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO GO TO GREAT LENGTHS FOR A GREAT SHOT!
- 18. 18 TYPICAL SHOTS
- 19. TYPICAL SHOTS 19
- 22. 22 SHOWCASE OUR AREAS OF FOCUS
- 23. 23 BACKGROUNDS
- 24. WATCH OUT FOR • Reflection in glasses or windows • Hats shading or covering the face • Sunlight in the background • Words and logos on clothing/hats (unless it’s Rotary!) • Closed eyes • Background no-nos
- 25. NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
- 26. NOW WHAT? • Social media content • Create Facebook/Instagram stories (IG hack!) • Print materials: newsletter, press release, ads • Website • People of Action
- 27. PEOPLE OF ACTION STYLE GUIDE
- 30. 30 THANK YOU!
Editor's Notes
- Zone 33/34 Facebook Public Group
- About me Hurricane Irma I FB stalked your district and you have really amazing pictures!
- About me
- Projects Events People we serve Rotarians
- Clean your dirty lens! Be mindful of lighting and use natural light if possible Take your time and setup the perfect shot (or at least steady your shot) - ready and steady freddie If time is limited take a lot of images and edit later Try not to use zoom unless unavoidable
- In our pockets, each one of us carries a 4k high resolution camera Not sure if many of you are like me, but I have separation anxiety when I don’t have my phone This means we are ALWAYS carrying a tool that can be used for Rotary PI, there are no excuses to not capture Rotary’s People of Action Take out your phones and look at the phone app Once the image is in focus you click the yellow box that shows up (iphone) a light icon will show up and you can drag up and down to adjust the exposure Filters are now stock on all smart phones - Adding a filter can be great! B&W HDR - High Dynamic Range - brings out the detail in the darkest and brightest parts of your image - negative is that photos take longer to process so there’s a slight delay Pano - long panoramic shots Smart phones have a grid option which can help you follow the rule of thirds (settings - photo & camera preference screen) keeps your photos well balanced - Rule of thirds is simple it breaks your image up into 9 equal parts. It gives you an idea of where you should place your point of interest in your picture (this doesn’t mean you have to place it in the middle) Try to have empty space around the focal point, this will make it easier for you to crop if necessary, and you don’t get three other actions in the shot/the background blur can also help weed out background focal points Save photos at Save photos at full/high resolution – they will come in use again TRUST ME Create an album on your phone called Rotary Set up IFTTT to save photos from that album to Dropbox, Google Drive, etc
- Portrait mode - makes your background blurry and focuses on your main person I don’t know this man, but whoever took the picture is doing it right! Kids play at a Rotary splash pad backlight
- Using props or the tools within your project are a great idea to showcase what you are doing adding words to images help further tell your story #PolioPinkyChallenge - a social media challenge from last year that went across the world and back again (pound sign that creates a centralized location for all images that have that #) Instagram and Facebook stories
- Hurricane Irma Baby Valencia - if mother and home was in the image it would have been better Chicks with chainsaws
- Hurricane Irma Baby Valencia - if mother and home was in the image it would have been better Chicks with chainsaws
- Hurricane Irma Baby Valencia - if mother and home was in the image it would have been better Chicks with chainsaws
- I love looking at the woman in the back of this middle image. Joy on her face at the sight of this child being vaccinated Audrey crying because she’s learned the definition of foster child after playing with them all day at an event.
- Rotaractors know how to take amazing pictures - they fit so many people in one image and they showcase their impact on the world Kids also have a knack for making things look amazing and when we try to recreate it doesn’t always look perfect, but at least it’s funny
- Fanny my RYE student from two years ago taught me basically everything I know about pictures - The look on my face says it all. Sometimes it’s weird and uncomfortable, but she taught me that it’s best to get used to being comfortable while being uncomfortable. You capture story and emotions in a pure way.
- Rotaractors know how to take amazing pictures - they fit so many people in one image and they showcase their impact on the world Kids also have a knack for making things look amazing and when we try to recreate it doesn’t always look perfect, but at least it’s funny
- We’ve all seen these pictures before…..George looks like he’s practicing before everyone arrived, but in reality he was speaking to a group of 50 people and this was mid joke while everyone was laughing. Change up the typical images with something funny or people showing emotion not just a smile.
- We’ve all seen these pictures before…..George looks like he’s practicing before everyone arrived, but in reality he was speaking to a group of 50 people and this was mid joke while everyone was laughing. Change up the typical images with something funny or people showing emotion not just a smile.
- Show what we do, who we serve and why we do it
- maternal and child heath water and sanitation education and literacy economic development peace and conflict resolution disease prevention
- myrotary.org has backgrounds you can create to enhance your event’s photo ops
- Reflections (i.e. in windows, glasses)…ask to take off glasses, especially sunglasses that are reflective…often rotarians are working outside and wearing sunglasses Background no-nos Hats – capture the face, it’s easy to get shadowed, don’t capture just the hat if they’re looking down…you can ask them to take off the hat, tip it up Sunlight in the background Words and logos on clothing and hats – unless it’s Rotary! (but don’t have everyone in the group wearing the exact same shirt)
- Check presentation Hold the new member certificate Stand in a line Unwanted photobombes (good ones can be golden) Stand in front of the park sign / how about children playing at the park
- Third party apps like layout – we will discuss in our next webinar on social media scheduled for March 12
- PHOTOGRAPHY TO AVOID – When selecting photographs, try to avoid any that look staged. DO NOT INCLUDE: • The back of heads in photos • People who are posed or looking directly at the camera • Poor lighting • Lack of a focal point • Handshaking photos • Photos with just one person and a flat perspective • Large group pictures Don’t forget! Be sure to get written consent or release forms signed by anyone appearing in your photos. If children are in the photos, get written permission from their parents or guardians. If you did not take the photograph, get permission for its use from the photograph’s owner.
- Zone website for your reference Tell us what you are doing so we can feature you!!
- Clubs that complete 4 of the required activities and at least 2 of the option additional ones will be awarded with the PI citation over achievers that do everything get a platinum award
- CHALLENGE – take one photo every day (pet, kids, speaker, friend at lunch/meeting, selfies) and see how you’re able to progress…try it now! Plug RHH projects