My apologies to the sources of photos I may not have included or may not have correctly cited.

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4. TThe single most important aspect of good
photography is COMPOSITION.
TThe single most important aspect of good
photography is COMPOSITION.

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10. The basics of composition are rather simple,
the following tricks are something that you
can pick up with practice.

11. Physically move objects or people

12. Tell people to move.

13. Move!

15. Eliminate
distracting
elements

16. A camera captures
everything in
its viewfinder.

17. Scan the LCD
panel when
you are
composing

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21. √√ Using the Rule of
Thirds helps produce
nicely balanced, easy
on the eye pictures

22. Use Lines

27. Fill in the Frame/Headroom

32. Camera Shots
Extreme Long Shot (XLS)

33. XLS shows the environment the subject is in.

35. Camera Shots
Long Shot (LS)

36. LS emphasis is on the subject

37. LS shows the environment the subject is in

38. LS shows the subject from head to toe

39. Camera Shots
Medium Shot (MS)

40. MS isolates the person from its surrounding

41. MS shows the subject waist or chest high

42. Camera Shots
Close Up Shot (CU)

46. Camera Shots
Extreme Close Up Shot (XCU)

49. Camera Angles
5 basic angles
» Subjective
» Objective
» High
» Low
» Oblique

50. Subjective
Angle

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57. Low Angle

61. High Angle

64. Oblique Angle

68. REFERENCES
• Art Tibaldo, Baguio Media Museum
• http://www.google.com/search?
pq=photobucket&hl=en&cp=6&gs_id=1e&xhr=t&q=flicker&imgrefurl=http://www.123rf.com
/photo_5715339_two-young-photographers-after-a-shooting-session-in-a-park.
html&w=168&h=125&sout=1&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=994&bih
=638&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi
• http://photobucket.com/images/search/
• http://www.flickr.com/
• http://www.google.com/imgres?
q=baguio+city&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbm=isch&tbnid=7p4RInv1Iayk5M:&imgrefurl=http://ki
kay.exchange.ph/2008/05/05/20-things-to-do-in-baguio&
docid=mcfoeCgRMWNpzM&w=400&h=300&ei=uZg0Trr2IuHxmAX0oczwCg&zoom=1
&iact=hc&vpx=137&vpy=253&dur=6513&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=148&ty=154&page=5&t
bnh=144&tbnw=165&start=48&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:48&biw=99
• .4&bih=638
• http://afreeimages.com/amazing-pictures-of-nature.html