The document provides tips for improving photography, emphasizing the importance of composition principles like the rule of thirds, lighting considerations, and creative angles. It covers various types of shots such as portraits, candid moments, and silhouettes, encouraging the photographer to focus on the subject while avoiding distractions. Overall, it advocates for creativity and storytelling in photography, suggesting techniques to enhance visual impact.

1. Which Photo is Better?

2. Rule of Thirds

3. General Tips Ask your subject to look slightly to the side of the camera to avoid red eye. Do not use zoom. This reduces the focus! Always be aware of lighting. Light directly behind your subject is generally a bad thing! Photography is an art. Be creative. Make your pictures interesting.

4. Portraits backgrounds Lighting Rule of Thirds Include as much “person” in the photo as possible.

5. Non -Portraits backgrounds Lighting Rule of Thirds Have a focus

6. Which Photo is Better?

7. Outdoor Photo Lighting, Lighting, Lighting! Have a focus Remember the rule of thirds Shadows We do not float! Choose a background that will not distract from the subject.

8. Group Photo Framing Angle Background Height of each individual Lighting Be creative

9. Photo of a Building Lighting Rule of thirds Pay attention to various lines and shapes on a building and how that influences your framing.

10. Photo of an Object Focus Angle Background Colours

11. Photo of a Room Have a Focus Be creative Remember your rule of thirds

12. Which Photo is Better?

13. Vegetation Lighting is very important Have a focus. It will be more interesting! Try different angles

14. Candid Shot You’re on candid camera! Take a picture of someone when they do not know it. Make the pictures interesting, they should tell a story and explain what someone is doing.

15. High Angle The camera is generally placed above the subject in the picture. Makes the subject look small or powerless Move (do not use zoom).

16. Low Angle The camera is generally placed below the subject in the picture. Makes the subject look large and powerful. Move (do not use zoom).

17. Silhouette Photo This is one of the few times when it is acceptable to have light behind a person or object.

18. Action Shot The picture should demonstrate movement. Be creative Rule of thirds

19. Be Creative!