The document provides instructions for a series of photography experiments to improve DSLR and photography skills. It includes experiments on composition techniques like the Rule of Thirds, as well as subjects like shadows, reflections, close-ups, textures, and colors. For each experiment, photographers are instructed to take example photos applying the given technique or capturing the specified subject, and add them to presentation slides.

1. Photography
Experiments
A series of photography experiments
and activities to try that will enhance
DSLR and photography skills

2. • Take photos for each section, and add at least
one to each slide as an example
• Really think about each shot that you take –
you may want to take multiple photos and
then choose one (or more) for your slide
• You can use a camera and a mobile phone –
whatever works for you for each activity
• Re-format the slides and add new ones if you
need to

3. Rule of Thirds
1. Explain Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds are guidelines that places the subject in the left or right third of an image,
leaving the other two thirds more open. While there are other forms of composition, the rule of
thirds generally leads to compelling and well-composed shots.

4. Rule of Thirds
2. Take a photo that fits this composition technique

5. Shadows
1. Take a photo of an interesting shadow
2. Take a shadow selfie

6. Reflections
1. Take a photo of an interesting reflection, e.g. water, mirror, window,
metal…

7. Close-ups
1. Take a close-up photo of an everyday object e.g. pencil, vegetable,
candle, bottle etc…

8. One Object
1. Take 5 photos of one object, using different angles, shot sizes,
locations etc.

9. Textures
1. Take a photo of an interesting texture

10. Colours
1. Take one photo for each colour:
• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
• Purple
• Pink
• Brown
• White
• Black

11. Red Orange Yellow Green Blue
Purple Pink Brown White Black

12. Negative Space
1. What is negative space?
1. Negative space is the area surrounding the main subject in a photograph which is left
unoccupied.
2. Take a photo that uses negative
space in its composition