The document discusses several tips for improving photography. It states that filling the frame and excluding clutter can add impact and dynamic to an image. Getting close to the subject and focusing on just a part of it, like part of a person's face, can create a dramatic effect. Using the rule of thirds by lining a subject up on the left or right grid lines can make photos look more professional. Post-production software allows adjusting aspects like contrast, saturation, and exposure to further improve image quality. Lighting is described as the most important technical aspect, as it defines lines, shapes, colors, and tones in an image.

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By Michael Gray

2. The frame is the most important factor
in photography.
By filling the frame you add instant
impact to the image. You exclude any
unnecessary clutter and bring a dynamic
element to the photo. There is an
incorrect assumption that you have to
have every part of a subject or object
for the image to be complete, not so.
There is no reason why you can’t chop
off parts of the subject when getting in
really close. When shooting a person,
get in really close and shoot just part of
the model’s face. This gives a dramatic
effect
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* When taking a photo, there are 3 grids
normally in your camera view. Using the grids
you can line up your subject to either the right
or left side. Doing this is going by the rule of
thirds.
* Doing this rule will bring a more professional
look to your photos.

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* Post production adds the finishing touches on
your photos. Software such as Lightroom and
photoshop can manipulate the image to
improve qualities which lake in camera.
* Contrast, saturation and exposure can all be
changed to give the image a more professional
look.

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Raw file
Edited file

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* There a are many cameras out
there, I use the EOS series from
Canon.
* Canon 6d* This camera is very good due to its
low light capabilities. I shoot in all
conditions and tasks.

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* I am inspired by Indie photographers such as
13thwitness and Jared Chambers. Their type of
style are very similar and share the same subject
liking. They use canon cameras and shot in Raw
* Raw means the camera is taking a picture not
compressed. JPEG compression discards detail, but
in many applications (e.g. astrophotography) that is
exactly the detail you want to enhance.

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* Lighting is the most important technical issue
in photography. Pro photographers pay close
attention to it, while hobbyists sadly ignore
it.For our purposes here, lighting is the biggest
contributor to light and dark, to colors, and to
shapes and lines.The direction of light and
shadow defines our lines and shapes.Lines,
colors, shapes, light and dark are 99% of our
image

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* By Michael Gray