Top Ten Tips for Pictures! (continued)

So we learned three more tips for our Top Ten Tips n class today!!(: There's pretty simple and easy to use.

4. Move in close/ fill the frame! To create more impactful pictures, move in close and fill your viewfinder with the subject. you can do this by moving closer to the subject or by zoom. By doing this you eliminate the background distractors and you show off some details. You can also use this with your camera's macro/flower mode.

5. Take some vertical pictures! Many subjects look a lot letter in a vertical picture. When your taking a picture of something, make a conscious effort to turn your camera side ways and take some vertical pictures. This works well with taking full-body pictures or subjects that are long.

6. Lock the focus! Sometimes your camera thinks you are trying to focus on the background instead of the subject, so it focuses in on the background. When this happens, you need to lock the focus to creat a sharp picture of off-center objects. Here are some steps on how to do that.

• Push your shutter button half-way down
• Move your camera slightly so that your subject is in the center/re-frame picture
• Move back to your original position and then push the button all the way down to get the picture

Yes, indeed. There are some pretty great techniques that you should always keep in mind when you are taking pictures of neat things. (: I'll see you guys soon with a new post sometime!

Top Ten Tips for Pictures!

Hello Hello again(: so today in class we learned about the first 3 out of 10 tips we should know for composition in pictures. If you ask me, it was pretty helpful.

1. Get eye level! For kids and pets, that means you have to get down on the floor or on your knees to get eye level to them. This creates a much more interesting paper then just taking a picture of them. This also doesn't mean that they have to look directly at the camera.

2. Use a Plain Background! Before taking the picture, check he area behind the subject. Cluttered backgrounds will be distracting while a plain background will emphasize the subject. Blurring the background can also be a good way of doing this.

3. Use flash outdoors! This rule has some exceptions. If the subject has shadows on their face/eyes or if there is too much light in the bckground, its a good idea to use the flash. Use it on a cloudy day to brighten up faces and make them stand out from the background.

ALSOO!! USE FLASH WHENN

• if the subject is in shadow
• if it's back-lit
• if the subject is close enough to get the flash

Well guys, thanks for reading my post, i'll be posting the other tips soon!

Three New Things to Learn!!

So todayyyy, we finally talked about some basic stuff in Photojournalism that separates a photojournalist from a photographer. We learned about the importance of the Rule of Thirds, which is basically having your focus in a different spot instead of smack-dab in the middle. I knew about this before, bit I never knew what it was called. Then, we learned about how photojournalist take a picture and TELL A STORY ABOUT IT, and most photographers don't do that. Finally, we learned the benefits of taking photojournalism and how much you can learn about pictures and about other places in the world. (: GrEaT JoB!

First Blog(:

hello people of Blogger!!

this is my first blog that I'm making. Here's a collage about me!