it’s a bird…it’s a bird…

it’s a plane…it’s a plane…

A SUPERA SUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER A SUPERA SUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER

it’s…it’s…

And so the story And so the story begins…begins…

In the fun & friendly

town of FOTOVILLE. A

group of yearbook

students strived to

take unique & fabulous

pictures!

Yearbook Yearbook journalists…journalists…

were taking literally hundreds & thousands of great photos for their student publications…

ACTIONREACTION

PERSONALITY

But as time But as time passed…passed…with each photo they took the quality slowly

became more mundane with less storytelling of the Fotovillians & friends…

Unbeknownist…Unbeknownist…

to these fine Fotovillian photographers, Lazy Larry and his other lazy friends had also settled into town. Their bad habits & lackluster ways were soon the norm of all middle school publication photographs…

NO FOCUSNO FOCUSNO FOCUSNO FOCUS

BORINGBORINGBORINGBORING

Now, in almost everyNow, in almost every

situation & circumstance,

mediocrity had taken over & this became the

norm for the once fabulous Fotovillian

photographers…

one dreadfully dreary day, someone spoke up from the student body. “Enough is enough! Your images have just got to be more powerful than a locomotive…”

Finally,

for the perfect angle on any photograph, you should be willing to leap tall buildings in a single bound…

And,

you have to empower your X-ray vision as a photographer so you can anticipate the subject’s every move…

Not to mention,

Basically,Basically,

You needYou needTo be a:To be a:SUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER

You needYou needTo be a:To be a:SUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER

And so the story And so the story goes…goes…

The students in Fotoville devoted themselves to bring back the fabulous Fotoville photography &

they did so by…

More More PowerfulPowerful than a than a LocomotiveLocomotive

Using compositional elements will help create a most powerful photo…

- Dramatic Close Up- Framing- Leading Lines- Repetition- Rule of Thirds

Photo Techniques:Photo Techniques:

CVI - Dramatic Close-ups

Dramatic Close-up

Dramatic Close-up

Framing

Framing

Framing

Leading Lines

Leading Lines

Repetition

Repetition

Repetition

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Able to Able to LEAPLEAP tall tall buildingsbuildings

LEAP into a new position:Willing & able to move around

- blend in/become one- “shoot around the clock”- shoot before, during & after- “worm’s eye view”- “bird’s eye view”

Before, During & After

Before, During & After

Worm’s Eye View

Bird’s Eye View

Have X-ray Have X-ray VISIONVISION

Well, not exactly but close…use your VISION for advantages

- anticipate the subject’s every move- know the event- single shots vs multiple player shots- peak of action- “extreme crop”

Peak of Action

Extreme Crop

YOUYOUneed need

to be a:to be a:

SUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHERSUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER

Think outside the box! Prepare for your Think outside the box! Prepare for your shot!shot!