PhotographyPhotographyPhotographyPhotographyFor KidsFor Kids

Jordy Whitmer BalancEdTech.wikispaces.com

Before You StartBefore You Start

• Tip 1 – Charge your batteriesTip 1 – Charge your batteries• Tip 2 – Make sure you have a Tip 2 – Make sure you have a

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Shutter ButtonShutter Button

• Tip 3 – Learn to use the shutter Tip 3 – Learn to use the shutter buttonbutton– Push half way down, wait until …Push half way down, wait until …– You should see a green box showing You should see a green box showing

where the camera is focused, then …where the camera is focused, then …– Push the rest of the way downPush the rest of the way down

Shoot Shoot ““action,action,””Forget posed shotsForget posed shots

• Keep people Keep people busybusy

• The scenes will The scenes will be more relaxed be more relaxed and naturaland natural

Get Closer!Get Closer!

• The closer you get to The closer you get to the subject, the the subject, the better. better.

• Getting close Getting close eliminates distracting eliminates distracting backgrounds and backgrounds and focuses on the focuses on the subject.subject.

Be aware of your light Be aware of your light source(s)source(s)

• Subject should be Subject should be brighter than brighter than backgroundbackground

• Stand so the light Stand so the light source is behind yousource is behind you

• Use your flash to Use your flash to compensate for compensate for strong backlightingstrong backlighting

Macro ModeMacro Mode

• Lets you focus on Lets you focus on extreme close-extreme close-ups and soft ups and soft focuses on the focuses on the backgroundbackground

Keep it simpleKeep it simple

• Give your Give your ““subjectsubject”” the most visual the most visual attentionattention

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Move It From The MiddleMove It From The Middle

• Dead center is not Dead center is not the most visually the most visually interesting location interesting location for your subjectfor your subject

• Get your subject in Get your subject in the middle, then the middle, then move it toward a tic move it toward a tic tac toe board tac toe board intersectionintersection

Be creative,Be creative,Bend or break the Bend or break the ““rulesrules””

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• Try new things, see what Try new things, see what worksworks

• The rules are only The rules are only guidelines, some of the guidelines, some of the best pictures bend the best pictures bend the rulesrules

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• Portrait Portrait (use a slight (use a slight zoom)zoom)– Picture of partner from waist to Picture of partner from waist to

above headabove head– Picture of partner from shoulders to Picture of partner from shoulders to

above headabove head– Picture of partner from chin to Picture of partner from chin to

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• LightingLighting– Picture of a well lit subjectPicture of a well lit subject– Picture of a subject that is too darkPicture of a subject that is too dark

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• Macro – Macro – – Close up of a pencil in focusClose up of a pencil in focus– Close up of pencil out of focusClose up of pencil out of focus– Close up with busy backgroundClose up with busy background– Close up with plain backgroundClose up with plain background