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Fundamentals of Photography

Part 1: Composition

By Sierra Webb

1. Simplify

a. Fill the frame

b. Background Check

2. Rule of Thirds

a. Head Room

b. Lead subject into the frame

3. Frame your Subject

4. Leading Lines

5. Look for texture

6. Look for color, or ….

Lack of color

7. Check your reflection

8. The Golden Hour

9. Rotate your view

10. Get high, get low

11. Give a Sense of Scale

DO

• Take your camera EVERYWHERE

• USE your camera EVERYWHERE

• Break the rules!

• Get UN-comfortable. Experiment. Try again.

• Replicate photos you admire

• THINK about your photos

DON’T

1. Perform amputations

2. Allow growths

3. Be afraid to take the photo

4. Break the law

5. Take photos that are better off purchased in

the gift shop

Camera Modes• Portrait Mode Large aperture

• Macro Mode Short focal distance, short depth of field

• Landscape Mode Small aperture, great focused detail

• Sports or Action Mode High shutter speed to freeze action

• Night Mode Long shutter speed, short flash

• Movie Mode Records video, low quality, but useful