Welcome to
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
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