Digital Photography

Introduction to

Copyright 2002, Anthony Cody

Why take pictures?

• To tell a story• To share

information• To change

someone’s mind or heart

• To show the world as you see it

This photo helped make child labor illegal in the US

Lewis Hine

Photographic Techniques

• Unclutter• The Rule of

Thirds• Frame your view• Get up close• Look for strong

lines and shapes

Which is a better photo?

Unclutter!

The rule of thirds

Where is the plane?

Adjust by cropping

Framing your viewW. Eugene Smith

What creates the frame?

The imprisoned landscape

Clarence John Laughlin

Get up close

Imogen Cunningham

Your eyes follow the lines

Ansel Adams Andre Kertesz

Curves are graceful

Brassai

Web resources:

http://www.masters-of-photography.com/

http://tlc.ousd.k12.ca.us/~acody