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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
memory cardmemory card
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””
DigitalDigitalFilmFilm
IsIsfreefree
• 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
Photo SafariPhoto Safari
• 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
foreheadforehead
Photo SafariPhoto Safari
• 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
Photo SafariPhoto Safari
• 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