Tips Seven-Ten...

Example of the tip Be A Director.

Example of the tip Flash Range

Example of the tip Lighting 

Example of the tip Rule Of Thirds

This week, in my Photo J class, we learned four tips that assist with increasing the quality of our pictures! The first one we learned was Rule of Thirds, which requires the photographer to shift their subject to the side of the frame, but you want to make sure that your subject is running into the open space, rather then running out of the picture with the space behind them. The second tip was Know your Flash Range, which forces the photographer to find the correct amount of range from their subject so the flash is beneficial to the photo. The third tip we learned this week was Watch the Lighting, in order to use this tip the photographer needs to think about the things surrounding the subject, and if there is something that will create a shadow on their subject, the solution is always just to move!! The fourth, and final tip we learned during out journey involving Kodak's Top Ten Tips is Be A Picture Director. This tip can be demonstrated by the photographer when they think about how they will arrange their subjects, which typically doesn't involve just a straight row. After we learned about these last four tips, we were sent out to capture photos that we feel represent those tips, and the photos above are my examples of our new techniques! Over the last couple of weeks my class has been exposed to Ten Tips that assist us in our journey to becoming better photographers, and I hope help you as much as they helped us!!

Tips Four-Six...

 This is my example for the tip Fill the Frame.

 This is my example for the tip Focus.

This is my example for the tip Vertical

So this week we learned about another three tips from Kodak's Top Ten Tips! The three tips we learned this week were, Fill in the Frame, Turn Vertical, and Focus. When utilizing the Fill the Frame technique, we learned that you get a lot more detail, light, color, and shape in your image, also you eliminate any background distractions. By turning your lens vertically, we learned that it gives a better angle of the photo, and it allows you to get more detail in the photo. The tip regarding Focus is used when you have something in the background and the foreground, but you only want to focus on your subject in the foreground. After we learned these three tips we were sent to take some pics! We took a total of twelve pictures, 3 good pictures and one bad pic, for each technique. We were then told to pick three of our favorite photos from the twelve we took, and post them on here! The images above resemble my effort at utilizing the three tips I've described above to capture moments!!

First Three Tips.

This is my example of the tip Flash Outdoors. 

This is my example of the tip Getting on Eye level. 

This is my example of the tip Plain Background. 

This week in my PhotoJ class we learned about #1-3 of the Top 10 Tips from Kodak. The first tip we learned was to Get Down On Eye Level. By using this technique we were told that it makes the image more intimate, makes it sharper, and usually creates a better background. Speaking of background, the next tip that was introduced to us was Plain Background. Ways that you can achieve that tip is to zoom in on your subject, utilize photoshop, don't shoot into the sun, and to keep color in mind! The last tip we learned in our lesson this week was Flash Outdoors. Although most people think that using a flash outdoors isn't necessary, sometimes it is! You can use this helpful tip when it is very bright outside because when its bright, most of your subjects faces will be a tad bit shadowed. After we understood how to use the three tips, we were sent on a mission to get a total of 12 photos, 3 good example photos for each tip, and 1 bad example photo for each tip. The photos directly above this are my favorite of the example photos I took on my mission!!

 I hope that these tips assist you with capturing memorable moments;)