Basics of Photography One

Bird's Eye View

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Worm's Eye View

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A photo can be beautiful and follow composition techniques, but it must also do what to be effective?

• Must tell a story.

• Only use a couple of composition rules.

• Break the composition rules.

• Not have one certain focus point.

News Photos: (2)

• Taken at a specific event

• Capture a unique moment in the culture

• Inform viewers

• Have human interest

Feature Photos: (2)

• Taken at a specific event

• Capture a unique moment in the culture

• Inform viewers

• Have human interest

Subjects' arm/legs aren't entirely in the photo

• Unintentional cropping

• Intrusion

• Bright spot/hole

• Directional error

• Merger

Subjects move toward an edge rather than the middle

• Unintentional cropping

• Intrusion

• Bright spot/hole

• Directional error

• Merger

Exceptionally light or dark areas in a photo

• Unintentional cropping

• Intrusion

• Bright spot/hole

• Directional error

• Merger

Parts of objects appear on the edge of the photo

• Unintentional cropping

• Intrusion

• Bright spot/hole

• Directional error

• Merger

Two objects appear to be joined together

• Unintentional cropping

• Intrusion

• Bright spot/hole

• Directional error

• Merger