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PhotoshopPhotographyCampusFieldTrip

Asweventureoutside,eachgroupneedstoworkonfindinggoodlocations(thinksimplebackgroundsoruseanglestocreate
backgroundorleadinglines)andconsideringhowtocomposetheshotaswediscussedinclass.Someofthetopicswediscussed
were:

Ruleofthirds
Whitespace(negativespace)
Framing
Perspective/angles
Color
Balance

Fillingtheframe
Lines
Leadinglines
Depthoffield(partinfocus)
Macro(flowermode)

Foreachpersoninthegroup,takeatleast7shots.Ifashotisbad,deleteitandtryagain.Thoseshotsshould
capturethepersonspersonality.Besureeachshotrelatestooneofthetopicsabove.IfIwasacheerleader,one
shouldbeacheerleaderpose,forexample.IfIlikedtoplayguitar,Icouldairguitaraphoto.So,thinkaboutYOU
andwhatyourpersonalityis.Youmayalsophotographobjects(buildings,flowers,etc.).Takeatleastoneofeach
ofthefollowing:

Extremecloseup(mostlyface,thinksimplebackgroundlikeskyorwall)

Waistupportraittypephotograph

TIPS:

Remembertoholdthe
shutterhalfwaydown
tofocuslock(pre
focus)andthenpress
therestoftheway
whenreadytotakethe
picture.

Twophotographsfromunusualanglesthattellastory

Unlessinprettybright
light,usetheflash!

Trymovingcloserto
thesubjectratherthan
usingzoom.
Experimentwith
variousISOorShutter
Speeds.

Acctionshot(jum
mping,running,hairintheairr,etc.)

M
Macro/depthof
ffieldshots(offobjectsbackgroundnotin
nfocus)

Fo
orcedperspecttiveshots

Ru
uleofthirds
Useoflines

ourchoiceafte
erthat!!
Yo

Keepalogofshots.Tryttobeunique!YYouneedtoreccordwhatthep
pictureis,whotookit,andw
whatconceptit
otgood,deleteit.ItsprobabllyagoodideatoturnofftheeLCDdisplayan
ndtakepicturees
utilizesit.IIfaphotoisno
throughth
heviewfinderso
othebatteriessarenotconsu
umedasquicklyy.

HAVE FUUN!

Photography field trip Shot List


group _____________________
Shot Description

Illustrates what concept

Camera: ____
class hour: ___
Taken by

Shot Description

Illustrates what concept

Taken by

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