Photography Basics

Moving Beyond Snapshots

Snapshots vs. Photographs
Snapshots vs. Photographs
Composition: Rule of Thirds
Composition: Rule of Thirds
Composition: Rule of Thirds
Composition: Rule of Thirds
Composition: Leading Lines
Composition: Leading Lines
Composition: Leading Lines
Composition: Leading Lines
Composition: Frames
Composition: Frames
Composition: Camera Angle
Composition: Camera Angle
Composition: Camera Angle
Composition: Motion - Panning
Composition: Motion - Panning
Lighting: Backlight
Lighting: Backlight
Lighting: Sidelight
 Exposure Compensation

+0.7 EV

0.0 EV

-0.7 EV
Exposure Compensation:
Writing on a White Board

0.0 EV + 1. EV
Controlling the Flash
White Balance
 Credits
Rule of thirds - grid
http://photoinf.com/Golden_Mean/Michael_Fodor/Photo_School_-_Rule_of_Thirds/ruleofthirds.jpg
Rule of thirds – girl on beach at sunset
http://graphicssoft.about.com/library/glossary/ruleofthirds.jpg
Rule of thirds – lighthouse
http://www.rickbakerimages.com/photography_advice/example3.jpg
Rule of thirds – girl on beach with umbrella
http://www.all-things-photography.com/images/composition-rule-of-thirds.jpg
Rule of thirds – kids on riverbank
http://www.theseniorsguide.com/images/thirds-pic.jpg
Rule of thirds – dog
http://www.norcal-photo.com/images/tips/rule_of_thirds/thirds_02.jpg
Rule of thirds – arches
http://www.imagedancer.com/images/RuleOf3rds_5_300.jpg
Leading Lines – truck camper on highway
http://www.cameraontheroad.com/photos/learn/trailrtictac.jpg
Leading Lines – bridge
http://photoinf.com/General/Gao_Mu/slide0004_image016.jpg
Leading Lines – railroad tracks
http://www.mashell.com/~parr5/images/Photography/rrlines
 Credits
Leading Lines – wet sidewalk
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/communication/collins/242photojournalism/cambridge/cambikes.j
pg
Leading Lines – boy with fence
http://asp.photo.free.fr/Composition/photoProgramCompBig38.jpg
Leading Lines – Grand Tetons with clouds
http://pete-menefee.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/tetonclouds-small.jpg
Leading Lines – fence
http://www.felloweskimo.net/photo/images/20050509214641_leadinglines.jpg
Backlight – city crowd
http://www.stevehanphoto.com/Other_Pictures/No_War_on_Iraq_Peace_March_1-18-
03/images/01080-Crowd%20backlight.jpg
Backlight – girl
http://www.branimirphoto.ca/tips/images/arlene-backlight.jpg
Backlight – tree silhouette
http://www.photographyblog.com/images/photo_of_the_week/20260904/Hurricane%20France
s%20backlight.jpg
Backlight – girl 2
http://www.jasonelias.com/images/photo%203%20-%20backlight%20-%20no%20fill.jpg
Backlight – girl in slot canyon
http://www.jasonelias.com/images/photo%203%20-%20backlight%20-%20no%20fill.jpg
 Credits
Backlight – building
http://www.geocities.com/gundimat/photos/edinburgh/backlight.JPG
Sidelight – man
http://www.ferrario.com/ruether/web_photos/camcorders/pc-1/pi-pc1.jpg
Sidelight – cyclists
http://www.bak.org/archives/pastweb/bak98/photos/duram/sidelight.jpg
Sidelight – Tommy Lee Jones
http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures
/men_in_black/tommy_lee_jones/sidelight.jpg
Camera angle – girl against sky
http://www.oldschoolwv.com/hp/annette/clouds.jpg
Camera angle – man and car
http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~ping/is246/assignment1/ping_a1_shot1_swivel.gif
Camera Angle – blonde boy
http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/IMG/IMG121/10024001.jpg
Camera Angle – boxer
http://www.emeagwali.com/photos/dick-tiger/dick-tiger-high-angle-with-glove-in-camera-new-
york-city-march-30-1962.jpg
 Credits
Camera Angle – Asian woman
http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/RBL/RBL145/B2_81.jpg
Fill flash – Asian man
http://www.ph.utexas.edu/~yue/misc/AEYCape.jpg
Fill flash – family with and without
http://www.wildthingsphoto.com/tips/gadgets/fill.html
Motion – Mini Cooper
http://www.hastings.uk.com/documents/BT%20Mini%20in%20motion.JPG
Motion – Runners
http://www.fotografia-na.net/data/media/14/hyper_panning.jpg
Motion – cyclist
http://www.treklens.com/images/photos/99/_dsc0524.jpg
Exposure Compensation
http://www.nikondigitutor.com/eng/5900/sampleslist.shtml
White Balance Runners
http://www.garageglamour.com/store/whitebalance/common/runner1.jpg
White Balance Boy
http://actions.home.att.net/images/HighISOTungstenFix.jpg