photo tips for moms
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Photo Tips for the “mom-tographer”
"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught
on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything." --Aaron Siskind
“The best camera is the one that’s with you”
-- Chase Jarvis
Topics for Today✦ Composition
✦ Light
✦ Camera Controls
✦ Break-out Sessions / Q&A / Practice!
Composition
"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good
photographs." --Ansel Adams
Use Rule of Thirds
Look for leading lines
Use Negative Space
Frame your subject
Change your viewpoint
Keep straight horizons
Find special little details
Watch for distracting itemsin the background
Keep it simple & reduce background clutter
Be careful where you crop
Get at their level
Focus on the eyes& look for catchlights
Look for sweetunscripted moments
Wait for real connections
"Light makes photography. Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are worth, and you will know the key to photography. " --George Eastman
"Wherever there is light, one can photograph. " -- Alfred Stieglitz
Finding light
✦ Let natural light in
✦ Be all natural - turn off lamps & overhead lights
✦ Look for catchlights in the eyes
Indoor Lighting
✦ Time of Day Matters
✦ 1-2 hours after/before sunrise and sunset = warm tones, even illumination, softer shadows
✦ Mid-day = hard light, harsh shadows, unattractive shadows under eyes/nose/chin
✦ Look for shade or diffused light, avoid dappled light
✦ Position subject with back to sun if no shade
✦ Use reflectors to bounce light back onto subject
✦ Consider using your flash outdoors for fill light
Outdoor Lighting
outdoor lighting
problems
makingmid-daysun work
"You don't take a photograph, you make it." -- Ansel Adams
CAMERA CONTROLS
Aperture (Av or A)
The aperture value you set (f-stop) determines how large or small the opening in the lens becomes when you snap a photo.
“Bokeh”
Shutter Speed (Tv or S)
The length of time the shutter is open measured in seconds.
For Active Subjets - do you want to
show motion blur or freeze the action?
Photographing water - a great way to practice with
different shutter speeds
ISO
The measure of a camera’s sensitivity to light.
Exposure
SETTING OUR CAMERA
Canon Nikon
CHECKING THE EXPOSURE
Scenario: low light, lots of action, artifical light sources
Scenario: fast-moving subjects, full sun
Scenario: cluttered background, hard to tell what is the subject
Scenario: group shot,need everyone to be in focus
Scenario: sunlight behind subject, camera wants to underexpose for the scene
Printing your Photos
mpix.com
other favorites
CG Canvaswww.cgcanvasprints.com
canvas
Pinhole Presswww.pinholepress.com
Artifact Uprisingwww.artifactuprising.com
My Publisherwww.mypublisher.com
albums
cards & stationaryTiny Printswww.tinyprints.com
Mintedwww.minted.com
GIFTSPinhole Presswww.pinholepress.com
MPIXwww.mpix.com
additional resources
Clickin Momswww.clickinmoms.com
Click it Up a Notchwww.clickitupanotch.com
i heart faceswww.iheartfaces.com
Photography Concentratewww.photographyconcentrate.com
Let the Kidswww.letthekids.com
learning mobile appsInstagramPicTapGoAfterlightVSCOcamSnapseed
misc.SunCalcwww.suncalc.net
editingAdobe ElementsPicassa
Andrea Gillmanwww.redacesphoto.fotomerchant.com
Melissa Hanleywww.melissahanleyphotography.com
Lori Sampleswww.samplesphotography.zenfolio.com
Jen Sanerwww.jensaner.com