TAKING PICTURES

FACES – BOTH WAYS NO Don’t take

pictures of kids faces – I can’t use those online.

Focus on people with their faces turned, covered somehow, or in large crowds.

YES Take pictures of

students at school so we can use on the board.

Pictures of people’s expressions and faces are some of the most powerful shots because they express emotion.

INTERNET No. Just always no

because there may be copy right issues.

AVOID Boring pictures – if

you don’t want to look at it, then no one else does either.

• Signs• Books• People laying across

tables looking like they’re sleeping

• Pictures without action

USE Pictures that

convey action or motion

Emotion appeals to the reader – smiling, frowning, sad, happy.

People won’t read your story without some type of artwork with it.

TAKING PICTURES- PERSPECTIVE Shoot from all

angles: Stand on a chair

(safely), lay on the ground, kneel, stand, raise the camera above your head.

PERSPECTIVE Shoot from all

points of the compass. North, south, east, west

Walk around the picture, find the best angle.

Don’t just stand there.

ALWAYS Take more than

just one picture. We can always

delete what we don’t use.

RULES NEVER use a flash.

Make sure the flash is turned OFF

NEVER show an athlete or coach the picture during the competition – it is a violation of the VHSL rules for that coach and athlete.

ABOVE ALL Be professional. Newspaper students

have a reputation for being professional on the field. We are there as journalists first and fans second.

Dress professionally. If you are dressed to be a fan, then don’t take pictures.

CAMERA 101 Aperature:  refers to the

opening of a lens's diaphragm through which light passes. It is calibrated in f/stops and is generally written as numbers such as 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11 and 16.

How Aperture Affects Shutter Speed

The f/stop also affects shutter speed. Using a low f/stop means more light is entering the lens and therefore the shutter doesn't need to stay open as long to make a correct exposure which translates into a faster shutter speed. Again, the reverse is true: using a high f/stop means that less light is entering the lens and therefore the shutter will need to stay open a little longer which translates into a slower shutter speed. 

CAMERA 101

Always stick to fast shutter speeds.

A fast shutter speed could be considered anything over 1/500th of a second. But modern digital cameras go much faster than this. If you have a digital SLR you may well be able to select shutter speeds up to 1/8,000th of a second – incredibly fast!

What this means is that the shutter opens for just 1/8,000th of a second. In this brief moment, time is frozen. As a photographer you can use this brief moment creatively to capture movement.

CAMERA 101 For outdoor shots in

daylight, low-sensitivity ISO 100 is all you need because there is ample light. ISO becomes more important in low-light conditions. If you don't want to use a flash, one solution is to slow down the shutter speed to let in more light. The danger is that your subject (or your hand) will move while the shutter is open, causing a blurred image. But if you raise the ISO speed, the increased sensitivity allows you to keep a fast shutter speed.

In other words: high ISO for sports.

Tv is the mode to use on the camera for outdoor night shots (football)