how to take better pictures

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What makes a portrait look professional?

What gives a photo value?

Your Shooting Recipe

1.Light2.Location 3.Pose/Styling4.Technical decisions5.Expression/Finer details

1Choose your light

Locate window. Shoot next to it.

Big sliding glass doors in front of subject

Window above head of subject

Window up left, white walls to bounce light around

Three sash windows to the right, girls standing on desk

Egg light

2Choose your location

in the light

But where do you choose?

Eggs to the north

Eggs to the north

Eggs to the south

3Pose/Styling

Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds

For ideas on posing kids, just Google:

Ideas for posing children

The Colour Wheel

Look at the children’s fashion blogs

Fluxlings PirouetteSmudgetikka Little Style FixBabiekins Hide & Go (Style)Milk Papier Mache Now & Then

www.design-seeds.com

4Make technical decisions

“Creative” settings

“Professional” settingsAx = Aperture PriorityTx = Time Exposure PriorityM = Manual

Apertures

F 5.6 F8.0 F11 F16

F 5.6 F8.0 F11 F16

1/60 second

1/125 second

1/250 second

1/500 second

Olloclip

Fisheye

Normal vs wide

Macro x 10

Macro x 15

Lens choiceTelephoto (>50mm)= PortraitureWide angle (<50mm)= landscapeMacro (100mm)= Macro/Still life

5Get expression/fine tune

Getting EXPRESSION

Getting EXPRESSION

Getting EXPRESSION

Food photography tricks- Add sugar to champagne to

make it bubble- To make ice cream that doesn’t

melt, make mashed potatoes & add food colouring

Food photography tricks- Brush olive oil on for sheen- Use whisked egg whites for

froth on drinks that won’t collapse

Food/still life photographers to watch

Jonathan GregsonIda Frosk

Sarka Babicka

Create a look/brand that’s unique to you

Can you guess the blogger?

Can you guess the blogger?

Emily Quinton from www.makelight.io

An EggDone Six Ways

Delia set up

Heston set up

Gwyneth set up

Annabel set up

Jamie set up

Nigella set up

Shot on iPhone

Shot on DSLR

Shoot an Egg ChallengeShoot an egg in your

style – and then show us.

#britmumsegg

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