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it’s a bird…it’s a bird…
it’s a plane…it’s a plane…
A SUPERA SUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER A SUPERA SUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER
it’s…it’s…
And so the story And so the story begins…begins…
In the fun & friendly
town of FOTOVILLE. A
group of yearbook
students strived to
take unique & fabulous
pictures!
Yearbook Yearbook journalists…journalists…
were taking literally hundreds & thousands of great photos for their student publications…
ACTIONREACTION
PERSONALITY
But as time But as time passed…passed…with each photo they took the quality slowly
became more mundane with less storytelling of the Fotovillians & friends…
Unbeknownist…Unbeknownist…
to these fine Fotovillian photographers, Lazy Larry and his other lazy friends had also settled into town. Their bad habits & lackluster ways were soon the norm of all middle school publication photographs…
NO FOCUSNO FOCUSNO FOCUSNO FOCUS
BORINGBORINGBORINGBORING
Now, in almost everyNow, in almost every
situation & circumstance,
mediocrity had taken over & this became the
norm for the once fabulous Fotovillian
photographers…
one dreadfully dreary day, someone spoke up from the student body. “Enough is enough! Your images have just got to be more powerful than a locomotive…”
Finally,
for the perfect angle on any photograph, you should be willing to leap tall buildings in a single bound…
And,
you have to empower your X-ray vision as a photographer so you can anticipate the subject’s every move…
Not to mention,
Basically,Basically,
You needYou needTo be a:To be a:SUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER
You needYou needTo be a:To be a:SUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER
And so the story And so the story goes…goes…
The students in Fotoville devoted themselves to bring back the fabulous Fotoville photography &
they did so by…
More More PowerfulPowerful than a than a LocomotiveLocomotive
Using compositional elements will help create a most powerful photo…
- Dramatic Close Up- Framing- Leading Lines- Repetition- Rule of Thirds
Photo Techniques:Photo Techniques:
CVI - Dramatic Close-ups
Dramatic Close-up
Dramatic Close-up
Framing
Framing
Framing
Leading Lines
Leading Lines
Repetition
Repetition
Repetition
Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds
Rule of Thirds
Able to Able to LEAPLEAP tall tall buildingsbuildings
LEAP into a new position:Willing & able to move around
- blend in/become one- “shoot around the clock”- shoot before, during & after- “worm’s eye view”- “bird’s eye view”
Before, During & After
Before, During & After
Worm’s Eye View
Bird’s Eye View
Have X-ray Have X-ray VISIONVISION
Well, not exactly but close…use your VISION for advantages
- anticipate the subject’s every move- know the event- single shots vs multiple player shots- peak of action- “extreme crop”
Peak of Action
Extreme Crop
YOUYOUneed need
to be a:to be a:
SUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHERSUPERSUPER PHOTOGRAPHERPHOTOGRAPHER
Think outside the box! Prepare for your Think outside the box! Prepare for your shot!shot!