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- 2. Photography and CompositionTechniques Lesson Outcomes: To identify effective photographic techniques. I don’t know any photographic techniques. I can identify some of the photographic techniques used in magazine photography. I can identify photographic techniques and explain their effect. I can apply effective photographic techniques to my own magazine. I have creative ideas of how I can use photography in my magazine.
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- 4. Composing your shot: The way everything is arranged in your shot is called the composition. By paying attention to the framing of your shots, you can improve and enhance them. Be clear on your subject. What story are you trying to tell with the shot? Imagine you're painting a picture. You can decide exactly what you want the painting to look like: Which people or objects are in the painting, where they are located on the canvas, and what kind of background is in place.
- 5. Rule of Thirds: Points of interest (the focus of your image) should be placed at the intersections of these lines for the most visually appealing shot. Basically, the important stuff should be kept along the lines and the focus should be at one of the four crosses.
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- 8. Consider these: Look atthis guy…what has he done wrong? If there’s an idea you like, recreate it…
- 9. You don’t haveto follow the ‘rules’ – so long as you justify if in your evaluation…
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- 13. Activity 3: Canyou recognise any of the compositional techniques used in this image? What effect do these techniques have on the image?
- 14. Can yourecognise any of the compositional techniques used in this image? Background is vital in telling your story… What effect does the road in the background of this image have on the audience? Tip: When positioning your subject, always consider your Background
- 15. Can yourecognise any of the compositional techniques used in this image? Background is vital in telling your story… What effect does the road in the background of this image have on the audience? Using leading lines attracts the viewer’s focus where you want it to go. This type of shot is particularly nice in your double page spread…
- 16. Can yourecognise any of the compositional techniques used in this image? Background is vital in telling your story… What effect does the road in the background of this image have on the audience? Using leading lines attracts the viewer’s focus where you want it to go.
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- 18. This student managedit… But then…
- 19. Can yourecognise any of the compositional techniques used in this image? Background is vital in telling your story… What effect does the road in the background of this image have on the audience? Use of diagonal lines: Tip: When positioning your subject, always consider your Angle, and the effect it creates.
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- 21. Focus: Adjust thesettings on the camera to alter the depth of field. Be thinking about shot composition – what is in the frame, what are you revealing to the audience and what are you keeping hidden? Experiment!
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- 26. Tip – Mise-en-scene Considereverything you put in your frame (mise-en-scene) Props Costume Background/setting Make-up/hair Lighting Colour
- 27. Three golden rules… CameraPosition (location) Lighting Framing
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- 29. People Positioning -tips 1. Heads together 2. Limit empty space 3. Diamonds 4. Triangles 5. Perspective
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- 36. 1.Rule of Thirds2.Leadroom/Noseroom 3.Distracting Backgrounds 4.Positioning 5.Headroom
- 37. Rule of ThirdsLeadroom/Noseroom Distracting Backgrounds Positioning Headroom
- 38. Rule of ThirdsLeadroom/Noseroom Distracting Backgrounds Positioning Headroom
- 39. Rule of ThirdsLeadroom/Noseroom Distracting Backgrounds Positioning Headroom
- 40. Rule of ThirdsLeadroom/Noseroom Distracting Backgrounds Positioning Headroom
- 41. Rule of ThirdsLeadroom/Noseroom Distracting Backgrounds Positioning Headroom