1. How to take amazing yearbook photos
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How to take amazing yearbook photos

2. Rule 1: Rule of 3rds What am I photographing?
If a subject does not fill the frame, don’t put it in the center
Imagine a tic-tac-toe board and place subjects on the lines.

3. Rule 2: Keep it Simple What am I photographing?
move around and shoot your subject
eliminate distracting background and surrounding elements
Think about framing, center of interest, straight/diagonal lines, repetition and angles.

4. Keep it Simple con’t. What am I photographing?
move around and shoot your subject
eliminate distracting background and surrounding elements
Think about framing, center of interest, straight/diagonal lines, repetition and angles.

5. Rule 3: Get Close What am I Photographing? move in physically
Focus in on the element that is the most important or most interesting

6. Rule 4: Be Aware of the Light
What am I photographing?
Be aware of where the light source is and then use it to help you tell your story.

7. Rule 5: Capture Emotion What am I photographing?
Look for the reaction to the action, the response to events
Don’t be afraid to photograph both the agony and the joy.

8. Rule 6: Tell the Entire Story
What am I photographing?
Show more than just the obvious of the event or the action
Look for the story within the story–other details that supplement the main action.
Look for things other attendees of the event or game may have missed.
Include as many different people in your story telling as possible.

9. Rule 7: Avoid Unfocused Large Group Shots
Don’t shoot a large group from the back unless you have a focal point

10. Rule 8: Incorporate Diversity
We have 400 students in our school, our goal is to capture ALL of them in the yearbook!
Have you seen these guys?

11. Rule 8: Incorporate Diversity
What about these guys?

12. ABSOLUTELY NO MORE PICTURES OF PEOPLE SITTING AROUND A TABLE