1. Digital Photographs: Three Creative Categories Lyn Belisle, Instructor Trinity University, CS 1300

2. DocumentaryDesignedDetail

3. Documentary Documentary These are pictures that chronicle an event, show a location, or tell all or part of a story.These are pictures that chronicle an event, show a location, or tell all or part of a story. Documentary photographs are the form most often found on web pages and in digital photo albums.Documentary photographs are the form most often found on web pages and in digital photo albums.

4. Documentary photos need to conform to the general rules of good design and composition to be their most effective Hint: look for the imaginary nine-space grid or the focal point of the composition

5. Documentary photos can stand alone or be a part of a series that... well, documents something for a website or an album

6. Designed These are photographs that are set up, or “staged”, for a particular purpose such as illustration or display Another word for these kinds of photographs might be “composed” Photo stylists sometimes make a great deal of money by using their skills to make these kinds of pictures appealing to a large audience

7. These are photos that were shot for an author’s website to illustrate a Mexican-themed brunch

8. Here are other designed or composed photos that illustrate a product or an occasion

9. Details Detail photos are among my favorite kind to collect in my clip and photo files While detail photos can often stand on their own, the can also be combined to make new compositions A good detail photo can become more than the sum of its parts when it is added to a new composition

10. Here are three “detail” photos A piece of Oriental paper Jewelry laid on a carpet A bowl of objects

11. Three photographs of unrelated details can now be used as “building blocks” to create a poster or an illustration that is more than the sum of the separate parts. Layers and effects in Photoshop Elements integrate the details into a whole that serves a communication purpose. A good eye for detail is invaluable to a photographer who is also a designer.

12. Conclusion When you’re taking pictures with any camera, keep in mind that images can be used in different ways – digital images in particular are versatile as stand-alone photos, as composed enhancements for text and multimedia presentations, and as a detail in a larger composition. Documentary, Designed, Detail

13. End Photos and images on slides 4, 7, 10 and 11 © Lyn Belisle 2004 Other images from Microsoft Office On-Line Clip Art Libraries