1. Top 10 Tips for Great Pictures A Presentation in Part by Kodak

2. Tip #1 – Look Your Subject in the Eye Hold Camera at person’s eye level Creates a personal and inviting feel to the picture You may have to “stoop”

3. Tip #1 – Look Your Subject in the Eye Examples GoodBETTER

4. Tip #2 – Use a Plain Background Is better for showing your subject (not distracting) No crowds, poles, or distracting scenes in the background Solid colours (if possible) Easier to use Photoshop

5. Tip #2 – Use a Plain Background Examples GoodBETTER

6. Tip #2 – Use a Plain Background Try it yourself http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=729 http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=729

7. Tip #3 – Use Flash Outdoors Bright sun can create unattractive deep facial shadows Eliminate them by using a flash Turn flash off on overcast days (it just might work)

8. Tip #3 – Use Flash Outdoors Examples What were you thinking?!BETTER

9. Tip #4 – Move in Close If object is smaller then a car, move in closer Fill picture area with your subject (let’s see those freckles and dimples!) Don’t get too close (blurry)

10. Tip #4 – Move in Close Examples GoodBETTER

11. Tip #5 – Move it from the Middle Center stage is good for a performer… not necessarily for a picture Use the Tic-Tac-Toe method (Rule of Thirds) Place subject at one of the intersections

12. Tip #5 – Move it from the Middle Rule of Thirds

13. Tip #5 – Move it from the Middle Examples GoodBETTER

14. Tip #5 – Move it from the Middle

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17. Tip #5 – Move it from the Middle Try it yourself http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=730 http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=730

18. Tip #6 – Lock the Focus If subject is not in the centre you will need to lock the focus Auto-focus will focus on center of picture, not good if moving subject off centre You can lock the focus in three steps  Centre the subject and hold the shutter button down HALF WAY.  Reposition camera (while holding the button)  Press button the rest of the way

19. Tip #6 – Lock the Focus Examples Not Good BETTER

20. Tip #6 – Lock the Focus Try it yourself http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=731 http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=731

21. Tip #7 – Know your Flash Range Pictures taken too far will be dark Pictures taken too close will be too bright Take some practice shots Position subjects so they will be no further than 10 feet (1 Step = 3 Feet)

22. Tip #7 – Know your Flash Range Examples Bad BETTER

23. Tip #7 – Know your Flash Range Try it yourself http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-path=38/39/317/670/732&pq- locale=en_US http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-path=38/39/317/670/732&pq- locale=en_US

24. Tip #8 – Watch the Light Next to the subject, the most important part of every picture is the light. It affects the appearance of everything you photograph. On a great-grandmother, bright sunlight from the side can enhance wrinkles. But the soft light of a cloudy day can subdue those same wrinkles.

25. Tip #8 – Watch the Light If you do not like the light then reposition yourself or move your subjects Early in the morning or late in the day can produce a nice orangish sky.

26. Tip #8 – Watch the Light Examples Good Also Good

27. Tip #8 – Watch the Light Try it yourself http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=733 http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier. jhtml?pq-locale=en_US&pq-path=733

28. Tip #9 – Take Some Vertical Pictures Vertical pictures can give a different perspective on a subject Can also emphasize the size of an object (building, cliff, etc…)

29. Tip #9 – Take Some Vertical Pictures Examples

30. Tip #10 – Be a Picture Director Take charge of the picture Pick the location Add props Arrange people

31. Tip #10 – Be a Picture Director

32. And now… for this year’s theme Are you Ready to hear it?

33. And now… for this year’s theme Are you sure?

34. And now… for this year’s theme Are you positive?

35. And now… for this year’s theme Are you positively sure?

36. And now… for this year’s theme This year’s theme is……..

37. And now… for this year’s theme PHOTOGRAPH!