Art vs. Science

1. Art vs. Science Photography Technical Creative

2. True or False “When it comes to the art of Photography, there are rules.” “ “Rules are meant to be broken.” “You can break a rule without knowing the rule.” ” “You should only break a rule intentionally—not ignorantly.”

3. “Practice the mechanics of making photographs until it becomes second nature.” – Fred Picker

4. Technical Rules • Focusing • Aperture • Shutter • Compositional Rules • Rule of Thirds • Lines, Curves, Shapes • Symmetry • Fill the Frame

5. Technical Rules • Focusing • Aperture • Shutter

6. What is the difference?

7. What is the difference?

8. What is the difference?

9. Focusing Tips Focus on the eyes note: when the eyes are at different distances from the camera, focus on the closest eye. Also, setting your camera’s Auto Focus point to the “center point” will help in correct focusing.

10. Technical Rules • Focusing • Aperture • Shutter

11. Aperture Wide aperture = shallow depth of field Subject Shallow depth of field Wide Aperture

12. Aperture Moderate aperture = Moderate depth of field Subject Moderate Aperture Moderate depth of field

13. Aperture Small aperture = broad depth of field Subject Small Aperture Broad depth of field

14. What is the difference? F/1.4 F/4 F/5.6 F/8

15. Aperture Tips Know in which scenarios to use which aperture. For portraiture work, a shallow depth of field will ‘pop’ the subject out of the background (i.e. f/2.8). For landscapes and macro shots, ‘stopping down’ (i.e. f/8) will create better results—a broader depth of field. More will be in focus.

16. Aperture Why ‘stop down’ for macro shots Subject

17. Technical Rules • Focusing • Aperture • Shutter

18. What is the difference? 1/1000 sec 1/8 sec

19. Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec

20. Shutter Tips Know in which circumstances to use which shutter speeds. For intentional blurred motion, i.e. waterfall, panning, etc., a longer shutter speed is appropriate. note: The camera must be stable—on a tripod—in order to blur only the moving subject (motion blur) not the entire image (camera-shake blur). In order to freeze fast movements, i.e. humming bird, children, sports, etc., the shutter speed must be fast. note: This would underexpose the image unless you boost the ISO sensitivity or widen the aperture.

21. “Young people who are learning digital skills discover that the real challenge is coming up with an image that resonates, first of all, with your self and hopefully, with an audience. They can learn all these new techniques and think that they’re easier to use, but creating great images isn’t about the tools.” – Jerry Uelsmann

22. Compositional Rules • Rule of Thirds • Lines, Curves, Shapes • Symmetry • Fill the Frame

23. Rule of Thirds = Point of Interest

24. Rule of Thirds

25. Compositional Rules • Rule of Thirds • Lines, Curves, & Shapes • Symmetry • Fill the Frame • Parallel & Perpendicular

26. Lines, Curves, & Shapes

27. Compositional Rules • Rule of Thirds • Lines, Curves, Shapes • Symmetry • Fill the Frame

28. Symmetry

29. Compositional Rules • Rule of Thirds • Lines, Curves, Shapes • Symmetry • Fill the Frame

30. What is the difference?

31. Fill the Frame Capture only what’s necessary to tell the story. Have every square inch contribute to the purpose.

32. “Technique is important only insofar as you must master it in order to communicate what you see.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson

33. Ryan Kristjanson