Using Emotion.

Emotion is a very important feature to convey in photography. A picture displaying intense emotion allows the viewer to be able to relate to what the subject may be feeling. It makes a photo more personal and provides a much bigger impact. It can be captured most directly through a person's facial features. Action can also display a person's emotion. It is common in photography to use rule of thirds or fill the frame with a blur the background effect to intensify the emotions even more. I really like my example picture because it shows the bond between a father and his daughter. Fill the frame with blur the background effect is also applied. The actions of the father-daughter pair also help depict the setting of the photo. It can be concluded that the girl is having a final dance with her father at her wedding reception. You can also assume they are in Hawaii or some other tropical location.  The father's face exudes  sorrow, loss, love, and bittersweet emotions.

Top Ten Together!

This is my final top ten pictures project collage!
It's a combination of my favorite picture from each tip into one.

Tip 10: Lock the Focus.

The tenth and final Kodak tip is locking your focus. Locking the focus on an off-centered subject makes for a clearer photo and a better overall picture. This is done normally on the nicer cameras as you hold down your capture button halfway and let the camera auto focus your subject. This is probably one of my favorite techniques as it makes for really artsy and cool photos.

Tip 9: Watch The Light.

Since we did the earlier tip of know your flash range, Mrs. Hartman didn't make us take pictures for this tip. However, great light makes for great pictures. It is important to study the effects of light in your pictures. For people pictures, you should choose the soft lighting of cloudy days. Avoid over head sunlight because it can cast shadows across people's faces. For scenic pictures, use the long shadows and color of early and late daylight.

Tip 8: Know Your Flash Range.

 When trying to be a great photographer, it is important to know your flash range, especially under dark light settings. Meredith was a prime example of this as she proved my flash range to be about ten feet. notice how well the picture turns out when she is right up next to me compared to when I had her move back about ten feet. Thanks Mer!

Tip 7: Move it from the Middle.

The common beginner rule is the rule of thirds. This means placing the subject of your photo to the side instead of placing them in the center as this is too common and makes for boring pictures. I used Lauren as my model and captured her laughing at a passing friend in the hall. Purposefully placing Lauren on the side she is looking away from, putting the blank space in front of her vision direction, makes for a really pretty, unusual portrait of her.

Tip 6: Be A Director.

 A good deal of photography is posed, especially at my age. Today we learned our sixth Kodak tip to direct the subjects of your photos. If your ever in a party atmosphere again with a lot of people asking to take their picture, it's important to get creative. Having the same line of girls smiling at the camera at the same focus and zoom can get really old really quick. Try to pose subjects in a cute, creative fashion to make for a more interesting photo.