GENERAL ADVICE- Try out interesting/unusual angles. A photo may look more interesting from above/below (bird's-eye view vs. worm's-eye view).
- Sports: take a picture of students in the locker rooms (no inappropriate photos though!).
- All photographers should carry patience and curiosity.
- Don't fabricate stories. Reporters cannot fabricate stories, so photojournalists should not fabricate photos.
- Sometimes simple photographs are the best.
- Examine your viewfinder. Make sure that there aren't any poles or trees growing out of people's heads or any other crazy juxtapositions.
- Look for opportunities to layer your photos, especially when shooting from a wide-angle (layers = foreground, middle ground, background).
- Don't keep all 10000 images you took. Be selective and get into the habit of editing the good images.


EXPOSURE MODE
- Automatic (AUTO or A): best for beginning photographers; works well for static settings such as classrooms; photographer has least amount of control over resulting image.
- Program (P): Similar to the automatic mode but allows the photographer to make some adjustments.
- Manual (M): photographer must select shutter & aperture; photographer must monitor the light as it changes and make adjustments as necessary; this mode works best when using an external flash for low-light situations, including night field sports or court sports when a fast lens or low-light levels dictate the need for flash.
- Shutter Priority (S): photographer selects shutter speed; camera selects aperture; this mode works best when there is adequate light to select a fast shutter speed to freeze action, such as daytime sports.
- Aperture priority (AV or A): photographer selects aperture; camera selects shutter speed; this mode works best when photographer wants to control depth of field; works well in dimming light.
- Sports: camera selects fast shutter speed; tracks motion; 


ISO: standard measurement of the digital camera sensor's light sensitivity.
- Most common settings --> ISO 100, 200, 400, 1600, 3200
- Classroom photos with flash --> ISO 100, 200, 400
- Outdoor shots in strong light --> ISO 100
- Court sports without flash --> ISO 1600, 3200
- Daytime field sports without flash --> ISO 1600, 3200
- Nighttime field sports with flash --> ISO 800, 1600

I've chosen the good photos for the fall season sports.


Go to the yearbook drive, and in the sports section there will be folders named ______ good photos. Talk to the copy editors and start writing your captions.