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.

Introduction:
Excellent photography is crucial in grabbing the reader’s attention. Usually photos full of action and students captured in the moment are what you first notice when you open up the Yearbook. If you think a photo doesn’t tell a story, then you have not taken a good photo. Students take a moment to read the caption if the photo is interesting. That’s how important photos are in Yearbook. So it’s your job as a photographer to take the most intriguing and eye-catching photos!
 
How to take GOOD photos:

1. Find an interesting subject.
   No boring photos – the objects should be part of a larger event.
2. Get close and focus.
   Don’t zoom in too much since it could result in blurry, pixilated photos.
3. Adjust shutter speed and ISO according to the location.
   High ISO and shutter speed for locations with a lot of light.
   Low ISO and shutter speed for locations with not a lot.
4. Take multiple photos from different angles and styles.
5. Try to avoid using flash, unless necessary. Only when there isn’t enough light, use flash.
6. Do not take posed photos.
7. Avoid cliché photos.

  
How to organize your photos:

1. Always keep two copies of the photo incase one gets deleted (use your USB effectively).
2. Create and label folders to keep yourself organized.
   Rename your photos: hs.lockin.kim,sean
   (The grade level. Event. last name, first name)
3. Always crop photos to adjust the main subject, eliminate unwanted space, and reduce file size.