Smile for the Photo Remember 7. Look for out of the 10. “A landscape is always changing; even ordinary. the smallest breeze can alter how you perceive it.” – www.fotozzoom.com • A snail slowly Picture Perfect moving up a tall These are tips to help with tree photography, not rules! “There are no Moment rules to a good photograph, there are • A school of fish only good photographs.” – Ansel Adams swimming in a A Beginners Guide: stream Enjoy the photos you take; defy the world’s view and create an entirely new • A footprint in the view in which you see the most beauty. dirt Picture a perfect moment. 8. Consider the view. • Close-up shot: Make the tiny details stand out Sources • Long shot: Get the entire view; gives the viewer room to visually move 1. digital-photography-school.com around in the photo 2. “Focus on Photography” book by 4-H Photo Kids 3. “Fantastic Photography Quotes” by Ansel Adams Close-up shot Long shot 9. Make a statement: 10 Tips to Better Landscape Photography A picture’s worth a thousand words. Beaver County 4-H Beaver County 4-H • Symbolism: Utah State University is an affirmative Something the action/equal opportunity institution. viewer can relate to By Lori Bailey and Cindy Nelson July 2015 4-H/NR/2015-02pr Attention to Detail Grounded Lighting 1. Ensure your 4. Foreground: Focus 6. The word “photography” means camera is stable. on the main point of “drawing with light.” The gift of view. photography is not to find light, but to • Use tripod direct it and manipulate it. • Point of interest • Or use something should be placed in • Front lighting – Sun behind the sturdy like a rock foreground photographer facing directly at the or a tree subject • Creates a sense of 2. Focal Point: Draw depth • Back lighting – Sun in front of the the attention of the photographer and the subject is between viewer’s eye. 5. Background: Accentuates main point of the camera and the sun (silhouette) Examples: view. • Side lighting – Sun coming from the side • Stunning tree • Pattern: Creates a rhythm the eye enjoys; • Top lighting – Sun directly overhead eliminates unnoticed clutter • Colorful rocks • Peaceful stream 3. Angle: What would the world look like from a different point of view? • Bug’s Eye: View from the ground pointing to the sky (emphasis: strength) Front lighting Back lighting • Bird’s Eye: View from the sky pointing to the ground (emphasis: weak/small) • Texture: Constructs detail and character Side lighting Top lighting Bug’s-eye view Bird’s-eye view.