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Photography Workshop Abbreviated Agenda
by Van White
Rev 4-22-10

1. Importance of Great Photography

2. Cameras
Basic types and some important tips.

3. Three Principles that All Great Photos Have

4. Exposure
Lens aperture (opening) and why this is important to consider
Shutter speed and when to use various speeds
ISO sensitivity to light and when to change
How and why to trade off the above three points.
How to make sure you get the proper exposure (automatic camera setting isn't dependable)

5. Color
What does White Balance mean and why use it?
Black & White - when to use

6. Camera Settings
How to set your camera.
RAW vs JPG
Purpose for changing Exposure Value (EV)

7. Lenses & Focal Lengths
What are the basic choices and when should you use them. Even a point and shoot with zoom lens gives you some choices.
What about tripods?

8. Depth of Field (DOF)
What is it, why is it important, how do you change it?

9. Composition
What are the most popular principles of composition?
How do you attract the viewer's eye to what is important in the picture?
Atomic Theory of composition
How do you incorporate people into the composition?

10. Lighting
General
What kind of lighting hides wrinkles and texture and how do you do it?
What kind of lighting adds depth, realism, and interest and how do you do it?
What kind of lighting is the most flattering to most people and how do you do it?
What kinds of lighting make amazing differences to make round faces look normal and make narrow faces look normal?
What kind of lighting makes separates the subject from the background and how do you do it?
How do you make leaves, glassware, water spray, flowers really glow and sparkle?
What is the difference between hard and soft lighting and when do you use each?
When should you use natural light and what is the benefit?
How do you fill in the shadows to reveal detail?
How do you make something artsy like a silhouette?

Outdoors
What should you do to get good outdoor pictures? What about the sun, the shade, etc?
What times of day are best for people, cityscapes, etc?
How do you create dramatic sunset pictures?
How do you capture those awesome blue twilight pictures?
How do you make great portraits of people in front of a sunset?

Indoors
What is the best way to make portraits indoors?
How do I make great people shots in a room with flash and avoid the total blackness behind them? I want to be able to see the rest of the room.

11. People as Subjects
Posing
How do you pose people so that they look 20 or more pounds thinner?
How to avoid showing double chins?
Masculine vs feminine poses
How to pose groups
How to hide long nose, crooked nose, pointed chin, huge forehead, etc.

Children
Get all their expressions including crying, laughing, thinking, fearful, thoughtful, loving, sleeping.
Use low camera angle.

Clothing
What clothing should subjects wear?
How do you make people look thinner and have thinner arms?

Activities
What activities should you photograph?
How can you successfully take action shots when your camera delays a second before it takes the picture?

Focusing
Where is the proper place to focus on portraits? What about groups?

12. After the Photo Shoot
What do you do when you get back home from a photo shoot?
How do you display your images to enjoy them?

13. Photo Software
What are some options?
What basic adjustments are the most helpful?
How do you make a black and white photo have punch?
How do you attract the viewer's eye to the subject?
How do you find images in the future?
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