Photography Tips

Photography Composition Tips

A user-friendly fact-sheet for future reference:

Creative Design Checklist

Title: Photography Composition Tips

Budget: $20,000

Format: Multi-column layout

Purpose: A user-friendly fact-sheet for future reference.

Target Audience: Photography enthusiasts.

Call to Action: Global Environmental. Photography Online.

Delivery Time Frame: 11-09-2013

Response Time Frame: High Priority

Elements to Include:  

• Images of animals, scenery and landmarks.

• Explore to website.

• The Rule of Thirds.

• Working the Lines in Your Photography (how to use horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines).

• Finding Fresh Angles to Shoot From.

• Photographing Children – Composition.

• Getting Horizons Horizontal.

• Getting Images Straight.

• Fill Your Frame.

• The Importance of Focal Points.

• Creating Active Space - Photographing Moving Subjects.

• Getting Backgrounds Right.

• Framing Your Shots.

• How to Use Converging Lines to Enhance Your Photography.

• 4 Rules of Composition for Landscape Photography.

• How to Break the ‘Rules’ of Photography.

• Jpeg files are acceptable for this task, but at 300dpi resolution, change to CMYK Colour Mode.

• Bleed (3mm).

• Include thumbnail sketches (scan them in and put in ARTWORK folder).

• Make sure you set up your folders accordingly – LINKS, ARTWORK and COPY folders and remember the InDesign file and the PDF file belong in the root folder.

• Something new – go to File > Package, (see InDesign’s built-in Help Menu about the Packaging option).

* Layout must show evidence of using:

1. Creating and Applying Master Pages

Refer to Technology 3 Learning Activity 12.

2. Auto page numbering (tip – this must be set up on the Master Page to work properly)

http://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/layout-design-9.html

3. Linking Text Boxes

http://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/threading-text.html

http://www.creativepro.com/article/on-the-move-to-indesign-linking-two-text-frames

4. Character and Paragraph styles / formatting

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WS9D351498-DAAC-4be1-B4B8-2B6C72FF6CEDa.html

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSE33E49F9-94CE-4043-AA51-4761408A63F4a.html (adding a drop cap)

http://adobe-indesign.wonderhowto.com/how-to/build-complex-layouts-adobe-indesign-cs5-358659/ 

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