JOURNAL I SM TR IGONOMETRYTRY-ANGLES TO REMEMBER WHEN TELL ING A STORY
T H E R U L E O F T H I R D S
Thirds
T H E R U L E O F T H I R D S“ “
– G E N E R A L D O U G L A S M A C A R T H U R
“Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.”
T E L L A S T O R Y
“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.
NIKON D7000
1/400
F5
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T E L L A S T O R Y
• All photos have a cutline or caption.
“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.
NIKON D7000
1/400
F5
70MM
ISO400
T E L L A S T O R Y
• All photos have a cutline or caption.
• Captions give context, not meaning.
“Fish”, as freshman cadets are known, review marching directions before performing in their first halftime, Saturday, Sep. 29, 2012. Cadets hid marching notes in pockets so that Seniors wouldn’t see them studying on the sidelines.
NIKON D7000
1/400
F5
70MM
ISO400
WITHOUT A PROTRACTORCOMPOS ING THE SHOT WITH WHAT YOU ’VE GOT
NIKON D90
1/250
F5.3
320MM
ISO3200
– C H A S E J A R V I S
“The best camera is the one you have with you.”
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NIKON D600
1/250
F2.8
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Fibonacci Sequence
Fibonacci Sequence
12
3
1
5
8
13
21
39
Golden Spiral
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NIKON D600
1/160
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NIKON D600
1/800
F2
50MM
ISO500
NIKON D600
1/160
F2.8
32MM
ISO160
NIKON D600
1/160
F3.5
24MM
ISO4000
NIKON D600
1/800
F2
50MM
ISO500
NIKON D600
1/100
F4
27MM
ISO5000
SMARTPHONE
SMARTPHONE
SMARTPHONE
SMARTPHONE
F I N D T H E S T O R Y
NIKON D7000
1/320
F5.6
105MM
ISO250
F I N D T H E S T O R Y
• Photos don’t tell stories – you do.
NIKON D7000
1/320
F5.6
105MM
ISO250
F I N D T H E S T O R Y
• Photos don’t tell stories – you do.
• Do you know everything about your subject? Does your audience?
NIKON D7000
1/320
F5.6
105MM
ISO250
REC IPROCAL ANGLESUSING YOUR GREATEST TOOL
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1/400
F2.8
105MM
ISO160
– A L F R E D E I S E N S TA E D T
“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter.”
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1/200
F2.8
24MM
ISO3200
NIKON D600
1/160
F4.5
35MM
ISO320
NIKON D600
1/200
F2.8
55MM
ISO2000
NIKON D600
1/100
F4
24MM
ISO800
NIKON D600
1/60
F2.8
175MM
ISO5000
NIKON D600
1/200
F2.8
55MM
ISO2000
NIKON D600
1/100
F4
24MM
ISO800
NIKON D600
1/60
F2.8
175MM
ISO5000
Triangle
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1/60
F5
135MM
ISO500
NIKON D600
1/60
F5
45MM
ISO800
NIKON D600
1/60
F5
135MM
ISO500
NIKON D600
1/60
F5
45MM
ISO800
Golden Ratio
C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y
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1/2500
F1.4
50MM
ISO4000
C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y
• Good photos tell a complete story.
NIKON D600
1/2500
F1.4
50MM
ISO4000
C O M P L E T E T H E S T O R Y
• Good photos tell a complete story.
• Great photos tell new perspectives.
NIKON D600
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F1.4
50MM
ISO4000
SUM OF ANGLESINCOMPLETE STOR I E S ARE BOR ING
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62MM
ISO200
– D O N M C C U L L I N
“To know ahead of time what you’re looking for means you’re then only photographing your own
preconceptions, which is very limiting, and often false.”
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F4
60MM
ISO5000
Diagonal
F E E L T H E S T O R Y
NIKON D7000
1/800
F3.5
70MM
ISO4000
F E E L T H E S T O R Y
• Put yourself in different shoes, bring your camera with you.
NIKON D7000
1/800
F3.5
70MM
ISO4000
F E E L T H E S T O R Y
• Put yourself in different shoes, bring your camera with you.
• Photos you create bring the shoes to your audience.
NIKON D7000
1/800
F3.5
70MM
ISO4000
LAW OF TANGENTSSEEK ING OUT (OF-THE-BOX ) P ERSPECT IVES
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F5
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LAW OF TANGENTSSEEK ING OUT (OF-THE-BOX ) P ERSPECT IVES
NIKON D600
1/500
F5
50MM
ISO200
– A N S E L A D A M S
“A good photograph is knowing where to stand.”
NIKON D600
1/100
F2.8
35MM
ISO1600
NIKON D600
1/100
F2.8
35MM
ISO1600
NIKON D810
1/2”
F4
24MM
ISO5000
NIKON D600
2”
F5
45MM
ISO500
O W N T H E S T O R YNIKON D90
1/200
F16
50MM
ISO500
O W N T H E S T O R Y
• Use your experience to help you find the story.
NIKON D90
1/200
F16
50MM
ISO500
O W N T H E S T O R Y
• Use your experience to help you find the story.
• Use your perspective to help you connect with people.