[OPLINLIST] Take photos you'll want to show

[SWON Info]

Photography sure is different now that $10 can buy you a 16GB memory 
card that can easily hold 2,400 photos. So here are a few photo tips you 
might find useful at library events and with family.


    Be trigger-happy

There's no obligation to keep all the photos you take, so take lots more 
than you need. Try to take more pictures as things are happening and 
fewer where people are posed. Interact with people as you take pictures; 
try holding your camera at chest-height instead of eye-level to make 
this easier, and get close!


    Find the light

Low lighting makes for poor pictures. They're grainier, and motion 
easily blurs. Just because you can see fine doesn't mean your camera 
can. So use lots of light; natural light is best. Make sure the light is 
coming from behind you as you take the pictures, not from behind the 
subject of your photo.


    Get steady

Even when it seems like there's plenty of light, steady your camera on 
something stable when you can. Lean on a wall, or put your elbow on the 
back of a chair. A tripod works very well, of course, but it's better to 
improvise one than discover later that movement knocked a good picture 
out of focus.


    Aim for pictures you can use

It's great when pictures communicate an experience, show some energy, 
and don't just take attendance. That's what I see in the sample pictures 
at photo printing sites 
<http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/everyday-occasions?categoryCode=1085180>. 
Before the event, think about the pictures you want: excited faces, 
concentration, hands on tools, etc. Be open to surprises, but try to get 
the photo you think will show the spirit of an occasion.

  * Nathan Swartzendruber, SWON Technology Educator

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