Kodak's Top 10 Tips

1) Get down on their level.

2) Plain Background. 

3) Use flash outside. 

4) Move in close.

5) Vertical.

6) Lock in focus.

7) Rule of thirds.

8) Watch the light.

9) Stage picture. 

Photo Journalism via Instagram

One of my favorite instagrams was Eric Smith who Natalie presented. I love the way how he photographs all around the world, and uses many different techniques for all of his pictures. Humans of New York who CC presented was very interesting because it focuses on random new york street walkers, and you get a glimpse in the background of what the busy New York life is like. He uses mostly isolation and rule of thirds. Another instagram I enjoyed a lot was David Guttenfeld, presented by abby. I love how all of his pictures are monochromatic. Anyone can do monochromatic pictures, but you his have exquisite detail and he is always using a different technique in all of his pictures. 

Here are some examples of their work: 

I love instagram because you get to view all types of pictures, and see what its like around the world. 

Photo composition

Isolation

Isolation

Fill the Frame 

Jeff Thibodeau

Jeff Thibodeau (@jeffthibodeauco) is a fashion photographer who lives in New York. His captions are short and sweet, which I love. I like how in his captions, he tells you what the person is wearing, and a little synopsis of what style each person is going for. 

Here, Jeff uses rule of thirds and leading lines. 

I love how in this picture, you get to see the life of a photographer; not only does he photograph models and fashion bloggers, but he also takes pictures of his personal life. Here is another example: 

What I love in this picture and the picture above is the dark effect that he uses. This picture could be rule of thirds. 

Rule of Thirds; I love how in all the photos it is a new model every day and a new outfit. The outfits are exquisite, and I love how it looks like the photo looks like it was taken by surprise. Also, if you look in the background, you get an idea of what busy new york looks like.

rule of thirds, fill the frame, and leading lines

Fill the Frame: Make your subject look bigger in the frame. Heres abby demonstrating.

Rule of Thirds: The image should be imagined as it's divided into nine equal parts.

Leading Lines: Anything with a definite line can be a leading line. Leading lines lead the eye to another point in the image, or something out of the picture.

Angles

This past week, we have been learning different ways to take our photos using different techniques and angles. Here are a few of the many pictures I took: 

 This angle is a birds eye view shows CC chilling out at school.

 This is my favorite angle. I love the how the focus is only on one of the locks.

This angle is from the side.

My Favorite Pictures... In the world.

I have two favorite things about this picture: First off, if you pay close attention to the water, you can see the clouds reflecting from it. Another thing that grasps my attention is the way the light looks on the upper area of her body. Not only the definition of her collarbones, but also the way her shoulders are dropped speak for itself; she is living freely, how I wish to be.

Heath Ledger is hands down one my favorite people, and this is the picture of him I adore the most. I love how the effect shows his tattoos, and defines his face and arms. Also, his graphic t-shirt adds a grunge look to this photo.