The document discusses several photography techniques and concepts. It covers the rule of thirds for compositional elements, using depth of field to focus on important parts of a scene, and including repetitive patterns to imply size or numbers. It also mentions using leading lines to guide the eye, capturing reactions and interactions beyond just actions, employing zoom to get close details of faces and emotions, and finding unique angles that provide new perspectives. The document stresses getting action shots while also covering events fully through photos before, during, and after.

1. The Basics of Photography

2. Rule of Thirds
• The rule of thirds is a
compositional rule that
states that an image
should be imagined as
divided into nine equal
parts by two equally-
spaced horizontal lines
and two equally-
spaced vertical lines,
and that important
compositional
elements should be
placed along these
lines or their
intersections.

7. Depth of Field
• The depth of field is
the portion of a scene
that appears
acceptably sharp in
the image

14. Patterns
• Filling your
pictures with a
repetitive pattern
can give the
impression of size
and large
numbers. The
human eye is
naturally drawn to
repetition.

17. Leading Lines
• Leading lines are
lines within an
image that leads
the eye to another
point in the image.
Using leading lines
strengthens your
image.

22. Show Relationships
• Everyone loves
the action photos,
but people also
want to see the
REACTION and
INTERACTION.

25. Using Zoom
• Use the zoom on your
camera to capture not
only the action, but
facial expression and
emotion.

30. Get Action
• When you’re looking
through a yearbook and
see the sports pages,
what are you looking for?
You’re looking for the
soccer players playing
soccer, or the football
players playing football.
Get up close and don’t be
afraid to get down on
your knees to capture the
action.

35. Unique Angles
• Most of the strongest
photos taken by
photographers are
strong because they
are taken from an
angle that everyone
can’t see. Get angles
that are different and
not seen everyday by
fans.

40. Coverage
• To fully cover an
event or game, you
need to cover not only
the game, but
BEFORE and AFTER.
Some of the strongest
pictures are taken of
players after the
game praying, etc.

42. Go Beyond Action
• Reaction
• Interaction