1. Presented by
Bruce Watterson
Vice President
Darlington School
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2. Look for storytelling moments

3. Look for storytelling moments

4. Look for storytelling moments - Unusual cropping techniques

5. Look for storytelling moments

6. Look for
storytelling
moments

7. Look for storytelling
moments

8. Look for
storytelling
moments

9. Look for storytelling
moments

10. Look for storytelling
moments

11. Look for repetition of patterns

12. Look for action
and reaction to
that action

13. Look for reaction

14. Look for unusual angles

15. Look for reaction

16. Look for storytelling
moments/historical
moments

17. Look for storytelling moments

18. Look for
storytelling
moments/acti
on and
reaction

19. Look for storytelling moments/action and reaction

20. Anticipate the moment and have the patience to wait for the moment

21. Look for storytelling moments

22. Look for storytelling moments

23. Get in close to your subject

24. Control the
background

25. Look for storytelling moments; shoot from unusual angles

26. Pre-focus, anticipate the action and capture it; remember,
patience is a virtue in photography

27. Use shallow depth of field (wide aperture) to blur the
background

28. Follow the ball and/or receiver to capture the moment

29. Look for contrasts:
young vs. old, rich vs.
poor, tall vs. short

30. …and when little
kids and big kids get
together, you’ll find
a good photo

31. Note the contrast in reactions to the same event

32. Look for storytelling moments;
know the players and the sport

33. Look for opportunities to use backlighting to create a silhouette

34. Look for opportunities to use
backlighting to create a silhouette

35. Look for opportunities to use backlighting to create a silhouette

36. Look for opportunities to use backlighting to create a silhouette

37. Look for reactions; stay until the game ends

38. Sometimes you need
only show a part of
something to tell the
story symbolically

39. Don’t be afraid to use a slower shutter speed to show motion

40. Look for photos which will function as symbols or icons for a
story or theme (Unity, for example)

41. Note how this photo
symbolizes the
headline for this
media guide

42. Capture the moment

43. Photo story: Tell the complete story through the lens of the camera

44. Photo story: Tell the complete story through the lens of the camera

45. Photo story: Tell the complete
story through the lens of the
camera

46. Photo story: Tell the complete story through the lens of the camera

47. Photo illustrations must be labeled as such

48. Photo illustrations
must be labeled as
such

49. Photo illustrations must be labeled as such unless they’re
created for advertisements

50. Photo illustrations can also
be posed

51. Digitally altering reality
mandates that the photo
be labeled as ax photo
illustration

52. Photo illustrations must be labeled as such; this staff describes
how they altered the photo in the caption that accompanies it

53. Don’t do this to your friends or your teachers

54. Remember to capture the
magic of the moment

55. Remember to get in close
to your subject

56. Remember to tell the story through a close up

57. Remember to tell the story through a close up

58. Look for repetition of patterns; catch the action at a peak moment

59. Remember to tell the story through a close up; get reactions

60. Remember to tell the story through a close up; get reactions

61. Remember to make the
verbal-visual connection
between the content of
the photo and the
primary headline

62. Look for funny
moments

63. Look for emotional reactions

64. Capture the
thrill of victory

65. …and the agony of defeat

66. …and the agony of defeat

67. Look for little kids among
big kids

68. Capture the reactions

69. …and the friendships

70. …and remember…you
only get one shot!