1. With Cameras of Course! Slideshow 2009-2010

2. Steady Shots Use a tripod – This is the best option Use a monopod – With a single leg coming from the base of the camera this is a decent lightweight option. This is a good choice if you are changing camera locations very frequently or going to a remote location by foot.

3. Steady Shots Use your environment – Lean against a wall, rest your camera on a ledge, you any stable object to table your camera Use your body as a tripod –By spreading your feet apart, locking your elbows, and breathing slowly Quick Shutter Setting – only an option on some cameras, it will make your photo darker.

4. Get Enough Light The camera needs more light than your eyes do. What would appear to be mood lighting to you, would make your image dark and muddy.

5. Limit Light Sources Incandescent, fluorescent and sunlight cast different colors of light and the camera cannot adjust the white balance for more than one at a time.

6. Backlighting If your subject is backlit (standing in front of an exterior window), you will need to provide extra foreground lighting. Also frame only the subject and lock the exposure setting, then you can pan across without the background lighting changing your exposure setting.

7. Lens Flare When your light source directly strikes the lens your picture will become overexposed and “washed out”. Shade the camera lens and be aware of your light source locations.

8. Natural Light Effects You will get more dramatic shadows and lighting in the early morning and late afternoon.

9. Using Reflectors Use reflectors to light shadows and combat top or backlighting. They can be made with stretched metallic fabrics and tarps or cardboard sprayed with metallic paint.

10. Special Effects DON’T use your camera’s special effects. Any special settings of your camera can be done with greater flexibility in post- production. (e.g. sepia, B&W, solarize, etc.)

11. Framing the Shot Don’t place subjects in the center. Rule of Thirds - Imagine a tic-tac-toe board overlaid on your viewfinder. The lines intersect in four spots. Your goal should be to frame the action using one or more of those spots. This is especially true if you're conducting an interview or shooting a close-up of someone talking.

12. Framing the Shot Rule of Thirds - Imagine a tic-tac-toe board overlaid on your viewfinder. The lines intersect in four spots. Your goal should be to frame the action using one or more of those spots.

13. Framing the Shot 2 Don’t place the edge of the frame at a person’s joints. It looks like body parts are cut off. Change your Point of View – One long scene with one point of view is boring. Break a scene up by recording it from multiple angles.