1. Photography Tips
for yearbook advisors

2. Know the rules, follow the rules…
Shoot pictures with these rules in mind and you’ll end up with much better images!
Leading Lines: Look for actual lines like bricks, tiles, lines on the floor, etc.

3. OR the IDEA of lines

4. Similar to Leading Lines
is the rule of
Pattern or Repetition: Look for a repeated element or create a pattern with similar repeated poses.

5. Framing:
Not the wood & glass one you hang on the wall, but the idea of your center of interest framed or outlined by something else.

6. Action: Shoot photos of kids actually doing something active, not sitting at desks or holding a poster. Action shots can be posed or unposed.

7. Angle: Get high! :) Stand on a stool, chair or table to get a birds’ eye view

8. Angle: Get low! Sit on the ground, or shoot from a kid’s point of view.

9. Details: You don’t always have to show faces, or even bodies
Details: You don’t always have to show faces, or even bodies. Sometimes an “artistic” shot can be a great background and makes caption writing easy!

10. shoot it all… how do you get photos?
When you can’t
shoot it all… how do you get photos?
Things to keep in mind...
*Shoot in continuous mode with your phone
*Get to the event early - shoot before, during and after shots
*Shoot the posed pic, THEN immediately shoot the reaction pic
*Balfour Image Share - hand out flyers at a PTSA meeting
*Post “needs” on the school website or via tree
*Ask room mothers for help
*Hold a contest - advertise it via the room mothers: class or group that turns in the most photos wins a donut party, ice cream, etc.

11. Stay organized!
Organizing photos - Dropbox folders - label by grade, teacher, event (specifics)
- Dropbox tutorial
Or use Google Drive folders - tutorial
Buy a Plug in hard drive -

12. Editing your photos Editing photos -
Instagram (be careful with filters - some are “too much”)
Avoid cutting pics into shapes other than squares or rectangles
Crop close, especially small photos - you don’t need a lot of background
Lighten photos using Preview
Save pics as Jpegs if you have a choice

13. Apps for making collages or for editing photos
Check out these posts for lots of suggestions!
I like this app:
it’s free for Apple
or Android

14. Other resources you may find helpful:

15. Contact me if you need more info!
Kim Lynch
Stratford High School - Yearbook, Fine Arts Photography, Journalism