This fall I am teaching Comm 220 Basic Photography at Harding. I have a small class and I am really excited about the semester. Tomorrow I am lecturing on the very basics of how to take photos and no one teaches that better than Nick Kelsh. I found his book How To Photograph Your Baby when Jenna was a baby. Kelsh gives three basic rules for good photography.
1. GET CLOSER: especially physically closer don't just zoom in tight move closer.
2. TURN YOUR FLASH OFF: Let the natural light sculpt the image with highlights and shadows. Kelsh suggests window light or softly diffused directional light. I apologize to all my Strobist friends,but, Kelsh says no to flash.
3. SHOOT MORE PHOTOS: the more you shoot the better photos you get, work on a variety of photos including vertical, horozontal, wide shots, tight shots, and shots from different perspectives.
