Photography and Videography Tips from the LMG and SIAPS Projects

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Photography & Videography Tips & Tricks Laura Lartigue, CLM/LMG Willow Gerber, CLM/LMG Amber Pitts, CPM/SIAPS Jeremy Malhotra, CLM/LMG

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Photography & Videography Tips & Tricks

Laura Lartigue, CLM/LMGWillow Gerber, CLM/LMG

Amber Pitts, CPM/SIAPSJeremy Malhotra, CLM/LMG

Photography Do’s & Don’tsDo . . .

• Get close to your subject and eliminate “dead space”

• Use the Rule of Thirds – put your subject in the left or right 1/3 of the image

• Use ambient lighting – when possible

• Have light source behind you, the photographer

• Tell a story – get action shots as well as context shots

• Get written approval to use a person(s) face in a picture

Don’t . . .

• Have light BEHIND your subject

• Take a picture of people eating, looking sleepy, or bored

• Take pictures outside during the noon hour

• Use other images without prior approval from the photographer

• Forget to provide the photographer with credit

Photography Do’s & Don’ts

A few Changes Make a Big Difference

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A few Changes Make a Big Difference

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Videography Do’s & Don’tsDo . . .

• Shoot subject at eye level

• Use good lighting, i.e. with window in front of the subject

• Use a tripod if possible

• Remember audio is key for video

• Do a test video before and after conducting an interview

• Always ask permission

• Shoot short clips

Don’t . . .

• Stare straight at the camera

• Shoot with noise around

• Forget to CHARGE your batteries or camera

Videography Do’s & Don’ts

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