DO, YES, AWESOME
Processing:
-Processing naturally, enhance a well exposed image but don’t overdo it
-Use the Preview button to see the changes you’ve made in PS Camera Raw
Great article with examples on how GOOD processing can make the photo stronger
Shooting:
-Use a tripod when shooting below 1/60 or a shutter of 60
-Properly focus on your subject, your focal point should be in focus
-Stand still and don’t move while shooting (unless crazy abstract motion is called for)
-Take time to compose your photographs, looking at all 4 corners of the frame
Layout:
-Use limited colors that are from your photograph or complement with your photograph
- Think about which photos look good together, group by color, shape, repetition, subject, etc.
- The focus is your photos, not the design. Go simple and minimal with your design, don’t forget the photos are the star of the show.
-Choose simple typefaces and don’t use more than 3 (one for title, one for page numbers, subheads, etc and one for your body copy). Think of using a family of type or typefaces that complement each other but that use contrast such as serif and san serif
- Choose type that is simple, something with character but something that does not take away from your photos
-Choose a layout style from a magazine shown in class and use it as inspiration
-Processing naturally, enhance a well exposed image but don’t overdo it
-Use the Preview button to see the changes you’ve made in PS Camera Raw
Great article with examples on how GOOD processing can make the photo stronger
Shooting:
-Use a tripod when shooting below 1/60 or a shutter of 60
-Properly focus on your subject, your focal point should be in focus
-Stand still and don’t move while shooting (unless crazy abstract motion is called for)
-Take time to compose your photographs, looking at all 4 corners of the frame
Layout:
-Use limited colors that are from your photograph or complement with your photograph
- Think about which photos look good together, group by color, shape, repetition, subject, etc.
- The focus is your photos, not the design. Go simple and minimal with your design, don’t forget the photos are the star of the show.
-Choose simple typefaces and don’t use more than 3 (one for title, one for page numbers, subheads, etc and one for your body copy). Think of using a family of type or typefaces that complement each other but that use contrast such as serif and san serif
- Choose type that is simple, something with character but something that does not take away from your photos
-Choose a layout style from a magazine shown in class and use it as inspiration
DON'T, NO, FORGET IT, STOP, OH THE INSANITY, YUCK, VOMIT INDUCING, PAINFULLY BAD
Processing:
-Add filters that overtake your photos
-Use processing that makes the image look unnatural
-Use white or heavy vignettes
-Use selective color so the image is part grayscale part color
-Rely on gimmicks, do your images really need to don a tutu, put on clown makeup and dance around to get attention???
Great article with DON'T examples
Shooting:
-Move around or shoot unstable, this will cause motion blur
- Shoot with no focus or attention, take time for your shooting, don’t “just try to get it done”
-Produce an image with no focal point in the photograph, every photo needs something called a focal point, a subject or areas of focus that provides meaning and aesthetics to the image
Layout:
-Use type that is gimmicky, novelty or highly decorative
- Put your photos into shapes such as circles, etc. unless using once as a simple element in your article spread
-Work blindly without inspiration
-Overlap images or crop them beyond recognition in the layout
-Add more than 4 images to a page
-Use random colors that overtake the page
-Make the design more attention grabbing than the photographs
-Use gimmicks like frames, lines and other elements all over the page, again distracting from the photographs
-Add filters that overtake your photos
-Use processing that makes the image look unnatural
-Use white or heavy vignettes
-Use selective color so the image is part grayscale part color
-Rely on gimmicks, do your images really need to don a tutu, put on clown makeup and dance around to get attention???
Great article with DON'T examples
Shooting:
-Move around or shoot unstable, this will cause motion blur
- Shoot with no focus or attention, take time for your shooting, don’t “just try to get it done”
-Produce an image with no focal point in the photograph, every photo needs something called a focal point, a subject or areas of focus that provides meaning and aesthetics to the image
Layout:
-Use type that is gimmicky, novelty or highly decorative
- Put your photos into shapes such as circles, etc. unless using once as a simple element in your article spread
-Work blindly without inspiration
-Overlap images or crop them beyond recognition in the layout
-Add more than 4 images to a page
-Use random colors that overtake the page
-Make the design more attention grabbing than the photographs
-Use gimmicks like frames, lines and other elements all over the page, again distracting from the photographs