Starting Camera Work

In the media lesson, I walked around my school taking basic photographs of people and locations within the building. This was for the preliminary task, however I only have basic skills at photography. With limited time, no props and only using the people who were available at the time, the pictures were not the best quality. 

One thing I managed to do though is try different camera angles which do make a big difference depending on what you are taking a photo of.

Here is an example of the kind of photos I have taken:

 

 

 I tried using different backgrounds but some may be too colourful to put text on and still have the text readable. I took the same picture a few times and moved a little each time to make sure I got at least one good photo out of the bunch. I like the photo, however it doesn't follow the rule of thirds which can improve a photo significantly. It may not be too good for a front cover of a school magazine either. The picture of the student working and on the piano I believe are the best photos. This was just a practice session though, so i will try to recreate these photos using the rule of thirds and different camera angles for the best quality for a front cover. It also needs to be able to have a little more space in the picture for the masthead, headlines and cover lines.