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WELCOME To the inaugural IsaGeeks Cool Kids' Club newsletter! We're pretty excited about it - this is something we've talked about doing for a long time (sadly, this is the kind of stuff we talk about). We promise we won't waste your time (much), and everything we show you will help to make you a better geek - no propeller beanies required. Our first series will be on how to take better pictures with your phone. Whether you're snapping shots of your friends doing something they have no business doing, or shooting pictures of your morning IsaShake, we're giving you the mad ninja skillz to get all Ansel Adams with your camera phone. |
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COMPOSITION 
Composition is a fancy-pants term photographers use to talk about how the things in your photograph are arranged (mostly because it makes them feel special). When you shoot your picture, you'll know if the composition is right. Are there too many things in the picture? Not enough? If you look at your picture and you're confused about what you should be looking at, re-shoot that bad boy, and try something different, like your angle, or where you've arranged things in the photo. PRO TIP: If you want to make someone feel bad about their picture, look at it, sniff, and say "That's not bad, but you're composition is a bit off, don't you think?" |
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STABILITY 
You can turn a good photo into a "was there an earthquake?" photo with a nice, fat glop of blur. The best way to fix this is when you're about to take a picture, you hold that phone like a boss. If it's still too shaky, lean against something like a building or a particularly attractive member of the opposite sex (this is also a great way to meet people - or get arrested, as we found).PRO TIP: Blur can be a good thing when it's used to focus attention on your subject. Photographers "in the know" (which is now you) call this "perspective" or "bokeh", which is Japanese for "super-cool artsy photo effect." |
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ARRANGEMENT (this one is really important) 
Arrangement is something that can turn a "meh" picture into "whoa, that's a seriously awesome picture!" People will then start asking where you went to art school and if you will shoot their family portraits. Just smile and tell them you're booked up for the year already.The Rule of Thirds (which sounds suspiciously like Game of Thrones) is a photography rule - nay, LAW - that states if you want an awesome picture, you must put the subject of the picture a third of the way into the frame (notice the grid lines). The iPhone even has this built in - open the camera on your phone and press Options at the top, and turn the grid on. PRO TIP: For super-awesome-o photographs, place your subject where the lines intersect. Now we're cooking with gas! |
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PERSPECTIVE 
You'll notice most really interesting photos have a healthy dose of perspective. This is a good way to cheat to make a photo look way cooler than it actually is. Shooting a photo while you're standing straight up gives the same point of view anyone can see. Get all crazy-gone-whack and get down on your subject.Pictures taken from a view you don't see every day automatically makes it more interesting. And more interesting is what you're after, because more people will look at your photos, which means more people will want your autograph. PRO TIP: Have an iPhone? Sweet. For extra-perspective-y perspective, get close to the ground and turn your phone upside down. The camera display will automatically turn over for you so you can get all insane with the perspective. |
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| BONUS POINTS: Go take some righteous photos using some of the above tips. Post your photos on Instagram and use the hashtag #IsaGeeks, and we'll talk epic smack about your awesome ninja photo skillz on the IsaGeeks site and Facebook page! |
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