Stephen’s Untold Stories

Fellow northwest Georgia blogger Professor Marvel also had some suggestions.

1. A story behind some of your favorite pictures
2. Tips on taking good photos
3. Using photos in the classroom – Going beyond VoiceThread use.

I’ll tackle the 2nd question here and try get to the others in future posts.

I’ve never had any formal training in photography. I do spend a good bit of time looking at other people’s stuff for ideas. I’ve mentioned Thomas Hawk in a couple of previous posts, and he’s probably my favorite.

I do try to look at things from different angles. For example, look down a one-way street in the opposite direction from oncoming traffic. That’s a view most people never notice. You can see buildings and other landmarks from a different perspective.

This photo is taken from a corner where few people ever stand.

This is the view that most people shoot from.

Since storage cards are so inexpensive now, I take lot of shots without much concern of running out of space. I’ll sometimes take multiple shots of the exact same thing in the same spot just in case I get lucky on the lighting.

I’m not afraid to kneel down, climb up on something, or stand at an awkward angle for a shot. I was practically hanging over the water when I took this snake photo.

When possible, I try to frame an object against a great background. I saw this boat, but I waited until it had the right background for both shots.

Okay…that’s all I can come up with for now. Feel free to share any tips you have!