101#Tips#for Improving# Publication# Photos

101 Tips for
Improving Publication Photos
Adviser Spring Forum
Houston, TX
Mark Murray
“Light makes photography.
Embrace light. Admire it. Love it. But above all, know light. Know it for all you are
worth, and you will know the key to photography.”
George Eastman
Four Characteristics
• Quantity
• Quality
• Direction
• Color
Quality
• Harsh Light
Directional Light - High Contrast Light
Dark, distinct shadows
• Soft Light
Diffused Light - Low Contrast Light
Soft-edged shadows or no shadows
Quality
• Directional-Diffused Light
Best characteristics of the other two
Light comes from one direction but is soft
or diffused
So what quality of light is this?
So what quality of light is this?
Direction
• Overhead
• Front
• Side
• Back
• Below (Horror)
So what direction of light is this?
So what direction of light is this?
So what direction of light is this?
But it needs to be more…
What makes a
photograph
“memorable”
to you?
What makes you
stop and stare at
a photograph?
in focus
good composition - rule
of thirds, framing, lines,
simplicity
people’s faces
connections
tells a story
good technical
quality - exposure,
contrast, color
action/reaction/
interaction
?
effective
lighting
engages the
viewer
proper resolution
Grant Heinlein - Shawnee Mission East HS
Alejandro Noblecilla
Aysen Tan
Foothill Technology HS
Kylene Hammer - Shawnee Mission North HS
Jonathan Van Horn - James C Enochs HS
Daniel Oleson
McKinney HS
Hannah Kunz - Westlake HS
Hannah Kunz - Westlake HS
Chris Bull - Westlake HS
Kasey Carbajal - Midlothian HS
Alissa Pollack - Shawnee Mission East HS
Jake Crandall - Shawnee Mission East HS
Natalie Pasley - Shawnee Mission Northwest HS
Kendra Reid
Smoky Hill HS
Haley Rushing - Texarkana HS
Leila Farhood - Westlake HS
Jordan Purinton - Great Falls HS
Zach Hetrick - Homestead HS
Officer Randy Agan comforts his son, senior Marshall Agan, after losing to
J.J. Pearce in the last 30 seconds of the game Oct. 21. The Lions were up
24-0 before Pearce’s comeback and miracle catch in the last minute of the
game. Both teams had not won a game coming into the match up.
Shelby Tauber - McKinney HS
Anna Buckley - Westview HS
Rebecca Meredith
Maxim Mironov - Westlake HS