Photography & Videography Tips & Tricks
Laura Lartigue, CLM/LMGWillow Gerber, CLM/LMG
Amber Pitts, CPM/SIAPSJeremy Malhotra, CLM/LMG
Photography Do’s & Don’tsDo . . .
• Get close to your subject and eliminate “dead space”
• Use the Rule of Thirds – put your subject in the left or right 1/3 of the image
• Use ambient lighting – when possible
• Have light source behind you, the photographer
• Tell a story – get action shots as well as context shots
• Get written approval to use a person(s) face in a picture
Don’t . . .
• Have light BEHIND your subject
• Take a picture of people eating, looking sleepy, or bored
• Take pictures outside during the noon hour
• Use other images without prior approval from the photographer
• Forget to provide the photographer with credit
Photography Do’s & Don’ts
Videography Do’s & Don’tsDo . . .
• Shoot subject at eye level
• Use good lighting, i.e. with window in front of the subject
• Use a tripod if possible
• Remember audio is key for video
• Do a test video before and after conducting an interview
• Always ask permission
• Shoot short clips
Don’t . . .
• Stare straight at the camera
• Shoot with noise around
• Forget to CHARGE your batteries or camera
Videography Do’s & Don’ts
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