Project: At Home Group photo (3+ souls)

After reading the information below, you are to take a series of group photos, with a camera or cell phone, of those that you are "At Home" with. The individuals can be people, pets or even photos of those that you are missing the most. Be Creative and have fun, make sure you fill the frame and DON'T TILT THAT CAMERA.

One of the most common types of digital photographs is the ‘group photo‘ with at least 3 souls.. They happen everywhere from weddings, to camps, to parties, to sporting teams, to school etc. If you have family and friends you have a group as long as you have at least 3 souls within your group which includes pets. Due date is April 17th.

Common group photo mistakes and problems include:

• One or more subjects always seem to be looking away or in different directions (ie at different photographers)
• Subjects blinking (there’s always one)
• Someone being missing from the photo
• Different moods in the group (some smiling, some serious, some playing up to the camera etc)
• The group being too far away or not all fitting into the shot
• Tilting your photo (don't do it)

There are a number of things you can do to help improve your chances of getting the shot you’re after:

Prepare and don’t keep them waiting

• Scope out the location of your shot before hand
• Know how you will pose people and frame your shot. Be a picture director and tell them what them to do.
• One of the group’s head hiding behind another person
• Notify everyone you want in the shot so they are ready.
• Is your camera is on and is charged?

Location The place that you have your group stand is important. It can give the photo context – for example a shot of a sporting team on their playing field means more than a shot of them in front of a brick wall.

Choose a position where your group will fit, where there is enough light for the shot and where there is no distractions in the background. (on the picnic table in the park, on the stairs, from above, from below.

• Avoid setting up a group shot directly in front of a window where the light from your flash might reflect back in a way that destroys your shot or washes out everyone in the photo.

Take Multiple Shots: You never know which one is going to work for you.

Get in Close: Don't leave a lot of space around your subjects. Make sure they fill the frame

Think about Light: In order to get enough detail in your subjects you need to have sufficient light on their faces.

Smile: Yes YOU should smile! There’s nothing worse than a grumpy stressed out photographer. Have fun and enjoy the process of getting your shots and you’ll find the group will too.

Have fun and be creative!

LWGS: Due date is April 17th.

1. Email 2 of your best to this address at kgmortensen@gmail.com. Describe what you did to make these photos happen. did you have fun, did you learn something about someone else that you didn't know before.

2. Post your favorite to https://padlet.com/kgmortensen1/5swtou48yzt0 and leave a message for your classmates. Make sure you put your name on it.