PowerPoint on taking good photos

1. Elements of Photography The qualities of good photographs

5. Rule of Thirds Notice how the frame is divided into third both vertically and horizontally. These are your guidelines for composition.

6. Rule of Thirds The Yoder family of Bonduel, Wis., watches an exhibition at the 50th annual Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Bear Creek, Wis. Notice how the people occupy the line along the lower third of the frame.

15. Photo #1 SACRED SPOT: Randy Fogle near the top of the rescue shaft through which he and the nine other miners reached safety. Fogle is the only one of the nine who has gone back to work at the mine. Hurricane Katrina Time Magazine photographs the aftermatch of the worst natural disaster in American history. A photo essay from Time Magazine

16. Photo # 2 Stranded Hoping for rescue atop a barge that has floated into the New Orleans streets

17. Photo #3 MINING TOWN: The village of Quecreek is dominated by the mine that lives under the hill rising in the background

18. Photo #4 LOCAL CELEBRITY: Robert Pugh, in photo at left, signs autographs outside the Christ Casebeer Lutheran Church

19. Photo #5 REUNION: Five of the rescued miners gather for a press conference. They are Dennis Hall, Mark Popernack, John Unger, Randy Fogle and Robert Pugh.

20. See more photos For examples of excellent news photos, check out the photo galleries at Time’s website .