The availability and affordability of DSLR cameras means that everyone is becoming a photographer. Instead of hiring a pro photographer, many businesses and individuals are taking matters into their own hands, sometimes with questionable results. Photographers Aaron Hockley and Kris Krüg will share some tips and tricks for better photography. Topics include basics of composition, exposure, lighting, and white balance. Basic post-processing techniques will be covered as well, wrapping up with some power tips for sharing photos using social media tools.

1. Making Better Photographs
Kristopher Krüg - @kk
http://www.staticphotography.com

2. Light in the eyes....

3. Evaluate the Light
Sun? Shade? Incandescent, Halogen?
Look around - highlights, shadows, spotlights
Put your subject in good light
Look for reflection/catchlight in the eyes
Use lamps, spotlights, etc

4. Work with whatcha got...

5. Low light...
Increase your ISO (ASA)
Increase your aperture (F-stop)
Decrease your shutter speed
Focus manually if autofocus fails you
Tinker with manual settings/metering
Brace on things (tripod, gear bag)

6. Reflections are yummy...

7. Look for reflections...
Puddles are my favorite
Glass
Metal
Shiny floors
Provides symetry, unique perspectives, and extra light

8. Work with a theme....

9. Focus on a theme...
Polaroids
Portraits
Black & White//Sepia//Over-exposed
Laptop Stickers//Geeks & Gear
Funny Faces

10. Learn your camera...
Isolate the variables - depth of field, shutter speed,
aperture, ISO, etc
Tinker, tweek, shoot lots, share your photos, get
feedback, change it up
Share gear - find someone you can test out lenses,
flashes, etc with
SET THE FUCKING WHITE BALANCE

11. Rules are made to be broken...

12. Take a look @ your background
No trees sprouting out of peoples heads.
Less busy puts more focus on the subject

13. Fill the frame...

14. Get High! Swing Low...
People look better (younger, skinnier) from above
Stand on things
Lay down
Get the angle
Change your perspective

15. Tips for being a pretty
subject...
Laugh! Smile! Have fun!
Make eye contact with the camera
Take off your conference lanyard
Stand in the light
Avoid douchebag hand gestures unless your a
Japanese girl or me. ;)
Get close, show some love
Don’t squirm - stand still.

16. Camera buying advice...
Lenses more important than body
Don’t fall for Mega Pixels
Look for manual controls
I like cameras from camera companies - Canon, Nikon,
Fuji

17. <paradox>
Now forget all that. Go gonzo
styleé. Fuck focus, framing,
etc. Move fast. Have fun. Feel
it.
</paradox>

18. New School of Photography
Kristopher Krüg - @kk
http://www.staticphotography.com

19. Increase your “surface area”
by creating as many
possible, relevant and
interesting ways for people
to connect with you.

20. Document everything.
If you don’t stick it on the
internet, it really happen.

21. Weave together a
patchwork quilt of creative
awesomeness.

22. In a day where everyone has
a 5d, MacBook Pro, and L-
series glass... what you
gonna do to make your
work stand out?

23. As emerging artists and
young creatives... our
biggest threat isn’t piracy, it
is obscurity.... irrelevance.

24. Learn how to make licensing
work for you.

25. When it comes to reputation
on the internet... I am
whatever you say I am.

26. Like a karmic piggybank...
give more than you take &
there will be enough for
you... and everyone else.