Photo 101: Day Eight: Natural World & Leading Lines

Photo 101: Day Eight: Natural World & Leading Lines

A good photographer is a constant observer: always watching and studying a scene, from patterns in city traffic to movements in nature.

Capture the natural world with your camera: document a moment outside, big or small. From a panorama snapped during your morning hike to a close-up of a leaf in your yard, we invite you to document this wondrous world around us.

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Curvy, straight, natural and man made lines:

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Photo 101: Day Seven : Big & Point of View

Photo 101: Day Seven : Big & Point of View

Today, let’s go big. Whether inside or outside, photograph something of massive size. Feel free to interpret big in your own way, and get creative with your shot. Capture all or just part of the subject. Place it in the foreground so it takes up the entire frame. Or shoot it from afar so it appears smaller — yet still prominent.

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Big building vs small object, such as small cottage, flag, sign:

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