Define your subject before you shoot
Workshops are full of lots of people, boards, tables, post it’s & lego people. This means that a lot of shot’s lack a singular subject this waters the narrative down.
What to aim for
All things design thinking are littered with photos of post it’s so they’re not that interesting to look at anymore.
Try to make the shot dynamic with a primary & secondary subject.
Always focus on the notes so that they’re readable, but try not to shoot them straight on.
Pick out one person
And make sure you focus on them.
Find the details
Focus in on tiny details. Don’t be afraid to get up close and personal.
Define your subject
Do
Clearer subject
Don’t
Unclear subject, equal hierarchy
Over the shoulder
Do
Clearer subject, readable details
Don’t
Weak subject, unreadable details
Use soft lighting
Do
Hard light
Don’t
Soft light
Try to avoid
Don’t
Unclear subject, poor quality
Don’t
Obviously posed
Also avoid
- Quite an uninteresting shot
- The subject has a lot of noise behind them
- You can’t read the post it notes
- Weak subject, unreadable details
- Hard light
- Panoramas
- Obviously posed
- Unclear subject, equal hierarchy
Pictures of People
People are the core of who we are and why we do what we do.
So if you think you’ve taken enough photo’s of people take even more.
Try to get them looking natural rather than posed (long lenses help with this).
