Photography Pointers – SUNY Geneseo

Photography performs an necessary position in telling our story and serving as a device for historic documentation.

Portraiture

Portraits of people ought to convey genuine character with out an excessively staged really feel. There are two primary kinds of portraits — environmental and studio.

Environmental portraits place the topic inside an area that’s related to the story. When capturing an environmental portrait, be sure that there may be ample lighting (pure or synthetic) and that sufficient of the surroundings is exhibiting with out being too distracting from the topic.

Studio portraiture is far more managed. Studio portraiture isolates the topic with out distracting parts within the background. Compose portraits with the pinnacle and shoulders filling the body. The face ought to be evenly lit. Use a clear, impartial shade backdrop.

Campus

The great thing about Geneseo’s campus ought to translate to nonetheless pictures in a method that elicits an emotional response. Geneseo’s iconic buildings and landmarks are a few of our most precious belongings in connecting. Photos ought to be compositionally effectively balanced, and showcase probably the most enticing landmarks and inexperienced areas.

Slice of Life

Found or posed pictures of individuals within the classroom or round campus. Photo groupings ought to be effectively balanced, with the principle topic’s facial options totally exhibiting, in brilliant and fascinating environments and will embody a broad vary of scholars.

Misuses

Do not place textual content over folks.

Do not use inventory images that comes with parts which are inconsistent with Geneseo.

Don’t stretch or distort photographs.

Never use low decision or pixelated photographs.

Do not use inventive filters on photographs.

Never use smooth or out of focus photographs.