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1. Planning for, taking better photos
Jim Streisel, MJE, Carmel (IN) High School
www.slideshare.net/CarmelJim
2011 NSPA Feature Photo of the Year,
First Place
Elliot Parkman
The Lion, McKinney HS, McKinney, TX
Thursday, June 22, 17

2. What’s wrong with this?
Thursday, June 22, 17

3. What’s wrong with this?
Thursday, June 22, 17

4. What’s wrong with this?
Thursday, June 22, 17

5. What’s wrong with this?
Thursday, June 22, 17

6. What’s wrong with this?
Thursday, June 22, 17

7. What’s wrong with this?
Thursday, June 22, 17

8. What’s better about this?
Mary Brooke Johnson
The HiLIte, Carmel HS, Carmel, IN
Thursday, June 22, 17

9. What’s better about this?
2011 NSPA Feature Photo of the Year,
Honorable Mention
Casey Simmons
El Paisano, Westlake HS, Austin, TX
Thursday, June 22, 17

10. What’s better about this?
2011 NSPA Feature Photo of the Year,
Honorable Mention
Katharina Backscheider
Hoofbeats, Burges HS, El Paso, TX
Thursday, June 22, 17

11. What’s better about this?
Heejung Kim
The HiLIte, Carmel HS, Carmel, IN
Thursday, June 22, 17

12. What’s better about this?
Nivedha Meyyappan
The HiLIte, Carmel HS, Carmel, IN
Thursday, June 22, 17

13. Classroom photos - Bad.Why?
Thursday, June 22, 17

14. Classroom photos - Better.Why?
Thursday, June 22, 17

15. Class photos - Even better.Why?
Thursday, June 22, 17

16. What changed?
BAD BETTER
Thursday, June 22, 17

17. Change your angle.
Thursday, June 22, 17

18. Now it’s your turn.Take photos.
Thursday, June 22, 17

19. Environmental portraits
2011 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, First Place
Mike Desocio
Inkblot, Communications HS, Wall,
N.J.
Thursday, June 22, 17

20. Environmental portraits
2011 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, Third Place
Ben Chesnut
Marksmen, St. Mark’s School of
Texas, Dallas, TX
Thursday, June 22, 17

21. Environmental portraits
2011 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, Honorable Mention
Andrea Zecy
Hauberk, Shawnee Mission East HS,
Prairie Village, KS
Thursday, June 22, 17

22. Environmental portraits
2011 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, Honorable Mention
Grant Heinlein
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East
HS, Prairie Village, KS
Thursday, June 22, 17

23. Environmental portraits
2010 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, Second Place
Gareth Patterson
The Prospective, Bryant HS, Bryant,
AR
Thursday, June 22, 17

24. Environmental portraits
2010 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, Honorable Mention
Maddie Moll
Pioneer, Kirkwood HS, Kirkwood,
MO
Thursday, June 22, 17

25. Environmental portraits
2010 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, Honorable Mention
Andrew Visconti
Invictus, Ward Melville HS, Setauket,
NY
Thursday, June 22, 17

26. Environmental portraits
2009 NSPA Environmental Portrait of
the Year, Honorable Mention
Patrick Mayfield
The Harbinger, Shawnee Mission East
HS, Prairie Village, KS
Thursday, June 22, 17