This document provides steps for taking awesome photos. The first step is to decide what the subject of the photo will be, such as a situation, object, place, or action. The second step is to decide how to frame the photo by making it interesting, creating depth through perspective, framing, angle, or interaction between subjects. The final step is to remember the background of the photo.

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A quick guide to taking
awesome photos

2. Step
1.
Decide what you're
taking a photo of
Situation?
Object?
Place?
Action?
Moment?
…?

11. Step
2.
Decide how you
want to frame it

19. Make it interesting
Create depth
Create
interaction
Create lines

20. Create depth with
Perspective

23. Create depth with
Framing

26. Taking effective pictures
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27. Create depth with
Angle

33. (angle can also
help you tell a
story…)

35. (…or trick
people…)

37. Create interaction

42. Create
lines
(perspective)

48. Finally…
…remember your
background

52. Taking effective pictures
What did we just talk about?
Decide
What's the photo of?
How you want to frame it?
Make it interesting
Create depth
Perspective
Framing
Angle
Create interaction
Gaze lines between people/out of the frame
Create lines
With anything!
background!
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…and remember your