Incorporating photos and videos into your PowerPoint decks can greatly enhance a presentation. Learn how illustrating concepts with meaningful imagery can make your presentation great. Learn more: http://www.lynda.com/Photography-training-tutorials/70-0.html

1. How to Use Photography
for Great Presentations

2. Incorporating photos and videos
into your PowerPoint decks can
greatly enhance a presentation.
Find out how

3. Photos and videos allow you
to illustrate concepts.
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4. A strong visual becomes a
memory trigger so your audience
is more likely to remember your
presentation later.

5. Text-heavy slides can be
forgettable and hard to follow.
Strong visuals help your
audience retain key points.

6. Always look for a
dominant area in the
photo you’re using—so
your viewer knows
exactly where to look.

7. This photo lacks
a dominant area.

8. A good photo will guide the viewer’s
eyes to your main point.

9. Using photos with a shallow to medium
depth of field can draw the viewer’s eyes
where you want it to go.

10. Just remember this:
when selecting photos,
simplicity
is the best choice.

11. Why does this photo work?
• Eyes are drawn to the surfer
• The line of the water guides your
eyes across the page

12. Why does this photo work?
• We’re naturally drawn to
looking at other people
• Then we’ll focus on the other
visual elements and how they
relate to the content

13. Learn more about using photos in your
PowerPoint presentations, including:
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• working with transparency
• removing the background from a photo
• designing slides with a grid
• where to find royalty-free photos