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Understanding aesthetics and composition

Understanding aesthetics and composition

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Understanding aesthetics and composition

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(cross talk) We've been thinking a lot about the technical problems, but good technical solutions aren't going to guarantee you that you're going to get a good picture. You've got to frame a good shot, compose a good shot. Any tips for shooting in this kind of situation for getting better stuff? Steve Simon: Well, I guess, getting that technical stuff solved and out of the way so you can concentrate on capturing the moments, and the people kind of enjoying themselves. There are people likely that you know and you want to get nice shots of them, so you want to capture them while they're having fun. So once you've got the technical out of the way, you can concentrate on capturing those moments when people are laughing and having a good time. I would often maybe come in a little bit close to have something kind of in the foreground to help frame the image a little bit. And you never know what you're going to do with these pictures, so I might want to isolate some little close-ups and if…

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