Photographer or not

Just as we completed our digital storybooks we were introduced to digital photo stories.Now don't get confused. There is a difference. In digital storytelling someone tells a story. It can be personal, historical and informative or instructional. On the other hand in digital photo stories the photos tell the story. Photos,I thought!

I then learnt about the 'correct way' to take a picture. What are they talking about correct way? Taking pictures is not difficult! Pose, aim then click! Well, that was what I thought. Aisha showed us differently. Admitting defeat I listened attentively as she went through each point.How I wish I had these pointers before I engaged in so much photo taking.Remember to use the following as a guide:

• one center of interest per picture
• Use the rule of thirds (to achieve balance, divide the picture area into thirds both horizontally and vertically).
• leading lines (use objects to lead viewer's eye to the subject)
• framing (use object to surround the subject and add depth)

It took us two sessions working in groups to complete our digital photo stories and even though our pictures went missing between the camera and the computer we were able to complete our assignment using some imported pictures. That was a good session.