Informative Speech Outline
General Topic: Taking memorable photograph
General Purpose: To inform.
Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the major steps involved in taking memorable photographs.
Thesis: I want to impart to you these important steps involved in taking memorable photographs; choosing the right camera, and setting up the best picture every time.
Organizational Plan: Topical

Introduction:

I. A picture is worth a thousand words; but do your pictures leave everyone speechless or do they leave you looking for words to explain what was supposed to be in the picture.
II. Today I want to speak with you about what is involved in taking memorable Photographs.
III. As an amateur Photographer; taking pictures has been an interest of mine for many years and I hope to share some of my experience with you: so that you too can capture your memories to share for generations to come
IV. The perfect picture may preserve your memories forever but what is required to make your picture hopes a reality.
A. How to choose the right camera for your pictures?
B. How to setup the best shot for your pictures?
(Transition: To start off on the right foot so to speak we must start off with the right equipment. Your choice in a camera is a quick way to make or break your pictures but how do you choose the right camera? )
Body:
I. The First step in taking memorable photographs is choosing the right camera.
A. Your first step is to choose between either film or digital.
1. Professionals claim that film is superior, and they are correct as noted by Ken Rockwell on his website in the cases of “photography for reproduction and large fine prints.”
2. Film pictures can be quite expensive when considering the cost and time it takes to develop and print your photos.
3. worth noting is that Digital cameras themselves are more expensive than film cameras but the operating cost of digital is nearly zero.
B. Another important consideration for what camera is best suited for your needs is; what kind of pictures will you take?
1. For example, are you going to snap shots like friends posing or maybe pictures such as athletes in action? Choosing the right lens will help you get a better image from the get-go, of course. A wide-range lens will provide a larger depth of field (that is, a picture where even background details are crisp). Use wide-angle lenses for capturing a larger scene, like a group of people at a distance, scenery or a panorama shot; anything where your subject has context within the environment. A telephoto lens -- which has a smaller depth of field, making the background less clear and the foreground sharp -- is going to make your subject the "plot" of the picture.( 5 Film Photography Tips by Kate Kershner)
2. The camera’s speed will be very important for any pictures of motion, the faster something is moving the faster your camera needs to be to capture it without blurring.
3. For most, something between the two extremes will be sufficient
a. Advanced users who want maximum control over their pictures, a high end SLR camera is required.
C. The last major consideration about which camera to choose is picture quality.
1. Digital cameras quality as described by Ziv Hap-ar-nas has been an expert author on EzineArticles.com since January of 2006. He states, “the number of pixels a camera uses to produce a digital photo as just one element in determining the photo quality. Another important element that is usually forgotten is the sensor size.” The sensor size is the physical dimensions of the cameras image sensor. This is the heart of the digital camera, this is essentially your "film". Typically the larger the sensor the better. Larger sensors permit more light per pixel permitting lower noise and higher quality conversion of light to a RGB value that is most accurate and contains the highest range of contrast and color depth. There are 7 main sensor sizes but you can primarily group all the sensors into two groups: small and large. (SnapSort)

a. Today’s modern digital cameras are perfectly acceptable for print sizes up to about 8x10
a. 13x 19 for more expensive digital cameras, or the higher mexapixels.
2. If you are intent on large, highly detailed landscape images you will have to look into a film camera.
a. Ken Rockwell also noted, “Scanners always get better. (Film vs. Digital Cameras 2006 KenRockwell.com)
Film shot today will be scanned better tomorrow”
Unfortunately any picture from a digital camera is by nature the best quality the picture will ever be seen in.
(Transition: Reviewing Camera choices: Digital Cameras are less expensive overall then film but they also suffer from lower quality on large detailed prints as well as from a fixed level of quality, where film can be rescanned to get better quality as imaging technology improves. With our camera now in hand we continue to the next step in taking a memorable picture.)
I. The second step in taking memorable photograph is setting up the best shot.
A. Setting up the perfect picture is arguably the hardest part of making memorable photographs.
B. What are the techniques you need to know to guarantee your pictures will be their best? To discover the answer to this question let us go look to the Picture Professionals at Kodak whom as Theodore Levitt aptly noted:
“Kodak Sells film, but they don’t advertise film. They advertise memories.” (testimonial)
1. When taking pictures, stay at the same eye level as your subjects. Avoid taking pictures looking down at subjects when possible. Subjects do not have to look directly at the camera to make a great picture.
2. Pay attention to the backgrounds of your pictures. A busy or cluttered background will take away from subjects but a plain background will draw out and emphasize subjects. Background scan also contain objects that may distort pictures.
3. Use your flash; indoors and out, to improve pictures. On sunny days the flash will soften dark shadows especially in bright afternoon daylight. On cloudy overcast days the flash will brighten faces and make subjects stand out from the background.
4. Getting closer to subjects is a great way to create impact.
Getting closer or zooming in will eliminate distractions and bring out more detail in subjects. Most cameras have a Macro or “Flower” mode for sharp close-ups.
5. Tall subjects such as buildings and statues appear natural in vertical pictures. Always consider if the picture would be framed better in a taller picture.
6. Use the subject to lock the focus before framing your picture.
a. To lock the focus on most cameras:
a. Center the subject,
b. Press the shutter button halfway,
c. Re-frame the subject while keeping the shutter partly depressed,
d. Finish by pressing the shutter button to take the picture.
7. Keep subjects out of the middle to bring them to life. Image your view finder as a Tic-Tac-Toe board and focus subject at the intersection of the lines. It is important that you focus the camera on the subject before framing picture as discussed previously.
8. Stay within the range of the flash (roughly 10 feet for most cameras). Taking pictures of subjects outside of the flashes range will result in dark pictures.
9. Always be aware of light sources. Great light makes great pictures. Soft light such as cloudy days makes great pictures when your subjects are people, while colors and long shadows of early morning are great for scenic pictures.
10. Don’t just take pictures of your memories be a director! Make pictures the best they can be by adding props or rearranging subjects. Let subjects be themselves and see the improvement It makes to pictures.
(Transition: With cameras ready and techniques in mind we are ready to begin capturing memories with Photographs. As James Wayner said “Photography allows us just; not to capture memories but it also allows us to create them.” With this in mind let’s finish by reviewing what we have learned today.)
Conclusion:
I. Taking memorable photographs requires
a. The right camera,
b. Understanding of photographic techniques,
II. Photography is more than just snap shots of our life’s story;
a. As Joshua Atticks a prominent photographer said “Time will never standstill and those moments that bring us such joy become memories in an instant. To capture such a moment and record it forever is truly monumental” (testimonial)
II. Remember you may find taking the perfect picture more difficult than just a point and click but with a little effort you will be able to master capturing your memories to save for years to come.

Work Cited
Film vs. Digital Cameras 2006 KenRockwell.com http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/filmdig.htm Ken Rockwell
Ziv Hap-ar-nas has been an expert author on EzineArticles.com since January of 2006 http://ezinearticles.com/?

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Joshua Atticks Lifesessions Photography 2013 http://lifesessions.com/ James Wayner Kodak 2012 http://www.Kodak.comhttp://www.photoquotes.com/ Kate Kershner ( 5 Film Photography Tips by Kate Kershner) 2006
Staff writer on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. freelance writer living in Seattle, Washington
www.katekershner.com