I. I A. Who here has tried photography? B. Today I’m going to teach you three easy tips to taking a good photo C. Photography was my favorite class in high school and I have won a junior photo contest II. I A. All you need is your phone camera (most phones today are very capable of taking high quality pictures) B. Picking your subject / figuring out what you want to capture 1. Think about what you are trying to capture and how you want it to be presented Now that you know what you want to capture were ready to focus our attention C. Focus attention 1. Think about what the viewer of this image is going to see and what emotions you want them to have about your picture 2. You can really focus attention by thinking about the relative size, the lighting, and the framing Now that your attention is focused it is time to simplify your photograph 1. Simplify your photograph by waiting for any distractions to move from the background, any distractions could make a great picture look bad 2. Getting closer to your subject can really simplify the photo III. A. Taking a good picture is really as simple as picking your subject, focusing attention and then simplifying the picture B. Now that you know this, I hope that you all only take good pictures