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November Dates to Remember |
11/02 Daylight Savings Ends | |
11/04 Election Day | |
11/052008-2009 Mandatory Update | |
11/05 10:15am-Womens Council Meeting | |
11/05Elective: Sustainable Housing and Building Green | |
11/06 3:00pm-New Member Orientation | |
11/07 NAR Convention/Orlando-7th-10th | |
11/11 Veterans Day | |
11/12 11:00am-RRAR Board Meeting | |
11/12IDX 101 Course | |
11/13 Technology Wonderland | |
11/19 International Council Meeting ($10 Non Memb) | |
11/19 2:00pm-Top Producers Council | |
11/20 New Member Orientation | |
11/20Ethics in Todays Real Estate World | |
11/24 Editorial Submissions due for Jan.RR | |
11/27 Offices Closed-Happy Thanksgiving | |
11/28 Offices Closed-Happy Thanksgiving |
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Photo tips for your state magazine
Taking photos
of your event for REALTOR® Review?
Here are some important photo tips.
Throughout
the year, there are many opportunities to photograph your group’s
activities – from meetings to educational programs to social events. And
often you may submit those photos to the REALTOR® Review for publication.
Readers love looking
at photos of their fellow members (and themselves) in the magazine, but
occasionally we have problems with the quality and composition of the photos,
particularly in “photo spreads” where
we are grouping five or more pictures together.
Here are some tips that may help you with your next photo shoot:
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When using a digital camera, make sure you set the resolution as high as
it will go. Some cameras have a “Raw” or “Fine” setting available to capture
the most pixels possible. A digital camera at five megapixels or greater
is recommended for the best print quality. Digital photos shot at 72 dpi
may look great on your computer screen but they will look very blurry in
print, unless they are used very small.
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When you submit your photos to the magazine don’t alter them, because it
may affect the overall print quality. The magazine artist can make any adjustments
that are needed after she receives the photos.
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Get closer to what you are photographing. (An up-close shot of a speaker
is more interesting than a shot taken from the back of the room.)
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If you have to take several shots of people speaking from the same lectern
or on stage, move around to get different perspectives and backgrounds.
This will help greatly with the layout by offering some variety.
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Think about positioning. Although it’s hard to avoid the standard grip-and-grin
shots, there’s usually a way to position four or more people so they don’t
look like a line-up. Some thoughts would be to have the shorter folks in
front or have a few people seated or lined up on a nearby stairway. Also,
make sure you take several shots of the group – inevitably there will be
a shot or two where someone’s eyes are closed.
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Be conscious of your subject’s background. Make sure it doesn’t look like
something is growing out of his or her head.
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Play paparazzi. It’s fun to take – and see – candid shots of your members
mixing and mingling.
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When photographing an award winner or an honoree, try to take more than just
the one shot of the person being recognized. Try to get a picture of someone
congratulating him or her in a non-staged setting.
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If you are photographing a group of winners during an event, arrange to take
a group shot after the individual awards or honors have been presented.
This is extremely helpful if a publication is tight on space but you still
want to recognize everyone.
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If taking group shots of people during various functions, be mindful of the
glasses and containers in their hands. Remind them to lower their drinks
for posterity.
(Send all photos and
articles for publication in the REALTOR® Review
to Patricia Gregory at patriciag@rrar.com. Monthly deadlines for each issue
are noted on the magazine’s Calendar of Events)
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