9 Ways To Get Great Photographs On Your Graduation Day
Congratulations on reaching a significant milestone in your education life if you are going to be graduating soon as you are reading this post. Because it is such a momentous moment, you have to capture it with well-taken photographs.
To help you get great photographs, we have put together nine ways to help you achieve so.
1. Use your graduation photos to tell a story
A single photo captures a specific moment, but rarely do people use it to tell a story. Capture the crux of the day by capturing a series of graduation images, for example, capturing right from the start all the way to the end of the day. A chronological narrative helps your family, and you remember such a special day for a long time.
2. Capture at least one close-up of the graduation gown
The graduation gown represents your educational achievement. Capturing a close-up of it makes the ideal cover for your graduation photo album. Get creative, capturing the gown’s colours, along with the graduation cap in the frame.
3. Capture the joy of the day
Graduation is a day of joy and fun. While you can take the traditional, formal group and certificate presentation ceremonies photographs, why not capture moments of joy too? You can do so by capturing friends and families embracing the graduate, focusing on the love and joy on their faces.
4. Get those best friend shots
Nothing beats the essence of graduating than a couple of photos with your best friend. You can use the certificates as props, shooting a couple of images in front of the place you first met them or at the library where all of you spend long hours studying for exams.
5. Get some landscape shots
Besides planned, posed images, you should always capture a few unstaged, unplanned shots that capture the day’s ambience, such as the beginning or end of the graduation day. Get creative and play with the available lighting, focusing on an interesting angle or perspective. Capture the emotions and excitement behind what it feels like to be graduating.
6. Capture your school in the background
What better backdrop is there for your group and solo graduation photographs than your school? This might be one of the most common ways graduation photos are shot. You can switch things up by finding distinctive architectural elements and centring your image around them. Porticos and entryways are some examples of interesting elements that most would overlook. Additionally, you can also grab a photo in front of your school’s mascot statue or sign.
If you are going for a group shot, one way to get everyone in the centre of the shot is to create a symmetrical effect.
7. Get a few traditional formal shots
Emotional and fun graduation photos are ideal for collages, albums, and photo books. However, when it comes to displaying photographs, formal photographs look the best. Traditional formal shots are essential. Depending on the final look, you can get the graduate to pose with or without their graduation cap.
8. Do not be afraid of shades
Although direct lighting from the sun is great, too much of it might result in unwanted issues, such as overexposure or weird facial expressions. Lots of sunlight also means unbalanced shadows, which might not appear well in photographs. Hence, do not be afraid to shoot your graduation photos in shaded areas. While the images might not end up being as vibrant as if you shot under strong lighting, you will get stable lighting conditions, plus your subjects are able to smile comfortably, too, looking great in the photos.
9. Get the popular hat toss
Another iconic photograph you see in every graduation album is the hat hoss. You cannot say you have graduated until you have tossed your graduation cap. For optimal results, do not be afraid to get as low as you can. Shooting the graduate from a low angle with the sky as the backdrop ensures that you get as much space as possible above the head, ensuring that no hats will fly out of frame. If possible, using a wide-angle lens can help you capture as much of the action as possible.
Conclusion
Graduation photos are a quintessential element of every graduation. Capturing great images is the only way you can relive those memories down the road. If you are looking for affordable, professional graduation photoshoots, you will be glad to know that Crio Collective is offering a 20 per cent discount to all students and graduates. Whether you are looking to shoot in your school or rent our photography studio space, our team is eager to help you achieve your desired images.
Crio Collective is a professional photoshoot studio that offers not only graduation photoshoots but also corporate photoshoots on top of other services, such as videography and space rental. Contact us at https://www.crio-collective.com/ or at +65 9469 1000 to inquire about our available services today!