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Tallgrass Prairie Center

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Photography

Photography Merit Badge

Photography Merit Badge Patch

Requirement #4 Do TWO of the following, then share your work with your counselor:

  • a. Photograph one subject from two different angles or perspectives. 
  • b. Photograph one subject from two different light sources—artificial and natural. 
  • c. Photograph one subject with two different depths of field. 
  • d. Photograph one subject with two different compositional techniques.

Requirement #5 Photograph THREE of the following, then share your work with your counselor. 

  • a. Close-up of a person 
  • b. Two to three people interacting 
  • c. Action shot 
  • d. Animal shot 
  • e. Nature shot 
  • f. Picture of a person—candid, posed, or camera aware

Requirement #7 Using images other than those created for requirements 4, 5, and 6, produce a visual story to document an event to photograph OR choose a topic that interests you to photograph. Do the following: 

  • a. Plan the images you need to photograph for your photo story. 
  • b. Share your plan with your counselor, and get your counselor’s input and approval before you proceed. 
  • c. Select eight to 12 images that best tell your story. Arrange your images in order and mount the prints on a poster board, OR create an electronic presentation. Share your visual story with your counselor.