Ambassador Photography Badge (GSEMA)

The Photographer badge is part of the “Legacy” badge set introduced in 2011.

Purpose: When I’ve earned this badge, I’ll know how to capture my vision of the world in photographs.

Step 1: Focus on composition: Shoot five landscapes

 * Now it’s time to get into photo basics! Do a little research into the four elements of composition: the “rule of thirds,” framing, depth, and lead lines. When you photograph your landscapes, keep the composition guidelines in mind.


 * Take five photos from a different vantage point.
 * Try to shoot images from above, below, or at some other angle. You might capture the marina view from the Girl Scout Leadership center in a 360-degree panorama.

Step 2: Focus on light: Shoot five portraits or still life images
you emphasize the features you choose. Try flash, natural light, using a flash outdoors, or a light source you create. and angle? If you’re taking portraits, experiment with posed and candid shots.
 * Think about what features do you want to capture about a person: her fashion sense, her love of serenity?
 * What features of an object do you want to showcase: a vase’s smooth surface, a cactus’ spiny texture?
 * Capture the same person or object from five different perspectives.
 * As you take five portraits or still-life scenes, experiment with light to see how it can help
 * You might play around with more than light: What about distance from the object(s), zoom,

Step 3: Focus on motion: Shoot five action shots

 * Try to stop motion and retain a strong sense of movement by doing this step.
 * Take photos of a group or an individual in motion.
 * A group could be a sports team, children playing, or your friends running, swimming or kayaking! Capture an individual in five stages: maybe a swimmer approaching the shoreline, plunging in, forming her swim stroke, going through the water, and her breath sequence.

Step 4: Tell a story with photography
want to show others a cause close to your heart, or create the story of you for a resume or
 * Use your new skills to tell a photographic story than means something to you. Do you

college application? Take your photographs, then share them in one of these ways.
 * Make a digital slide show.
 * Post your photographic story about your visit to the Girl Scout Leadership Center in a private online space for family and friends.
 * Create a photo album or scrapbook, or a digital slideshow.
 * Share your creation with others.