photo composition basic
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Photo composition
Composition
• When looking for a photograph, these are the key aspects to look at through your viewfinder.
• Photos can be a combination of multiple rules of composition or just one.
• Regardless, following each rule will bring out a better, or more unique, photo.
Rule of Thirds• The most basic of
all composition, yet the most important.
• Is simply breaking up your viewfinder into nine squares, three horizontal and three vertical.
Leading Lines
• Our eyes are naturally drawn to line and skim start to finish.
• The lines can direct us to a subject or on a journey.
• Lines can consist of straight, diagonal, curvy, zigzag or radial/spiral lines.
Symmetry and patterns
• Symmetry-either both the left and right sides are identical or top and bottom.
• Symmetry can bring our focus to a specific point.
• Patterns-a repeated subject; can be circular, linear, etc.
• Both may be the only time the middle part of the rule of thirds is the most interesting.
Foreground/Middle/Background
• Used to bring focus to particular subjects, in the front, middle and/or back of the photo.
• Goal is to avoid having busy, unnecessary elements in a photo.
• Can be done in two ways:
FMB
Framing
• A combination of almost every composition.
• Similar to FMB as it puts focus on a particular subject.
• Also, similar to the symmetry/pattern, is a point of emphasis, surrounded by a symmetrical, or patterned, background.
• If done right, your eye will be naturally drawn to the subject.
• Is a natural frame.
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