the art of seeing

THE ART OF SEEING

Composition Tips & Techniques

{COMPOSITION}Relates to the placement of what you see through the view finder…

{COMPOSITION}How you knowingly set up the shot based on what you see …

{COMPOSITION}Fill the viewfinder …

{COMPOSITION}Good photographs are pleasing to the eye, so using compositional keys will help you, as a photographer; unlock the door to producing top-notch photographs consistently…

{FINDING} FOCUSThe distance from the surface of the lens to the focus point is called the focal length…

The closer an object is to a lens, the more its focus point moves, and so the more the lens must be moved to compensate…

{DEPTH OF FIELD}Controlling what is in focus, in a photograph, can seriously enhance the feel or mood…

{WIDE} DOFEverything in the photo is in focus or sharp…

{SHALLOW} DOFThe foreground is in focus and the background is blurry…

{BOKEH}

DOF {ROCKS}Play with it and have fun!

{UNIQUE} FOCUSThink outside the box;

Experiment;

Have fun with it!

RULE OF {THIRDS}Imagine that there is a grid that divides the image into three equal columns and rows…

RULE OF {THIRDS}This rule will prevent the subject matter from simply bisecting the image, thus adding to the aesthetics of the end result…

RULE OF {ODDS}Seek out an odd number of subjects in a given shot…

RULE OF {ODDS}This results in a natural framing of the objects, adding comfort and depth to the artwork…

{SYMMETRY}When photographing an even number of subjects, using symmetry is warranted…

RULE OF {SPACE}This rule pertains to creating fluidity or movement in a photo. The viewer's eye is drawn to a particular place with the use of negative (or white) space…

{ANGLES}Give a different point-of-view…

{ANGLES}Make the ordinary look extraordinary!

{ANGLES}Get high, medium, or low

Shift to the right or the left

Tilt your camera up or down

{EXPRESS} YOURSELF“A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.”  ~Ansel Adams