imagemaven composition 2009
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Take Better
Pictures
Take Better
Pictures~Composition~
“Good composition
is the strongest way
of seeing.”Edward Weston
RULE OF THIRDSComes from painting and graphic arts. Used as a guide for positioning key elements in a frame.
RULE OF THIRDSPlace important elements at the intersection points,
RULE OF THIRDSPlace important elements at the intersection points,
RULE OF THIRDSPlace important elements at the intersection points,
RULE OF THIRDSPlace important elements at the intersection points,
RULE OF THIRDSPlace important elements at the intersection points,
RULE OF THIRDSor along the sides, top and bottom of the grid.
RULE OF THIRDSor along the sides, top and bottom of the grid.
RULE OF THIRDSor along the sides, top and bottom of the grid.
RULE OF THIRDSor along the sides, top and bottom of the grid.
RULE OF THIRDSor along the sides, top and bottom of the grid.
RULE OF THIRDSTry to avoid placing your subject in the middle.
RULE OF THIRDS
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Try to avoid placing your subject in the middle.
RULE OF THIRDS
RULE OF THIRDS
RULE OF THIRDS
RULE OF THIRDS
RULE OF THIRDS
also worksfor verticals
RULE OF THIRDS
also worksfor verticals
FILL THE FRAME
FILL THE FRAME
FILL THE FRAME
FILL THE FRAME
FILL THE FRAME
FILL THE FRAME
FILL THE FRAME
SIMPLICITY
SIMPLICITY
SIMPLICITY
SIMPLICITY
SIMPLICITY
FRAMING
FRAMING
FRAMING
S-CURVE
S-CURVE
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
LEADING LINES
ANGLES
ANGLES
ANGLES
ANGLES
ANGLES
ANGLES
POINT of VIEW
POINT of VIEW
POINT of VIEW
POINTof VIEW
POINTof VIEW
POINTof VIEW
POINTof VIEW
SUMMARY
Composition
Composition
‣ Rule of Thirds
Composition
‣ Rule of Thirds
‣ Fill the Frame
Composition
‣ Rule of Thirds
‣ Fill the Frame
‣ Simplicity
Composition
‣ Rule of Thirds
‣ Fill the Frame
‣ Simplicity
‣ Framing
Composition
Composition
‣ S Curve
Composition
‣ S Curve
‣ Leading Lines
Composition
‣ S Curve
‣ Leading Lines
‣ Angles
Composition
‣ S Curve
‣ Leading Lines
‣ Angles
‣ Point of View
Are these rules?
•Compositional elementsare not hard and fast rules
•It is sometimes okay to put things in the centreof your frame, resultingin symmetry
There are more!
•These are not the only compositional elements
•You may also wish to research: symmetry, balance, transparency, layering, figure ground & colour
Marlene Hielema is a photographer and educator in Calgary, Alberta. She teaches photography at SAIT, plus she designs and delivers seminars on the practical uses of photography in corporate communications.
About Marlene Hielema