photography principles of compositional...a bad composition can ruin a photograph completely,...
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COMPOSITIONAL PRINCIPLES OFPHOTOGRAPHY
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What does “composition” mean?● A way of guiding the viewer’s eye towards the most important elements of
your work.
● A good composition can help make a masterpiece even out of the dullest objects and subjects in the plainest of environments.
● A bad composition can ruin a photograph completely, despite how interesting the subject may be.
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Use these 8 principles
Rule of Thirds (ROT)Leading LinesCropping and FramingRepetition
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Also consider the following:
Color emphasisSimplifying what to exclude, what to includeAbstractPoint of View (POV) or perspective
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Leading Lines
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LINES can divide, unify, or accent certain parts of a composition.
Leading linesVertical linesHorizontal linesDiagonal linesS-curvesImplied lines
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Leading Line & Perspective
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Leading Line & Perspective
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Leading Line & Perspective
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S-Curves
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Framing
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FramingA way to focus attention on a particular subject and to enhance the sensation of depth in a scene is to use some object or shape in the foreground as a frame within a frameMany creative possibilities include doorways, windows, archways—almost anything that lets you look through one thing at another.
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Framing
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Framing
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Repetition
● Creates a sense of visual rhythm and harmony
● Patterns appear whenever strong graphic elements—lines, colors, shapes, or forms - repeat themselves.
● Emphasize pattern by isolating it.
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Repetition
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Repetition
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Repetition
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Repetition
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Color Emphasis
•When color adds visual weight•Ask yourself - what will this image look like without color?
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Color Emphasis
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Color Emphasis / Point of View
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Color Emphasis
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Simplicity
•Avoid information overload•Remove distractions -
By zooming, or by positioning•Think about what is essential
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Simplicity
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Simplicity
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Backlighting
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Simplicity
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Simplicity
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Abstract
● Takes simplicity to the next level● Isolate everything so the subject becomes
almost or completely recognizable● Focus on the lines shapes colors and
textures and form
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Abstract
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Abstract
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Point of View
● It’s about positioning yourself
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Point of View
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Side Lighting
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Light and Shadow