lessons on composition

Composition

- arrangement of elements within your photograph

- how elements are captured within your scene

- important factor how ur viewers will respond to ur photographs

- important to consider when making photograph

- there are no hard-and fast directions for crafting good compositions

-acknowledge that it exist & find a way to convey the intention of your photograph

- intention will guide your decisions abt composition

- learnto view a scene with diff frame of mind

- use sbj matter to make image clearer

- notice absolutely everything in your scene

- determine what is or is not important

- what will viewers notice first? 2nd? 3rd?

- How do the various elements relate to each other?

Gestalt and Image Composition

- Theory developed in the 1920s by German psychologist

- Describe human brain as holistic

5main principles

- Similarity

Continuation

Closure

Proximity

Figure/ground

Additional Issues of perception

- Light vs Dark --- High key photographs are visual info that is mostly lighter than middle grey, mid tone used lesser. Low key are info that is mostly darker than middle grey.

- Shapes ----eyes tend to complete geometric shapes although others may not see it.

- Foreground vs Background --- appears larger in a photograph than do background elements

- Format of Photograph --- horizontal more peaceful.

- Horizon Line . horizon line m'b real or imaginary, tends to divide the sense in section

- Colors in photograph --- cool toned obj( yellow orannge...

Edges of photograph

- leading lines within the photograph can lead the viewer into it, instead of out of it.

Movement within photo

- give a running person enough space within the photograph to run

Perspective and depth

- give a sense of 3dimensional depth to a 2dimen

- depth lies within the viewers perception

- select depth that match field

Rule of thirds

- elements look more interesting in rectangle

- place important elements at any of the 4intersections (lines put like tic tac toe)

Remove Clutter

- you are responsible for the content o

include only visual material that support ur image

White spaces

empty, or extremely out of focus

used very light colors or very dark

Other compositional elements

- patterns

touch of color

motion