Composition Theory
- Composition of light is what you think about before taking a photograph. For example if you are trying to take a picture and here is a bin in the way, you would move the camera to get the bin out of the photograph.
- Composing an image means arranging elements within it in a way that suits the core idea or goal of your work best. Arranging elements can be done by actually moving the objects or subjects. A good example for this case is portrait or still life photography.
- Street photography involves anticipation, since the photographer doesn’t usually have the choice of moving his subjects himself, but has to wait for them to take the most suitable position within the frame. Another way of arranging elements is by changing your own position. Such a way is appropriate in circumstances that do not allow the photographer to physically move anything, like landscape photography.
The Rule Of Thirds
- The Rule of Thirds is perhaps the most well known principle of photographic composition.
- The “Rule of Thirds” one of the first things that budding digital photographers learn about in classes on photography and rightly so as it is the basis for well balanced and interesting shots.
- The basic principle behind the rule of thirds is to imagine breaking an image down into thirds (both horizontally and vertically) so that you have 9 parts. As follows.
The Golden Ratio
- The golden ratio is a ratio which has continued to surprise artists, scientists, musicians and mathematicians for centuries. The reason being is that the golden ratio seems to pop up everywhere. Not only does the golden ratio pop up in everywhere, it also seems that the human eye is very attracted to the results of the ratio.
- For example, there are certain measurements on models faces which equal surprisingly close to the golden ratio. In nature we see the golden ratio in plants and the branching of trees, the spirals of shells, the curves of waves, in our DNA and the solar system. It has also been used in architecture, art and music. The golden ratio seems to be everywhere.
Leading lines
Leading lines refers to a composition technique whereby the viewer's eye is attracted to lines that lead directly to the principle subject in the image. Show us an example of an image using leading lines composition.
Leading lines refers to a composition technique whereby the viewer's eye is attracted to lines that lead directly to the principle subject in the image. Show us an example of an image using leading lines composition.
- Diagonal lines are dynamic. Curving lines are flowing and graceful.
- You can often find the right line by moving around and choosing an appropriate angle.
Changing Angles
- There is no easier way to improve the quality of your pictures than by changing your angle of view when taking a picture
- Every picture has a story to tell, and changing your perspective, your angle of view, can dramatically help that story be told.