Composition
How Pictures Communicate
Composition is all about planning, positioning and arranging the elements in a photograph so that the image communicates as powerfully as it can. Composition is what separates photographs from snapshots.
Three Major Things
Good Light
Lighting itself can become an element of composition. Light and shadow can create frames, positive and negative space and layers.
Rule of Thirds
For dynamic photos, avoid centering a subject in the center boxes of a grid. To apply the rule of thirds, you need to visualize your viewfinder being divided into nine separate areas. If you are using the rule correctly, your subject will be placed at one of the intersecting lines.
Great Emotion
Every picture should have an emotional impact. Two things all photographers should carry with them: patience and curiously. This will give a picture its full potential.
Views
Bird's-Eye View
Bird's-Eye View is a high-to-low angel.
Worm's-Eye View
Worm's-Eye View is a low-to-high angle.
More Things to Remember
Blur and Panning
- This causes the background to blur while keeping the moving object sharp
- The active part of the photo is sharp while the background is a bit disorted using slow shutter
Leading Lines
- Visual elements within our photographs can pull your viewers into the composition of your image
- It uses natural lines to direct you to the center of interest in a photograph
Selective Focus
- Allows you to achieve a strong center of interest by making sure that your desired subject is the only thing in focus
- The photographer zooms in and out with slow shutter which adds blur to the picture