Photographic Composition 2011

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Qualities that make strong

photographs: Composition

Technical Qualities exposure, focus,

clarity Emotional Qualities

Elements and Principles of Art

How does one take pictures that have thesestrong qualities?


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*Photographic Composition*How your objects are arranged and composed within the

frame of your camera.


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*Guidelines forGood

Composition1)Rule of Thirds

2)Simplicity

3)Leading Lines

4)Framing

5)Point of View


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1)The Rule of Thirds

*Off centering your subject by dividing frame intothirds and placing focal point on one of the hot spots.

Hot

spot


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Look at the

placement of first

picture compared tothe second.

Notice what happens

with your eye direction


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Vertical Framing using the Rule of

Thirds


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For landscape pictures place horizon line on the upper third

or lower thirds.

Horizon line


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2)Simplicity

a)Keeping things simple sometimes is the best way to

get a good photo.

b)Look for uncomplicated backgrounds and try to focus

on keeping objects out of the picture that may draw

attention away from your subject.


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2c)Unclutter your background

Look at how each picture has a different effect or

feeling.


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d)Choose a simple background that will draw attention to

your subject


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3)Use of Leading Lines

a)Leads viewers eye into different parts of the image.

-They can keep a viewer's eye from wandering or from being

distracted.

b)By leading eye into the frame, lines can create depth and add a

3-dimensional feel to your composition,


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Identify the different

types of line

direction that are in

these pictures.


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4)Framing

a)A photographic frame is an object

that that acts as a border or frame

for your subject.

The frame directs the viewersattention to a particular subject or

point of interest within the

photograph.

b)Frames also create perspective

and show depth.


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Your frame doesnt need to go completely around the edges of your

image they might just be on one or two edges of your shot.


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c)Use of framing

can involvedifferent shapes

of the frame.


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5)Points of View

a)Finding different angles to shoot

from by moving around object and

shooting from different levels.


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What angle and type of

shot did the photographeruse?


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High angle: Placing

the camera lower than

the subject gives the

feeling that the subject

is tall or powerful.

The viewer is "looking

up" to the subject.

What angle is this called?


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What angle is this

called?

Low angle: Placing the camera

above the subject gives the

viewer the feeling that the subject

is small or diminutive. Theviewer is "looking down" on the

subject.


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What position was the photographer? Below, Above or At

*Answer -

Vantage

point The

subjects

Eye Level

When the camera is at the eye level of of the

subject, there is a feeling of equality in the

image.


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Describe the compositional guidelines that are this

picture.

*What draws your eye into this picture?


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In class Assignment

Photo Files Assignment (ongoing)

Today:

Find 2 examples for each for 3 compositional

strategies covered today. Label the guideline used

for each picture.

*Rule of thirds*Simplicity

*Lines ofInterest


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To be handed in today Do a writeup(short paragraph) on following for each

photoFor each picture do the following descriptions

Explaining the Composition used

This pictures uses _____________(compositional guideline)by (describe where subject matter is placed, describe howphotographer shot the image, why it is effective).

Emotional qualities:

Using this ___________(compositional guideline), the

picture has a ________feeling. (what emotions are evidentin this picture and what other picture qualities create thisemotion?) This picture has a strong ________ feeling

because _____________________.

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