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In Focus Photo Composition – In Control of the Image
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The nature of the photographic medium: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Composition is the thoughtful arrangement of the visual elements within a work.
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Composition ,[object Object],[object Object]
Composition ,[object Object],[object Object]
Composition ,[object Object],[object Object]
Pick one Story Too much is happening here…which story are you telling? Crop pictures that are visually confusing.  Keep the subject of your photo clear.
Subject Placement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Rule of Thirds ,[object Object],[object Object]
Rule of Thirds ,[object Object]
Rule of Thirds Arrange subjects at intersecting points.
Horizon Placement ,[object Object],[object Object]
Tilted Horizon ,[object Object]
Tilted Horizon Garry Winogrand, Los Angles, 1969
Direction of Implied Lines Another guideline for placement is determined by the direction of implied lines due to motion or direction of gaze of the subject.  The convention is that motion should lead into rather than out of the frame.
Composition ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Framing ,[object Object],[object Object]
Framing ,[object Object]
Closer…. Even closer. Move in close to your subject.
[object Object],Framing
Framing ,[object Object]
Framing
Framing ,[object Object],[object Object]
Extreme close ups show only a small detail of the subject. Eikoh Hosoe, Embrace #46, 1970
Format Shape ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Format Shape A square is stable and self-contained. Longer rectangles seem to more readily extend beyond themselves visually. horizontal framing vertical framing – vertical shots are more powerful than horizontal shots
[object Object],Werner Ischof, Girls from a Village near Patna, India, 1951
Framing ,[object Object]
Frames within a frame Lee Friedlander
[object Object],Composition: Foreground
Foreground The parking meters give a linear perspective and add depth to the photo. A. Aubrey Bodine, Parking Meters Baltimore
Foreground
Composition ,[object Object]
Unusual Similarities
Content ,[object Object]
Content Mark Walker
Mark Walker
Content
Content
Artistic Quality ,[object Object],[object Object]
Texture The raindrops form a visual texture on the woman’s face. Brian Brake, Indian woman in monsoon rain.
 
Artistic Quality ,[object Object]
Repetition
Repetition
Lines are useful to focus viewer’s attention on the subject. Robert Imholf, Mercedes Benz
Lines Line plays an important role in this photograph.  The converging lines of the brick wall draw the eye to the police officer.  The vertical lines of the building accentuate his straight posture, and the horizontal line of the paving adds visual interest. Bill Brandt, Policeman in Bermondsey
Implied Lines Both real and implied lines can be seen in this image.   Jim Brandenburg, Arctic wolf on Ellesmere Island, Canada
Implied Lines ,[object Object],[object Object]
Implied Shape Danny Lyon
Artistic Quality ,[object Object]
Point of View By changing the point of view you can change how the subject is viewed.
Point of View ,[object Object]
Point of View
Point of View
Point of View Sylvia Plachy, Sumo Wrestlers, New York, 1985
Technical Quality ,[object Object]
Technical Quality Mark Walker
Technical Quality ,[object Object]
Technical Quality ,[object Object]
Variety on a Page/Spread ,[object Object],[object Object]
Variety on a Page/Spread
Variety on a Page/Spread ,[object Object],[object Object]
Edward Curtis Coastal Salish, Lummi Type Story goes here.
Nadar (Gaspard Felix Tournachon Sarah Bernhardt, 1865 Story goes here.
Arnold Newman Piet Mondrian Yes, you guessed it……
Lewis W. Hine Ten-year-old spinner Where would the story go for this image?
Photos used for publication should: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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