The way objects are composed or arranged in a photograph.
The rule of 3rds
A way of mentally dividing your picture horizontally and vertically into 3rds, then placing important subject matter where these lines intersect.
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There are different factors that can be considered in the composition of a photograph. Some examples are;
- Lines
- Colour
- Texture
- Pattern
Lines
There are a variety of distinct lines that are used in photographs. Lines add distance and scale, flow and depth.
- Diagonal
- Curved or S curved
- Converging lines
- Horizontal
- Vertical
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A horizontal photograph is an image that is longer in length than in height.
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Since a photograph cannot selectively focus once taken (like the brain can selectively focus on a live scene), this limitation of the field of vision is extremely important to photographers. By turning a camera sideways, photographers achieve a vertical photograph in order to further limit the field of vision.
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The S-curve can lead into or out of a scene, start at the bottom or side. But fundamentally it will roughly shape the letter S and either define the photograph or split the composition into two sections.
Colour
The colour in a photograph can help tell us stories (visually) and it can be used to communicate on an emotional level.
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Colours have an impact on how we perceive a photograph. colors can also be used as a compositional tool; creating balance, contrast, tension or harmony. Colors readily affect our emotions.
The balloons (above) suggest a children's party or a special occasion. The bright colours along with the blue sky give a feeling of happiness or joy.
The red leaves in the image to the left suggest its autumn. Emphasising the warm colours but using the green leaf gives contrast, breaking the image up so the red tones do not over power the photograph.
The red leaves in the image to the left suggest its autumn. Emphasising the warm colours but using the green leaf gives contrast, breaking the image up so the red tones do not over power the photograph.
Texture
A photographer's aim is to mostly create images that have an impact. Using textures in an image can be just as powerful as bold colours, lines or dramatic scenery.
Our memories of how things feel are so ingrained in our consciousness that the mere sight of them brings a vivid sensation of touch. By exploiting textures you can bring a tactile dimension to photographs.
A photographer's aim is to mostly create images that have an impact. Using textures in an image can be just as powerful as bold colours, lines or dramatic scenery.
Our memories of how things feel are so ingrained in our consciousness that the mere sight of them brings a vivid sensation of touch. By exploiting textures you can bring a tactile dimension to photographs.
Texture can be used to give realism and character to a picture and may in itself be the subject of a photograph.
Pattern
Patterns in photography uses elements that are repeated. The repetition of lines, shapes, tones or color can create interesting images.
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Creating pictures around repeating elements or patterns provides picture unity and structure. Pattern repetition creates rhythm that the eyes enjoy following. |
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When photographing patterned images, it is sometimes better to empathise it or break it. When empathising, it is better to zoom into the image so that it fills the frame, giving the impression there are more items in view than there actually are.
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Another use of repetition in photography is to capture the interruption of the flow of a pattern. For example, photographing apples and adding a red one to the pattern.
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