Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs: Composition
This will be the second of many books to read about Photography by Henry Carrol. This one is called: Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs. I will be breaking each section down into a blog post each, with complementary supporting downloads of course. Be sure to check the downloads pages for supporting content. Without further ado.
To Start, Ignore Everything. This is going to the basics of what makes a good photograph and photographer. A truly successful photo is in the eye of the photographer.
Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs - Henry Carrol: Composition
Think of compositions as the foundations of your image. And just like those of a building, foundations need to be strong. Use leading lines to give your composition structure and draw the viewer to key elements. Horizontal pictures encourage our eyes to move from side to side. Vertical pictures make them move up and down. Framing Draws Attention to a particular part of your compisiton. Its especially handy if you're shooting a busy scene. Foreground interests offers the viewer a stepping stone into your image and heightens its sense of depth. Very often, nothing kills an image more than keeping your distance. Symmetry isn't simply a case of composing your image like an ink blot. It's about creating an overall sense of harmony and balance. If you don't want to centre your subject, the rule of thirds helps maintain balance. When composing your image, avoid "passive" areas that don't add much. Don't see the world as it is. See it as a photograph. Good Photographs conform to the rules. Really great photographs often break them.
Examples:
- Monolith by Ansel Adams
- The Var Department by Henri Cartier-Bresson
- The Rebbe by Marc Asnin
- Burning Man Festival by Cristina Garcia Rodero
- Shipbreaking #31 by Edward Burtynsky
- Benidorm, Spain by Martin Parr
- Above The City by Alkan Hassan
- Charles Jourdan Campaign by Guy Bourdin
- 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue by Lars Tunbjork
- West Wall, Business Systems Division, Pertec, 1881 Langley, Costa Mesa by Lewis Baltz
- Francis Bacon, Primrose Hill by Bill Brandt
Join me next week as we talk about Exposure.
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To Start, Ignore Everything. This is going to the basics of what makes a good photograph and photographer. A truly successful photo is in the eye of the photographer.
Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs - Henry Carrol: Composition
Think of compositions as the foundations of your image. And just like those of a building, foundations need to be strong. Use leading lines to give your composition structure and draw the viewer to key elements. Horizontal pictures encourage our eyes to move from side to side. Vertical pictures make them move up and down. Framing Draws Attention to a particular part of your compisiton. Its especially handy if you're shooting a busy scene. Foreground interests offers the viewer a stepping stone into your image and heightens its sense of depth. Very often, nothing kills an image more than keeping your distance. Symmetry isn't simply a case of composing your image like an ink blot. It's about creating an overall sense of harmony and balance. If you don't want to centre your subject, the rule of thirds helps maintain balance. When composing your image, avoid "passive" areas that don't add much. Don't see the world as it is. See it as a photograph. Good Photographs conform to the rules. Really great photographs often break them.
Examples:
- Monolith by Ansel Adams
- The Var Department by Henri Cartier-Bresson
- The Rebbe by Marc Asnin
- Burning Man Festival by Cristina Garcia Rodero
- Shipbreaking #31 by Edward Burtynsky
- Benidorm, Spain by Martin Parr
- Above The City by Alkan Hassan
- Charles Jourdan Campaign by Guy Bourdin
- 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue by Lars Tunbjork
- West Wall, Business Systems Division, Pertec, 1881 Langley, Costa Mesa by Lewis Baltz
- Francis Bacon, Primrose Hill by Bill Brandt
Join me next week as we talk about Exposure.
P:(657) 246-2298-Email Me - Moxi Zombi Marketing - Blog-Twitter - Instagram - Facebook - Flickr - LinkedIn
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